Bangladesh v West Indies, 3rd ODI, Chittagong Live Streaming

The threat of rain loomed over gloomy Chittagong but the weather stayed clear enough for Bangladesh to demolish West Indies for their second-lowest total in one-day internationals. From 33 for 1, Bangladesh's bowlers began to hack through the line-up as nine wickets fell for 28 runs. The strong crowd that turned up despite the wetness cheered as the home side dished out retribution for the two defeats in the series, and for the humiliation in the 2011 World Cup.

kkWest Indies had lost only two and four wickets during their victories in Mirpur but this Chittagong pitch was different. The pace was sluggish, the bounce low and the ball did not come on to the bat. There was turn too. To add to that, rain on the eve of the match had left the outfield soggy, and shots hit along the ground lost speed quickly. Batting conditions were far from ideal, and Mushfiqur Rahim immediately chose to bowl after winning four out of four tosses on the tour.

Danza Hyatt and Kieran Powell, playing because Lendl Simmons had a back problem, struggled to score. They added only 10 runs in six overs before Hyatt lost patience and attempted to loft Nazmul Hossain, who replaced Rubel Hossain, down the ground and edged to slip.

Marlon Samuels, the scourge of Bangladesh on this tour, tried to play like he had in Mirpur. He stayed back in his crease irrespective of whether the ball was full or not and attempted to drive and steer behind point. After 14 quiet deliveries, Samuels tried to carve Shafiul Islam and holed out to Suhrawadi Shuvo at sweeper cover. West Indies were 33 for 2 in the 11th over.

Powell looked the best of the batsmen, which wasn't saying much, as he batted with an upright stance and used his top hand to drive straight and through the off side. He had hit the only boundaries (four) during the mandatory Powerplay, all of them against medium-pace. Spin in the 12th over, however, was a tougher test and Powell was bowled off the second ball he faced from Nasir Hossain. The offbreak drifted into him, pitched on leg stump, and ripped across the outside edge to hit the top of off stump. It was the delivery of the match. The very next ball, Nasir induced a return catch from Pollard. They were his first one-day wickets and Nasir had reduced West Indies to 34 for 4.

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