Despite a clean sweep in the ODI series, Mahmud’s heroics in the last over secured Bangladesh a 1-0 lead in the T20I series against the West Indies tour.
Bangladesh was threatened by Rovman Powell’s effort to power West Indies to win, but Hasan Mahmud defended nine runs in a heroic last over to seal a seven-run victory in the first T20I of Bangladesh tour of West Indies 2024.
While defending 147, Mahedi Hasan’s four-wicket haul reduced West Indies to 38 for 5 before Powell struck four sixes and five fours in his 35-ball 60, but couldn’t chase the target after falling in the last over.
Mahmud removed Powell and Alzarri Joseph in the final over which started with West Indies needing ten runs to win. Mahmud had Powell caught behind giving the Bangladesh captain Litton Das his fifth dismissal of the game.
Bangladesh stun the West Indies to take a 1-0 T20I series lead in St Vincent 👏#WIvBAN 👉 https://t.co/aQDOFQdara pic.twitter.com/UdymxJ5iUz
— ICC (@ICC) December 16, 2024
After Bangladesh bagged seven wickets for 61 runs in the 12th over, West Indies captain Rovman Powell came in to resurrect the side.
Combining to take off 15 off Rishad Hossain in the 14th over, before Powell launched Taskin Ahmed for three sixes in 23-run over to reduce the asking rate from over 11.
Tanzim Hasan went for 12 runs in 16th over with Powell hitting him for two fours, one of them bringing up half centuries off just 28 balls. Mahedi struck twice in the seventh over when he had Andre Fletcher, a last minute replacement in the squad, caught behind before Chase fell inside-edging, a reverse sweep.
Mahedi Hasan was named as the Player of the Match. He knocked 26* runs and picked 4 wickets helping the side in death overs.
While speaking in the post match conference, Mahedi said, “We tried to stick to the process. Have bowled in the powerplay before. Enjoyed the wickets. Shamim played a good knock. I tried my best to build a partnership with him.”
The second match of the WI-BAN T20Is will be played on December 18 at Arnos Vale Stadium.
