Bangladesh vs West Indies, WI in BAN, 3 ODIs, 2025 Oct 23 Full score card

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Mehidy Hasan Miraz has cleaned it up and picked up his second wicket! He bowls it fuller, pitching it on off, angling it in and spins it a bit away. The straightens toward the off stump, but Akeal Hosein goes for the angle of the delivery and attempts to flick it toward the leg side. The ball misses the outside edge and hits the off stump. Bangladesh wins by 179 runs against West Indies!

Fuller, around the pads. Akeal Hosein flicks it toward square leg for one. 14 runs from the over!

FOUR! Top shot! Fuller, just outside off. Akeal Hosein slogs it toward the long on fence for the third boundary of the over.

Pitches it up, on middle. Akeal Hosein eases it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Classic from Akeal Hosein! Full, around off. Akeal Hosein lunges and leans on the delivery to drive it to wide of the cover fielder for four more runs.

WIDE! Fuller, but sprays it down the leg side. Akeal Hosein swipes but misses.

FOUR! First six and now a boundary! Short and wide outside off. Akeal Hosein steps deep into the crease to extend his arm and cuts it hard to the deep backward point fence for a boundary.

SIX! Up, up and over! Pitches it up, just outside off. Akeal Hosein gets down and slog sweeps it over the deep mid-wicket fence for six more runs.

Short, outside off, Khary Pierre attempts to drive but gets a thick inner edge to the cover region.

Tossed up, on middle. Khary Pierre pushes it to mid-wicket.

Khary Pierre is the last man in.

OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! It was a setup from Mehidy Hasan Miraz! He once again bowls it fuller, pitching it on leg and spins it down the leg side. Justin Greaves shuffles once again and looks to flick it but gets the inner edge and the ball goes straight to the gloves of Nurul Hasan.

WIDE! Pitches it up, and angles it down the leg. Justin Greaves misses his flick once again and the umpire singles the wide.

Short, spinning it down the leg. Justin Greaves shuffles across the line and gets beaten on the flick.

Pitches it up, on middle, Akeal Hosein hangs back to flick it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Full, on middle. Justin Greaves drives it to long on for one.

Pitches it outside off and turns it in sharply, down the leg. Akeal Hosein shuffles across the stumps to flick it away but misses.

Pitches it up, wide outside off. Justin Greaves slaps it to sweeper cover for a comfortable single.

Touch fuller, on the pads of the batter. Akeal Hosein flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

Short, around off, Justin Greaves pulls it to wide of mid-wicket for one run.

Fuller, outside off. Justin Greaves pushes it to cover.

Fuller, around off. Justin Greaves nudges it toward the leg side.

Tossed up, on middle. Justin Greaves drives it toward long on for one.

That one stays low! Tad fuller, just outside off. Justin Greaves rocks back to flick it across the line but the ball skids low and sneaks past the outside edge.

Short, on middle. Akeal Hosein flicks it to square leg for one.

FOUR! Excellent shot! Full, and just outside off. Akeal Hosein steps down the track and golf shots it over the mid off region for a boundary.

Pitches it up, on off, Akeal Hosein pushes it back to the bowler.

Full, on the sticks, Justin Greaves drives it to long on.

Short, and just outside off. Akeal Hosein steps across the stumps and flicks it from the inner part of his willow toward the front of the short leg slip.

Tossed up, on middle. Justin Greaves drives it to long on for one.

Full, outside off, Akeal Hosein clips it toward deep square leg for one.

Akeal Hosein comes out to the middle.

OUT! LBW! Huge appeal for LBW and the umpire agrees with the call! Rishad Hossain gets his third wicket! He bowls it short outside off and turns it in sharply. Gudakesh Motie looks to cut it out, but sees the ball turns back in, he drops his bat down to defend it, but it's too late. The ball thumps the back pad and it's clear Leg Before Wicket! West Indies are 82 for 8!

Full, outside off. Gudakesh Motie looks for a slog sweep but misses.

FOUR! Gudakesh Motie got a bit lucky with the boundary! Short and outside off. Gudakesh Motie cuts it toward left of the deep point fielder. Akhon sprints to his left and slides down but his knee got stuck to the ground, and as he tries to roll his body the ball slips off his hands and loops toward the boundary line.

Pitches it up, on middle, and turns it down the leg. Justin Greaves shuffles across to flick it from his backfoot but misses.

Fuller, on off. Justin Greaves eases it back to the bowler.

Touch fuller, around the pads of the batter. Gudakesh Motie clips it toward deep mid-wicket for one.

Short, angling it down the leg. Gudakesh Motie fails to connect the backfoot flick and the ball brushes the thigh pad to the keeper.

Short, on middle. Gudakesh Motie punches it from backfoot to short extra cover.

Pitches it up, on off. Gudakesh Motie pushes it to cover.

Pitches it up, on off, spins it out. Justin Greaves misses his block.

Full, on off. Justin Greaves pushes it to cover.

Full, on middle. Justin Greaves flicks it with soft hands toward the vacant deep mid-wicket region for a brace.

Full, around the pads of the batter, Gudakesh Motie clips it toward deep fine leg for one.

Full, on off, Justin Greaves flicks it across the line toward the vacant mid-wicket region for a single.

Full, around off, drifts away. Justin Greaves misses the block on the outside edge.

Short, on off. Justin Greaves shuffles across the stump and flicks it off his pads lifitng his front leg up toward far left of the deep square leg fielder and gets three runs.

WIDE! Short and down the leg side. Justin Greaves looks to pull it away but misses.

Full, on around, Justin swipes and hits the onto the pad.

Short outside off, Justin Greaves cuts it to point.

Full, on the stumps. Justin Greaves drives it back to Rishad.

Bye! Touch fuller, pitching on leg. Gudakesh Motie tries to flick but fails to connect. The keeper fails to connect and the batter takes a single.

Pitches it up, just outside off and bowls a googly. Gudakesh Motie plays inside the line and misses with a thin air.

Short, outside off, Justin Greaves defends it just toward the off side.

Short, on middle. Justin Greaves dabs it down.

Short, on the sticks. Gudakesh Motie tucks it toward deep square leg gets the first run.

Fuller, around leg. Gudakesh Motie flicks it toward short fine leg.

Gudakesh Motie walks up next.

OUT! TAKEN! Soft dismissal from Keacy Carty! Tanvir Islam drags his length back, pitching it just outside off and spins it away from the batter. Keacy Carty hangs back and looks to slap it over the cover region but fails to connect the shot underneath the delivery. The ball flies straight to the fielder in the cover region, as Shanto does well to take the catch near his right shoulder.

Short, around off, Keacy Carty rocks back and punches it to cover.

Rishad Hossain switches the side and jogs from round the wicket to bowl it short and outside off. Justin Greaves cuts it but finds the fielder in the cover-point fielder.

Low full toss, just outside off. Keacy Carty flicks it toward long on for one.

Another googly, just outside off, pitching it touch fuller. Keacy Carty camps back to punch it away, but misses on the inside edge. The ball just misses the top of off stump for a few inces.

Tossed up, on off. Justin Greaves drives it toward long on for one.

Pitches it up, on off, Justin Greaves keeps it away.

Googly from Rishad Hossain , bowls it fuller, on off and middle. Justin Greaves lunges to block it back to the bowler but luckily, he got the inner edge, as if it would have missed the hit, it's a clear LBW.

Pitches it up, around off. Keacy Carty eases it toward cover.

Turn and bounce! Tad fuller, on off, spins it away. Keacy Carty rocks back to block it, but the ball bounces off the track and turns to beat the outside edge of the batter.

Short, outside off, Keacy Carty punches it from the backfoot toward cover.

Full, on off, Justin Greaves drives it toward long off for one.

Oh... that's a ripper! Tanvir Islam bowls it touch fuller, pitching on off and spins it away. Justin Greaves looks to defend it to his front but gets beaten on the turn.

Much fuller, around off. Justin Greaves jams it toward the off side.

Rishad Hossain drags his length back, pitching it on off and spins it to leg. Justin Greaves rocks back and tucks it toward wide of mid-wicket for a single.

Short, on off. Justin Greaves pushes it toward cover.

Justin Greaves walks in.

OUT! TAKEN! That's really a poor shot. A full toss, dipping onto the batter on middle, Roston Chase swings across and ends up hitting it to long off. Nasum Ahmed takes a fine catch there.

Tossed up on middle and leg, Chase clips it to square leg.

Flighted full and around off, Chase leans and blocks it out.

DRINKS! West Indies all over the place as they have lost five wickets. They have a mountain to climb but against the Bangladeshi spinners, it's hard to find runs. Can they build a huge stand and make things interesting? Let's find out.

OUT! TAKEN! Rishad Hossain induces the fall shot. Too full and flighted on middle, Rutherford looks to flick but hits it straight to square leg where Mehidy Hasan Miraz takes a dolly. West Indies five down without much on the board.

Tossed up on middle, Rutherford clips it to mid-wicket for a single.

Flat and on middle, punched back to the bowler.

Tossed up full and around off, Rutherford defends.

Very full and angling around off, Rutherford leans and blocks.

Lands it outside off, spinning away sharply, it is left alone.

Flatter delivery angling on middle, Keacy Carty chips it to long on for a single.

Tossed up, full andon off, Rutherford leans and blocks.

FOUR! Good shot! Very full and wide of off. Rutherford crunches it to deep cover. The fielder runs to his left, dives and gets a hand on it but the ball still rolls onto the fence.

Looped up, outside off, Keacy Carty hits it to deep cover for a single.

Flat and outside off, Rutherford punches it to deep cover for a single.

Too full and around off, played to long off for a single.

Flighted full and around off, spinning away. Keacy Carty blocks it to cover.

Very full and around off, Keacy Carty strokes it to long off for a single.

Tossed up, full and around off, Keacy Carty leans and defends it out.

Flat and drifting around off, Keacy Carty hits it to point.

Bowls a bit short and around off, bounces a bit. Keacy Carty plays it to cover.

Full and outside off, an arm ball, Keacy Carty knocks it to cover.

Floats it full and on middle, Keacy Carty leans and blocks.

Fuller length delivery, outside off, Keacy Carty hits it to long off for a single.

A low dipping full toss on leg, Rutherford bunts it to square leg for one.

Tossed up on middle, Rutherford defends it out.

FOUR! Welcome boundary. 50 up for Windies. Shorter delivery, outside off, Rutherford slaps it to deep cover for a boundary.

Flat and around off, turning in. Rutherford strokes it to cover.

Looped up full and on middle, played back to the bowler.

Pushes it full and around off, Keacy Carty knocks it to cover.

Flat and outside off, spinning away, Keacy Carty looks to punch but misses.

Well bowled! The arm ball, full and angling on leg. Keacy Carty leans to defend but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Flat and turning in on middle, Rutherford clips it to square leg for a single.

Tossed up, around off, Rutherford leans across and blocks it out.

Sherfane Rutherford walks in.

OUT! GONE! Tanvir Islam gets a wicket now. Shai Hope is the man who has to depart. Floats it full and around off, turns away slightly. Shai Hope tries to drive but gets an outside edge to point where Najmul Hossain Shanto takes a sitter.

Very full and on middle, drilled to long on for a single.

Tossed up on middle, played to long off for a single.

Flat and outside off, Carty rocks back to punch but misses it.

Outside off, spins away sharply and stays low. Carty pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a couple.

Slants it full and around off, lands and spins away. Carty leaves it alone.

Too full and around off, Shai Hope crunches it to deep cover for a single.

Tossed up, around off, Carty leans to defend but splices it to point.

Slows it up, full and outside off, Carty strokes it to point.

Very full and around off, Hope slog-sweep to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Lands it around off, spinning away. Hope looks to punch but misses.

Shorter delivery, around off, eased to long off for a single.

Flat and around off, knocked to point.

Maiden by Nasum Ahmed! Length delivery, around off, Hope rocks back to defend but misses and gets hit on the pads. A huge appeal for LBW but the impact was outside the line.

Flat and comes with the arm on middle, Hope bends forward and blocks it out.

This is full and around off, spinning away. Hope slaps it to cover.

The arm ball, very full and Hope leans and blocks it out.

Flat and outside off, spinning away. Shai Hope punches it to point.

Nasum Ahmed to continue after the Powerplay.

An arm ball, fuller and around off, punched to cover.

Angles it full and on middle, Carty leans and blocks it out.

Fuller and around off, played back to the bowler.

Pushes it full and wide of off, Carty leans and hits it through covers for a couple of runs. Najmul Hossain Shanto runs back and keeps it down to two.

Flatter delivery, around off, Shai Hope knocks it to long off for a single.

This is full and around off, Carty drives it to long off for a single.

Very full and outside off, Carty punches it to the right of cover.

Very full and slanting on leg, Shai Hope looks to flick but gets a soft leading edge to cover.

Keeps it full and outside off, Shai Hope makes room to drive but mistimes it to cover.

Flat and angling on middle, Shai Hope punches it to cover.

Floats it full and around off, Hope leans and defends it out.

Shai Hope walks to the middle.

OUT! TIMBER! Nasum Ahmed picks up his third wicket! Bowls it tight close to the off pole, shorter and around off. King goes back to cut but misses and it crashes the stumps. Big wicket as King goes.

FOUR! Good shot! Slightly short and angling on leg, King makes room and cuts it through covers for a boundary.

Pushes it full and just outside off, King leans and knocks it to cover for a single.

Islam bowls it close to the stumps, Carty tucks it to square leg for a single.

Slightly short and outside off, Carty goes back and plays it to cover.

This is full and around off, Carty hits it to the right of short cover.

Floats it full and around off, Carty defends on the front foot.

Length ball, outside off, stays low. Carty punches it to cover.

Too full and on middle, Carty flicks it to square leg for a single.

Tossed up on middle and off, Carty defends it solidly.

Flat and around off, turning in. Carty leans and blocks it out.

Flighted full and outside off. Keacy Carty looks to push but misses it.

Keacy Carty walks in.

OUT! LBW! Ackeem Auguste goes without troubling anyone. Nasum Ahmed attacks the stumps, bowls it flat and on leg, Ackeem Auguste hangs back to sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads. It looked like it was going down. Bangladesh take their chance. No bat on it. Ball Tracking shows THREE REDS.

Short and turning away sharply, outside off, King flat bats it to cover for one.

Tossed up on middle, drilled to long on for a single.

FOUR! Good shot! Very full and sliding down leg, Brandon King sweeps it behind square on the leg side for a boundary.

Tossed up on middle, nudged to square leg.

SIX! Good shot! Floats it touch fuller and around off, King slog-sweeps it over mid-wicket, all the way for a six.

Flighted full and on off, King prods and blocks it out.

Spills it on a length and down leg, King looks to flick but misses and it brushes the pads on its way.

Nasum Ahmed bowls it close to the stumps, around off, Auguste looks to defend but misses as the ball spins away.

Tossed up, around off, Auguste prods and blocks it out.

Ackeem Auguste is the new man in.

OUT! LBW! A carrom ball, on a length and around off, slower in the air. Alick Athanaze looks to sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads. In the line and up goes the finger. Alick Athanaze doesn't review as he knew it was plumb.

Looped up, full and around off, Alick Athanaze leans and blocks.

Length delivery, outside off, King knocks it to long off for a single.

Slower and flatter and outside off, Brandon King looks to cut but misses.

SIX! Nails the shot! Tossed up, around off, Alick Athanaze slog-sweeps it over mid-wicket and it goes all the way. Excellent shot.

This one comes with the arm, around off, punched to cover.

Tossed up on middle and leg, Alick Athanaze tucks it to square leg.

Slower in the air, full and around off, Alick Athanaze lofts it over covers for a couple of runs.

Floated full and on off, Alick Athanaze reverse sweeps it to point.

Tossed up on off, pushed to cover.

That was not even close! Flatter delivery, around off, stays low. King looks to chop it but gets a thick inside edge onto the pads. Bangladesh appeal for LBW and up goes the finger. Brandon King reviews quickly as there was a thick inside edge on it.

A low full toss on middle, Alick Athanaze flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Very full and on middle, Alick Athanaze reverse sweeps but straight to point.

Flatter delivery, outside off, Alick Athanaze knocks it to cover.

Off the top edge! Floated a bit fuller and on leg, Alick Athanaze looks to reverse sweep but gets a top edge to third man for a couple more.

Floats it on a length and around off, Alick Athanaze leans and blocks.

Slower length delivery on middle, punched back to the bowler.

Drops it flat and around off, turning in. King slaps it to cover.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz slower in the air, full and on middle. King leans to flick but misses it.

Angling on the pads, Alick Athanaze bunts it to square leg for one more.

Tossed up on middle and leg, Alick Athanaze looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Floats it full and outside off, Alick Athanaze lofts it to the right of deep cover, no one in the deep. Two runs.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to bowl from the other end.

Floats it on a length and on middle, nudged to square leg.

West Indies are underway! Flighted full and on middle, Alick Athanaze flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Flatter delivery, outside off, turning in. Alick Athanaze punches on the up and straight back to Ahmed who gets both on it but fails to hold on. Will go down as a chance.

Tossed up, around off, turning in. Alick Athanaze leans and defends.

Nasum Ahmed gets it to swing a bit, flat and on leg, Alick Athanaze looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Flighted very full and outside off. Alick Athanaze pushes it to cover.

OUT! TAKEN! Gudakesh Motie ends with a wicket. Keeps it full and outside off, Mehidy Hasan Miraz lofts it off the cue end to cover where Ackeem Auguste holds onto it. Bangladesh end with 296/8.

Half-tracker, outside off, spinning away. Mehidy Hasan Miraz pulls it to deep mid-wicket where the fielder dives to his right but fails to hold on. A couple of runs.

Too short and wide of off, Nurul Hasan flat bats it to long off for a single.

Slightly short and around off, Mehidy Hasan Miraz looks to pull but slices it over mid-wicket for a single.

Too full and on leg, Nurul Hasan sweeps it to short fine leg for a single.

Bye! Quicker, fuller and outside off, Mehidy Hasan Miraz looks to sweep but misses and it rolls behind the keeper for a bye.

Gudakesh Motie to bowl the final over.

Overpitched, outside off, Mehidy Hasan Miraz crunches it to cover for a single.

A length ball on middle, Mehidy Hasan Miraz hits it to long on for a quick couple of runs.

Short in length and outside off, Nurul Hasan looks to cut but bottom edges it past the keeper to fine leg for one.

FOUR! Bowls a low full toss, around off, Nurul Hasan heaves it to deep mid-wicket. The ielder runs to his right and dives but fails to stop it cleanly. A boundary.

SIX! ALL THE WAY! Short of a good length and outside off. Nurul Hasan bends and pulls it over long on, well over the fielder for a biggie.

Darted on the pads, Mehidy Hasan Miraz fails to flick and gets hit on the pads. It rolls to fine leg for a leg bye.

This is full and outside off, punched to cover for a single.

Slower, fuller and on middle, Mehidy Hasan Miraz reverse sweeps but hits it straight to first slip.

Very full and around off, Mehidy Hasan Miraz knocks it to long off for a single.

BEATEN AGAIN! Akeal Hosein keeps it close to the off pole, around off, spinning away. Mehidy Hasan Miraz rocks back to defend but misses.

Flat and turning away, outside off. Mehidy Hasan Miraz looks to punch but misses.

Akeal Hosein loops it up on middle, Mehidy Hasan Miraz clips it to deep mid-wicket for a couple.

Pushes it full and around off, punched to long off for a single.

Wide! Spills it full and down the leg side, Mehidy Hasan Miraz fails to flick.

FOUR! Welcome boundary! Short of a length and outside off, Mehidy Hasan Miraz cuts it sharply through point for a boundary.

Good length delivery on middle, Mehidy Hasan Miraz bunts it to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

A slower length delivery, outside off, Hasan looks to cut but outside edges it to short third man. A single.

Pushes it full and on mdidle, drilled to long on for a single.

This is full and on middle, Hasan eases it to mid on for a single.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz comes to the middle.

OUT! GONE! Akeal Hosein has his fourth wicket. Temps Ahmed with a delivery in the slot, fuller and around off, Nasum Ahmed slog-sweeps it to deep mid-wicket where Ackeem Auguste takes a sitter. Bangladesh are falling apart.

Tossed up, around off, Nurul Hasan drops it to cover for a quick single.

Nurul Hasan walks in next.

OUT! TAKEN! Akeal Hosein strikes again! Bowls a half-tracker on the slower side, outside off, Rishad Hossain rocks back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket where Khary Pierre takes a sharp catch. Akeal Hosein ending his spell well.

Flat and into the surface, spinning away. Rishad Hossain looks to slog-sweep but misses.

Pushes it full and angling on middle, Ahmed drills it to long on for a single.

Nasum Ahmed comes to the middle.

OUT! BOWLED! Through the gates. Floats it on middle and leg, angles it in and spins away sharply. Mahidul Islam Ankon tries to play across the line but misses and it hits the off pole. Excellent bowling. West Indies making a good comeback here.

Very full and wide of off, Rishad Hossain looks to drive but misses it.

Very full and outside off, Mahidul Islam Ankon drives it to deep cover for a single.

Good length delivery, outside off, Rishad Hossain plays it through covers for a single.

A slower length ball, well outside off, Mahidul Islam Ankon hits it to long off for a single.

Short in length and outside off, Rishad Hossain flat bats it through covers for a single.

Tossed up, outside off, Ankon punches it to mid off for a single.

Slightly short and on the pads, Mahidul Islam Ankon turns it to square leg for a single.

Drops it short and wide of off, Mahidul Islam Ankon punches it to cover.

Bowls it full and on the pads. Rishad Hossain helps it to short fine leg for a single.

Rishad Hossain is the new man in.

OUT! TAKEN! Alick Athanaze shows how to take a catch. Keeps it full and on middle and leg, Najmul Hossain Shanto looks to slog-sweep but gets a top edge behind Alick Athanaze, who runs back, dives and takes an excellent catch. Much needed wicket.

Pushes it full and around off, keeps it slow. Shanto plays it to cover.

Flat and outside off, punched back to the bowler.

Tossed up on middle, Shanto clips it to mid-wicket for a single.

West Indies have been really awful on the field. Tossed up, outside off. Najmul Hossain Shanto goes inside-out over cover. Gudakesh Motie runs to his right and dives, gets both hand on it but spills it out.

Pushes it full and angling on the pads, Shanto keeps it out on the leg side.

Slower length delivery, outside off, Mahidul Islam Ankon jabs it to point for a single.

Slows up the pace and bowls it outside off, Najmul Hossain Shanto chips it over cover for a single.

Tossed up, outside off, Najmul Hossain Shanto knocks it to cover.

Slower in the air, full and outside off, played to cover.

Well outside off, Najmul Hossain Shanto punches it to cover for a single.

Floats it very full and a bit quicker, outside off, Shanto looks to drive but misses.

Too full and on leg, flicked to square leg for a single.

Flat and on middle, nudged to square leg for a single.

SIX! Akeal Hosein has made a meal of this! Floats it full and outside off, Najmul Hossain Shanto smashes it down to long on. Akeal Hosein runs to his left, picks with both hands but runs over the ropes. He fails to keep control over his body and runs over the fence.

This is full and on middle, eased to long on for a single.

SIX! ALL THE WAY! Drops it slightly short and outside off, Najmul Hossain Shanto goes back and flat bats it over extra cover, straight onto the ropes for a six.

Flat and angling down leg, Shanto sweeps it to square leg.

This is full and around off, quicker one. Najmul Hossain Shanto looks to flick but gets a leading edge to backward point.

Floats it with an angle, fuller and on middle, Najmul Hossain Shanto keeps it out.

Flat and outside off, Shanto punches it to cover.

Flighted full and outside off, Mahidul Islam Ankon leans and defends it out.

Mahidul Islam Ankon walks in next.

OUT! TAKEN! Another one bites the dust! Alick Athanaze bowls it full and on leg, tempts Hridoy to go big, he slog-sweeps and hits it to deep square leg where Sherfane Rutherford takes a sharp catch to his right.

This is full and wide of off, Hridoy punches it to cover.

FOUR! HIT AWAY! Bowls it full and outside off, angled away. Hridoy lofts it over extra cover for a boundary.

Pushes it full and quicker, outside off, Hridoy keeps it out on the off side.

Very full and outside off, Shanto drags it to long on for a single.

Floats it full and around off, Hridoy goes back and splices it to point.

This is full and around off, drilled to long on for a single.

Oh, close! Najmul Hossain Shanto skips down and Khary Pierre bowls well wide of off, Shanto looks to drive but bottom edges it past the stumps and to square leg.

Tossed up, around off, Hridoy punches it to long off for a single.

STREAKY! Shorter and around off, skids on. Hridoy rocks back to cut but outside edges it to third man for a brace.

Very full and around off, played back to te bowler.

Slower in the air, flat and outside off, Hridoy hits it to square leg for a single.

Tossed up full and on middle, Shanto eases it to long on for a single.

Quicker and turning in on middle, nudged to mid-wicket.

Pushes it full and wide of off, Shanto leans and drives it to cover.

The arm ball, full and on off, pushed back to the bowler.

Floated full and on middle, Hridoy bunts it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed up, outside off, Hridoy strokes it to deep cover for a single.

FOUR! A welcome boundary! A boundary after almost 6 overs. This is full and around off, Hridoy steps across and sweeps it to deep square leg for a boundary.

Flighted full and around off, Hridoy clips it to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Drops it short and on leg. Shanto rocks back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Flat and outside off, turning away. Shanto cuts it to point.

Khary Pierre tossed up full and on middle, Shanto looks to reverse sweep but finds the man at point.

Five dots in a tow. West Indies are bowling well. Flat and around leg, Hridoy plays it to cover.

Floated full and quick around off, Hridoy blocks well.

Drops it short and outside off, Hridoy cuts it to point.

Pushes it very full, around leg, Hridoy steps down to sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Flat and comes with the arm on leg. Hridoy comes down to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads.

On middle, fuller, Najmul Hossain Shanto plays it to long on for a single.

Short again, this is wide of off, Hridoy rocks back and cuts it to point.

Shorter and wide of off, Hridoy Hridoy cuts it to cover.

Flat and spinning on middle and leg, Shanto clips it to mid-wicet for a single.

Fuller and spinning on middle, eased down to long on for a single.

An arm ball, full and around off, Hridoy blocks it out.

Flatter and outside off, Shanto plays it to cover for a single.

This is full and on leg, Shanto sweeps it behind square on the leg side for a single.

Tad short and outside off, Hridoy rocks back and cuts it to point for a run.

Full and attacking the stumps, Hridoy leans and blocks.

Flat and turning in sharply, around off, Shanto tucks it to long on for a single.

Flighted very full and outside off, punched to cover.

A rank long hop, bowls it around off, Hridoy plays it through cover for a single.

DRINKS! Bangladesh are cruising along nicely. They have lost both the set batters but with 8 wickets in hand, expect them to breach the 300 mark easily. West Indies need wickets and in heaps so they can keep Bangladesh under 300.

Very full and on middle and leg, nudged to square leg.

Flighted full and on off, Hridoy lofts it to long off for a single.

Drops it short and around off, Najmul Hossain Shanto pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Another dot as Najmul Hossain Shanto bunts it to mid-wicket.

Too full and around off, nudged to mid-wicket.

This is full and around off, Shanto keeps it out on the off side.

Excellent review from Hridoy! Floats it in with an angle, around off and it spins away sharply. Hridoy leans across to defend but seems to have edged it to the keeper, who appeals and the umpire raises his finger. Hridoy suggests he didn't edge it. He reviews. UltraEdge shows a flat line.

Touch short and around off, Hridoy hits it hard but the fielder at covers dives to his right and stops.

Slightly short and wide of off, Hridoy cuts it to deep point for a couple of runs. 200 up for Bangladesh.

Quick, full and outside off, knocked to mid off for a single.

Tossed up, outside off, punched to cover.

Spills it full and down leg, Shanto looks to flick but seems to miss it. Not given as a wide.

Floated full and on middle, Hridoy defends it out.

Around off and angles it away, Hridoy bunts it to mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

A bit too full and on middle, Shanto drills it to long on for a single.

Tossed up, outside off, Shanto punches well but finds cover.

Flatter and around off, Najmul Hossain Shanto keeps it out on the off side.

Shorter and outside off, Hridoy slaps it to cover for a single.

West Indies lose a review! A good length delivery, around off, nipping away. Najmul Hossain Shanto half-presses to defend but seems to miss it. West Indies think of a review and take their chances. UltraEdge shows a flat line.

SIX! Shanto breaks the shackles. Too full and on middle and leg. Najmul Hossain Shanto steps down and thumps it to long on for a biggie. A 92-meter six.

Length ball, around off, defended out.

Bowls it too full and on leg, Najmul Hossain Shanto flicks it to the left of mid-wicket, Akeal Hosein misfields and they take a couple of runs.

Slanting on the pads, Najmul Hossain Shanto clips it to deep square leg for a couple of runs.

Short of a good length and on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto keeps it out on the leg side.

Flat and turning away, outside off, Hridoy punches it to cover.

Flat and on middle, punched to long on for a single.

Very full and on middle, Najmul Hossain Shanto turns it to square leg for a quick single. Roston Chase throws at the bowler's end and misses. It rolls away for another run.

Very full and around off, Najmul Hossain Shanto leans and blocks it out.

A huge appeal for LBW but turned down. West Indies think of a review but stay against it. Well outside off, fuller and spins in sharply. Najmul Hossain Shanto steps outside the line to defend but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Najmul Hossain Shanto comes to the middle.

OUT! TAKEN! Soumya Sarkar departs in nervous 90s! Hands on head moment for Sarkar! Floated full and around off, Soumya Sarkar slog-sweeps it straight to deep mid-wicket where Ackeem Auguste takes a sharp catch. Just 9 shy of his ton.

Good length ball, nipping on middle, Hridoy helps it wide of square leg for a couple of runs.

Tad fuller and outside off, skids on. Hridoy looks to drive it but misses.

Bye! Drifts it full and on the pads. Soumya Sarkar misses his flick and the keeper gets a hand on it. A quick bye.

Short of a length and wide of off. Soumya Sarkar looks to pull but gets a bottom edge to short third man. Was the slower ball.

Short in length and around off, Soumya Sarkar knocks it to cover.

Wide! Shorter and down leg, Soumya Sarkar looks to pull but misses.

Pushes it full and on middle and leg, Sarkar looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Floats it slower in the air on middle, Hridoy chips it wide of the bowler and to mid off.

Flat and wide of off, Hridoy punches it to cover.

Flighted on middle, turning away. Hridoy defends on the front foot.

Too short and too wide, Hridoy slaps it to cover.

Tossed up around off, Hridoy prods and blocks it out.

Drops it short and outside off, Hridoy punches it to cover.

LOVELY! Slightly short and around off, turns away. Soumya Sarkar looks to defend but misses.

Hridoy is off the mark as he flicks it to square leg for a single.

Flighted full and on off, Hridoy knocks it to cover.

Straighter on the pads, Hridoy turns it to square leg.

Tawhid Hridoy comes in.

OUT! TAKEN! Finally West Indies have a breakthrough. Roston Chase floats it full and on middle, Saif Hassan looks to slog-sweeps it but gets a top edge to long on where Justin Greaves takes a sharp catch. A big breakthrough and West Indies will look to build on this.

Drops it short and on middle, spins in. Saif Hassan blocks.

Floated delivery on the full outside off. Sarkar pushes it back towards the bowler off a leading edge. At the halfway stage, Bangladesh are 176/0.

Low full toss on the leg. Saif Hassan milks it through mid-wicket for a single.

Fuller and around off. Soumya Sarkar pushes this through covers for one.

FOUR! Soumya Sarkar is in no mood to stop! Dropped short, on the leg pole. Soumya Sarkar sits low and pulls it toward the deep backward square leg fence for four runs.

WIDE! Flatter and sliding down the leg. Soumya Sarkar plays and misses.

SIX! JUST OVER! Floated full, on off. Soumya Sarkar dances down and smashes it just over the man at long on for half a dozen.

Darted full, on off. Soumya Sarkar drills it back to the bowler.

Looped up on off. Soumya Sarkar pushes it to long-off for one.

Tossed up on off. Saif Hassan slogs it toward wide of long on for a single.

Flatter on the leg. Soumya Sarkar nudges it through square leg for one.

Pushed through flatter, and around off. Soumya Sarkar goes for the cut and misses.

Flatter, around off. Knocked to short cover.

Tossed up on off. Soumya Sarkar presses forward and defends.

Floated full, on off. Saif Hassan presses forward in defence.

Flighted on a length, on off. Saif Hassan prods and pats into the cover region.

Fuller and quicker, around off. Pushed to the man at short extra cover.

Tossed up on off. Saif Hassan prods forward and defends.

Flighted on a length, spins a touch, around off. Blocked to point.

FOUR! PUT AWAY! Low full toss on the leg. Saif Hassan flicks it over the man at mid-wicket and beats the fielder in the deep for another boundary.

Flatter and quicker on off. Soumya Sarkar stays back and defends from the crease.

Quicker arm ball, on off. Soumya Sarkar blocks this toward point.

Full and around off. Saif Hassan gets down on a knee and plays the reverse sweep to the right of short third for a quick single.

Floated full, on off. Saif Hassan presses forward and defends.

SIX! BOOM! Tossed up full, turning into the middle. Saif Hassan shimmies down, sits low, and launches it over the deep mid-wicket fence for half a dozen.

FOUR! INNOVATIVE AND EFFECTIVE! Low full toss, just outside off. Saif Hassan brings out the reverse and hits it through the gap at backward point and short third for a clever boundary.

Floats it up on off. Saif Hassan takes it on the full, and milks this to long off for a single.

Looped up full, on off. Saif Hassan tries to sweep it away but this comes off the cue end and rolls into covers.

Tossed up full, on off. Sarkar eases this to long on for another run.

Floated full, on the middle and leg. Saif Hassan chips it inside out toward deep extra cover for a single.

Tossed up on off. Sarkar milks it to long on for one.

Low full toss outside off. Soumya Sarkar eases the drive through covers for a couple.

Tossed up full, on the middle. Eased down to long-on for one. Bangladesh are 139/0 at the end of 20 overs.

LEG BYE! Darted on the leg. Saif Hassan sweeps and misses. It rolls off the pad to short fine leg for a leg bye.

SIX! DISPATCHED! Fuller and quicker, on the leg pole. Saif Hassan advances down the pitch and thumps it over wide long on fence for another biggie. The West Indies have no answers to the assault from Bangladesh.

Flighted full, around off. Soumya Sarkar lifts it on the bounce to the man at deep cover for one.

FOUR! UP AND OVER! Tossed up full, around off. Soumya Sarkar goes inside out toward deep extra cover for a lovely boundary.

Pushed through full and angling down the leg. Soumya Sarkar looks to sweep and misses. That was close to the leg pole.

Flatter and at the stumps. Soumya Sarkar pushes this down to long on for a single.

Tossed up on the middle and leg. Saif Hassan works it through mid-wicket for a single.

Flighted full, at the stumps. Saif Hassan blocks with a dead bat.

Tosses it on a length and spins away sharply to beat the defence of Saif Hassan.

Fuller, sliding into the leg pole. Saif Hassan looks to work it across the line but misses and wears in front. Appeal from the bowler is turned down.

Flatter arm ball, turning into the middle. Soumya Sarkar knocks it down to long on for one.

DRINKS BREAK! A strong start from Bangladesh, as the openers have laid a solid platform with an unbeaten 123-run stand so far. Both batters have brought up their fifties and will now look to capitalize on the foundation they’ve set. The hosts will be eyeing a total in excess of 300. Meanwhile, the West Indies will be desperate to break this partnership and stem the flow of runs.

Fuller and quicker on the leg. Saif Hassan pushes it to the man at short mid-wicket.

Loopy delivery on the middle and leg. Sarkar prods and eases it to long on for one.

Dropped short, on middle. Pulled in the gap at deep mid-wicket for a couple.

Flighted full, at the stumps. Soumya Sarkar presses forward and defends.

Fuller and quicker on the middle and leg. Pushed down to long on for one.

Flatter arm ball, on off. Soumya Sarkar knocks it down to long-off for one.

Alick Athanaze comes into the attack.

On a length and spins away a tad, around off. Saif Hassan pushes it to short extra cover.

Flatter, on the middle. Knocked down to long-on for a single.

SIX! BELTED! Tossed up full, at the stumps. Soumya Sarkar makes room and smokes it over the long on boundary for an 88m hit.

Pushed through fuller, at the stumps. Saif Hassan nudges it to mid-wicket for one.

Tosses it on a length, spins away, around off. Saif Hassan pokes and gets the outside edge that rolls toward short third.

Fuller and quicker on the middle and leg. Swept hard to deep backward square leg for one.

FOUR! MAIDEN ODI FIFTY FOR SAIF HASSAN! Flighted full, at the stumps. Saif Hassan takes the aerial route and clears the man at mid on for another boundary to bring up his maiden ODI half century.

Floated full, on off. Sarkar shuffles across and nudges it round the corner for one.

Flatter and quicker, spins away outside off. Punched to deep cover for one.

SIX! BANG! Tossed up full, in the slot. Saif Hassan sits on his knee and launches it over the long-on boundary for half a dozen. The 100 partnership comes up between Saif Hassan and Soumya Sarkar.

Fuller on the leg. Soumya Sarkar flicks it through square leg for one.

Carty nearly takes a stunner! Tossed up full, on the middle. Saif Hassan hacks it toward the wide mid-on region. Keacy Carty runs across, puts a full length dive and can only manage to get a hand. Single taken.

On a length and outside off. Saif Hassan carves it to deep point for one.

Flatter and quicker arm ball, on the middle and leg. Saif Hassan half pulls it to mid-on.

Fuller and quicker, around off. Saif Hassan gets forward and pats it toward short extra cover.

Tossed up on off. Saif Hassan pushes this toward short extra cover.

Flatter, just outside off. Saif Hassan knocks this into covers.

Tossed up full, on off. Saif Hassan blocks it forward.

Tossed up on off. Sarkar slogs it toward the deep mid-wicket region and takes two more.

Flatter, down the leg. Soumya Sarkar looks to clip and misses. Might have brushed the pad on the way to Hope.

FIFTY FOR SOUMYA SARKAR! Fuller and quicker, around off. Sarkar goes for the drive, gets the outside edge that rolls down to deep third region for a couple.

Floated delivery on the full just outside off. Sarkar knocks this towards the on-side of the pitch.

Nearly serves a return catch to Motie! Tosses it on a length, slower through the air, on off. Soumya Sarkar is early into the shot and chips in front of Motie.

Flatter delivery on the leg pole. Soumya Sarkar nudges it to square leg.

Gudakesh Motie gets the ball now.

Floated full, on off. Saif Hassan pushes it to the man at short cover.

Tossed up on a length and spins away a tad, around off. Saif Hassan looks to slog it across the line but misses.

Fuller and quicker at the stumps. Saif Hassan pushes it toward mid-on.

Tossed up on off. Saif Hassan prods and blocks toward point.

Flatter, turning into the middle. Knocked down to long-on for one.

Tossed up full, on off. Soumya Sarkar prods and keeps it out.

A dot to end the over. Good length delivery on off. Saif Hassan presses forward and defends off the outer half into covers.

Fuller than a length on the leg pole. Clipped toward the long leg region for a brace.

Slower and shorter, banged into the pitch, around the left shoulder. Justin Greaves goes for the pull and misses.

Good length delivery on off. Saif Hassan gets on the front foot and defends under the eye.

SIX! HOLD THE POSE! Good length delivery on the middle and leg. Saif Hassan shimmies down and pumps it over the bowler for a clean hit.

LEG BYE! Length ball, drifting onto the leg pole. Soumya Sarkar clips it off the pad toward fine leg for a leg bye.

WIDE! Fuller than a length and angling down the leg. Soumya Sarkar plays and misses. Wide given.

Tossed up on off. Soumya Sarkar pushes it down to long on for one.

Flatter, spins a tad around off. Punched to deep cover point for one.

Shortish, just outside off. Saif Hassan punches into the covers. A bit of misfield from Alick Athanaze, Saif wanted to sneak the run, but Sarkar was against it.

Flighted on the middle and leg. Saif Hassan scoops it to fine leg for a couple.

Tossed up on a length, on off. Saif Hassan presses forward and defends.

Flatter arm ball, on the leg. Sarkar nudges it round the corner for a single.

Pitches it up, much fuller, around the pads. Soumya Sarkar eases it toward long on for a single.

Full, on middle. Soumya Sarkar nudges it toward mid-wicket.

FOUR! This is Soumya Sarkar at his best! Fuller, on middle, angling it in. Soumya Sarkar glances it toward the deep square leg for a boundary.

On a length, around off. Soumya Sarkar lunges across and pushes it to mid on.

FOUR! Easy pickings for Soumya Sarkar! Short of a length, around the hips of the batter. Soumya Sarkar pulls it toward the deep square leg fence for a boundary.

On a length, outside off. Soumya Sarkar hangs back to punch it away but misses on the outside edge.

Justin Greaves joins the attack now.

Full, on off. Saif Hassan pushes it back to the bowler.

Pitches it up, on off and middle. Saif Hassan strides out to block it back to the bowler but gets beaten on the inside edge and thumps the pad. After an appeal, the umpire raises his finger. Saif Hassan instantly goes for the review and the UltraEdge shows that there's a clear spike when the ball passes the bat. Excellent review from Bangladesh!

FOUR! Excellent shot! Pitches it up, just outside off. Saif Hassan gets down and goes for the reverse sweep toward the deep third fence for four more runs.

Fuller, outside off. Saif Hassan blocks it away.

Touch fuller, on middle. Soumya Sarkar hangs back and dabs it with soft hands toward front of point for a single.

Pitches it up, around off. Soumya Sarkar blocks it to cover.

SIX! Saif Hassan is on the charge! Roston Chase pitches it up, tad fuller, on off. Saif Hassan puts on his dancing shoes and golf shots it straight toward downtown for six more runs.

Short, on middle and leg. Soumya Sarkar nudges it wide of mid-wicket and gets a single.

SIX! Up, up and away! Tossed up, fuller, on off, angling it in. Soumya Sarkar reverse sweeps it and hoinks the delivery over the deep point fence for half a dozen.

Full, on off. Soumya Sarkar pushes it toward cover.

FOUR! CRACKED! Roston Chase drags his length back, outside off. Soumya Sarkar extends his arms and cuts it hard to the deep point fence for four more runs.

Short, on off. Soumya Sarkar camps back and dabs it away.

Pitches it up, on off. Saif Hassan prods to block it down.

Full, on leg. Soumya Sarkar flicks it toward wide of square leg for a single.

Full, outside off. Soumya Sarkar defends it down.

FOUR! TOP SHOT! Pitches it up, on off. Soumya Sarkar lofts it over mid off and gets four more runs.

Much fuller, down the leg. Soumya Sarkar connects the sweep late but straight to the fielder in short fine.

Fuller, on off. Soumya Sarkar rocks back and pushes it toward right of the bowler.

Tossed up, on off. Soumya Sarkar flicks it toward square leg for one.

Full, on off. Soumya Sarkar attempts a forward defence but catches a thick outside edge toward point.

Tossed up, on middle. Soumya Sarkar nudges it toward deep square leg for a couple.

SIX! BOOM! Tossed up, on middle and leg. Soumya Sarkar reverse sweeps it over the deep backward point fence and gets a biggie.

Tossed up, outside off. Soumya Sarkar lets it travel to the keeper.

Short, on off. Soumya Sarkar chops it to point.

Short, on middle and leg. Soumya Sarkar tucks it to deep sqaure leg for single.

Fullsih, on off. Saif Hassan drives it toward long off for one.

Pitches it up, on middle. Saif Hassan sweeps it toward deep sqaure leg for a couple of runs.

Tossed up, on off. Soumya Sarkar shuffles across the line. pushes it toward mid on and gets a quick single.

Flat and yorker, on off. Saif Hassan jams it toward right of the bowler and gets a single.

Much fuller, on off. Soumya Sarkar drives it toward mid off for one.

Wide! Pitches it up, on middle and turns it down the track. Soumya Sarkar hangs back to flick it away but misses on the inner edge.

Short, just outside off. Soumya Sarkar shops it toward the long off for a single.

Floated around off. Soumya Sarkar eases it to cover.

Fullish, on off. Soumya Sarkar defends it toward the off side.

Tossed up, on off. Soumya Sarkar tries to push it to cover but gets the inner edge towad deep square leg for a couple of runs.

FOUR! Edged and away! Pitches it up, around off, turns it bit away. Soumya Sarkar attempts a front-footed defence, but the ball slightly nicked the outside edge to zip between the keeper and the slip fielder.

Short, outside off. Soumya Sarkar punches it toward cover.

Pitches it up, just outside off, spins it away. Saif Hassan looks for a cover drive but gets beaten.

Short, on off. Saif Hassan punches it, but finds the fielder in the cover region.

Pitches it up, on off, turns it away. Saif Hassan looks to block it down but misses on the turn.

Fullish, on off. Saif Hassan drives it toward cover.

SIX! Oh... glorious! Akeal Hosein delivers it fuller, just outside off. Saif Hassan takes a step across the stumps and punches it uppishly to clear the sweeper cover fence for a biggie.

Flat and fuller, around off and middle. Saif Hassan defends it back to the bowler.

Pitches it up, on off. Soumya Sarkar keeps it out.

Flighted, fuller on middle and leg. Soumya Sarkar turns it toward the leg side.

Tossed up, outside off. Soumya Sarkar pushes it just outside off.

Pitches it up, just outside off. Soumya Sarkar attempts to block it away but misses.

Short, around leg. Soumya Sarkar flicks it short fine leg.

Short outside off. Soumya Sarkar looks to cut but misses.

Who will operate from the other end? Roston Chase it is!

Fuller, on off. Saif Hassan strides out to block it outside off.

Tossed up, on off. Saif Hassan lunges to push it away but misses on the outer edge.

FOUR! More runs! Short, on off. Saif Hassan paddles it toward deep fine leg for another boundary. Saif Hassan is cruising away!

FOUR! Up and over! Pitches it up, on middle and leg. Saif Hassan lofts it over the head of the bowler and gets four more runs.

Pitches it up, on middle. Saif Hassan eases it toward the mid on region.

Fuller, on off. Saif Hassan pushes it away.

Shai Hope, skipper of West Indies, says that he is exctreamly happy with the performance of the team in the last match, where it went to a super over. He continues that they were 1-0 down after the first match and they had to make a comeback. Also, say that they haven't won a series on Bangladesh soil, but they will try hard to change that stat. Ends up saying that they haven't changed their playing XI for this match.

Bangladesh skipper, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, says that it's a fresh wicket and they have played the first ODI on this pitch as well. Continues that they would like to post a good total on the board as they have opted to bat first and ends up saying that they are going with the same playing XI.

West Indies (Unchanged Playing XI) - Brandon King, Alick Athanaze, Keacy Carty, Shai Hope (C) (WK), Ackeem Auguste, Sherfane Rutherford, Justin Greaves, Roston Chase, Akeal Hosein, Khary Pierre, Gudakesh Motie.

Bangladesh (Unchanged Playing XI) - Mehidy Hasan Miraz (C), Najmul Hossain Shanto, Saif Hassan, Nurul Hasan (WK), Tawhid Hridoy, Mustafizur Rahman, Rishad Hossain, Tanvir Islam, Soumya Sarkar, Mahidul Islam Ankon, Nasum Ahmed.

TOSS - Bangladesh have won the toss and they will BAT first.

The West Indies, had their comeback victory in in the second match of the series, and now they carry a strong belief into this decider. They edged the second ODI via a Super Over thriller after both sides finished tied at 213. Shai Hope with a crucial 53 in that match and the spin quartet of Akeal Hosein, Gudakesh Motie & co. made history by bowling every over as spinners. Their plan today will likely revolve around top-order aggression, get good starts with Keacy Carty and Hope, and then exploit the slow surface by rotating their spin attack. So, are you ready for the clash to begin? Stay tuned for toss and team updates!

Bangladesh have started strongly in this series, riding a dominant first-game win where their bowling shone, Rishad Hossain’s six-wicket haul in the first match of the series to set the tone. After a very close defeat in their last match, with the advantage of their home soil, they’ll lean on the experience of Mehidy Hasan Miraz as captain and all-round contributor, and hope their batters step up as a whole unit to propose above par score on the board, if they bat first. 

Welcome to an electrifying finish in this three-match ODI series as the West Indies take on Bangladesh in the decisive 3rd ODI at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. With the series locked at 1-1, today’s clash carries all the weight, both sides will be looking to stamp their authority and clinch the series. 

... MATCHDAY ...

The journey from the Caribbean to Dhaka isn't a flight, it's an ordeal. Endless hours in the air, time zones blurring into one another, jet lag clinging like a shadow. Most would stumble off that plane broken and weary. Akeal Hosein? He touched down and took over. Initially drafted for the T20s, he grabbed his unexpected ODI lifeline when injuries ravaged the squad, and what followed was nothing short of spectacular. Twice he delivered when it mattered most. His contributions shone brighter than any scorecard could capture, especially after that shaky Super Over start threatened to derail everything. But champions don't fold under pressure, they rise. With ice-cold nerves and surgical precision, Hosein steered the West Indies home and transformed what looked like impending disaster into glorious victory. Yet beneath the celebrations lies an uncomfortable truth. The way they nearly choked while chasing a modest total, mirroring their collapse in the opening encounter, should send alarm bells ringing through the Caribbean camp. These aren't minor blips, they're patterns that lose series. If the West Indies want to claim this trophy, the soul-searching needs to happen now, before the final ODI, not after. With the series balanced at 1-1, Dhaka now waits for a fiery decider that promises to settle everything, and the margin for error has vanished completely. Here's the brutal reality of batting in Bangladesh's capital. It's a graveyard for big scores. Two ODIs completed, zero centuries recorded. Not one. Just two batters have managed to breach the fifty-run barrier, Shai Hope and Tawhid Hridoy, one heroic effort each. Everyone else has been swallowed whole by Dhaka's deceptive, treacherous conditions, where every single run feels earned through blood and grit. This isn't modern white-ball cricket with its flat tracks and boundary bonanzas. This is old-school subcontinental warfare on turning pitches that bite and spit and refuse to cooperate. Converting starts into substantial innings demands more than talent, it requires patience, guts, and a mindset built for trench warfare. These wickets aren't playing surfaces, they're minefields waiting to explode reputations. The spinners haven't just dominated here, they've staged a complete takeover. So total has been their stranglehold that only one fast bowler featured in the previous ODI across both teams combined. That tells you everything about how this series is being won and lost. Credit where it's due. West Indies bowling unit has been exceptional. In both matches, they've suffocated Bangladesh under 220 runs, with every bowler contributing to a collective masterclass orchestrated by the metronomic Gudakesh Motie. They've turned restriction into an art form. But the series revelation? That belongs to Rishad Hossain. Nine wickets to his name, leading all bowlers, and in a twist that belongs in fiction, he's somehow also Bangladesh's highest run-scorer. When your leg-spinner is your best bat and your best bowler, you're either witnessing genius or chaos. Perhaps both. This final ODI carries weight beyond just deciding the series winner. Controversy swirls around the Shere Bangla National Stadium surface, and it's impossible to ignore. ICC match officials are circling, assessment reports are being prepared, and reputations are on the line. The pitch has become the story within the story. It's not just difficult, it's borderline treacherous. Unpredictable turn that can embarrass the best, uneven bounce that makes batting feel like Russian roulette, and a two-paced nature that transforms each delivery into its own unique challenge. How teams navigate this minefield, how batters adapt when conditions refuse to play fair, may ultimately crown the series champions. Technique matters, sure. But nerve matters more. The numbers lean heavily toward the hosts. Bangladesh have conquered West Indies in 5 of their last 6 ODI series, building a psychological fortress that grows taller with each victory. Can they extend that dominance and stamp their authority once more? Or will the Caribbean warriors, fueled by Hosein's heroics and hungry for redemption, flip the script and snatch glory from Dhaka's unforgiving soil? Series locked at 1-1. Everything to play for. A pitch that terrorizes batters. Spinners ready to feast. Two proud cricket nations ready to go to war. This is box-office cricket at its rawest and most unforgiving.