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The Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur witnessed a nail-biting finish as West Indies edged past Bangladesh in a dramatic Super Over to win the second ODI by one run. Spinner Akeal Hosein was the hero of the night, holding his composure under immense pressure to guide the visitors to victory. With this result, the three-match ODI series stands level at 1-1, setting the stage for a thrilling decider.
Bangladesh’s late surge helps them post a fighting total
On a dry and slow wicket, Bangladesh opted to bat first after winning the toss. West Indies made a surprising tactical call by bowling 50 consecutive overs of spin, something rarely seen in modern-day cricket. The Caribbean spinners—led by Hosein and Gudakesh Motie—kept Bangladesh’s scoring rate in check for the majority of the innings.
Just when it seemed Bangladesh would struggle to cross 180, Rishad Hossain played a counterattacking cameo, lifting the hosts past 200. His clean hitting against the turning ball revived the innings and gave Bangladesh’s bowlers something to defend.
Shai Hope anchors West Indies’ chase amid chaos
Chasing 200-plus, West Indies started well through Alick Athanaze and Keacy Carty, who put on a steady fifty-run partnership. Rishad once again turned the game in Bangladesh’s favor with crucial breakthroughs. But skipper Shai Hope stood tall, playing a responsible knock to keep the chase alive.
With Justin Greaves providing good support, Hope took the game deep. However, a series of twists in the final over—including a dropped catch by Nurul Hasan off the last ball—meant the game was tied and went into a Super Over.
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Akeal Hosein’s Super Over brilliance leads Windies to a thrilling win
West Indies batted first in the Super Over, scoring 10 runs to set Bangladesh a target of 11. Hosein was handed the ball, and what followed was pure drama:
- Ball 1 (wide): Starts with a wide down leg. Bangladesh – 1/0, need 10 from 6.
- Ball 1 (no-ball + 2 runs): Oversteps! Soumya Sarkar heaves it to deep midwicket for two. Bangladesh – 4/0, need 7 from 6.
- Ball 1 (legal): Sarkar sweeps for a single. Bangladesh – 5/0.
- Ball 2: Saif Hassan misses a cut against a quicker delivery outside off. Dot ball. Bangladesh – 5/0.
- Ball 3: Saif slaps it over covers for one. Bangladesh – 6/0.
- Ball 4: Wicket! Sarkar tries to slog with the spin and holes out to Motie at deep backward square. Bangladesh – 6/1.
- Ball 5: Shanto misses a heave, ball deflects off the pad for a leg bye. Bangladesh – 7/1.
- Ball 6 (wide): Akeal fires one wide outside off. Bangladesh – 8/1, need 3 from 1.
- Ball 6 (legal): Saif edges a slog towards short third for just a single. West Indies win by one run!
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Phew…that was some game 😮💨
A topsy turvy super over ended in Windies triumphing to square the series 🙌
— FanCode (@FanCode)
