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New Delhi : Bangaladesh beat West Indies (WI) by 6 wickets in the 1st ODI at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 20, 2021, as all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, 33, took 4/8 in 7.2 overs while fast medium bowler Hasan Mahmud, 21, took 3/28 in 6 overs. With this win, Bangaladesh has taken 1-0 lead in the vthree-match oDI series. Shakib Al Hasan was named Player Of The Match. It was a spin friendly wicket but WI batsmen struggled against Bangaladesh spinners. Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bowl.
atting first, WI were all out for only 132 in 32.2 overs with Kyle Meyers scoring 40 in 56 balls with 4 fours and 1 six while Rovman Powell scored 28 in 31 balls with 2 fours and 2 sixes. WI captain Jason Mohammed, 34, fell to Shakib Al Hasan for 17 while opener Sunil Ambris fell to medium fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman for 7.
Chasing a target of 123 runs, Bangladesh scored 125/4 in 33.5 overs with captain Tamil Iqbal (opener) scoring 44 in 69 balls with 7 fours while Shakib Al Hasan scored 19 runs. Opener Liton Das scored 14 runs. Mushfiqur Rahim (wk) remained unbeaten on 19 while Mahmudullah remained unbeaten on 9.