Bowlers star as Bangladesh takes 1-0 lead in the ODI series

Bangladesh won the first ODI against West Indies by six wickets on Sunday. Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bowl first. The match was reduced to 41 overs due to the wet outfield.

Mustafizur dismissed Shai Hope in his first over after that West Indies kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Shamarh Brooks was the highest run-scorer for the West Indies; he scored 33 runs. Anderson Phillip and Jayden Seals added 39 runs for the 10th wicket partnership. West Indies managed to score 149 runs in 41 overs.

Shoriful Islam took his career-best 4 for 34 and Mehidy Hasan Miraz took 3 wickets for 36 runs. These two are the top performers for Bangladesh with the ball. Chasing the small target of 150 runs, Bangladesh lost their first wicket on 9 runs as Liton Das got out on 1 run. Najmul Hossain Shanto and skipper Tamim Iqbal got good starts but didn't manage to finish the game.

Mahmudullah was the top scorer for the team he scored 41 off 69 balls as Bangladesh chased down the target in 31.5 overs. Gudakesh Motie and Nicholas Pooran struck in quick succession but that didn't put much pressure on Bangladesh batters as they scored 151 runs for the loss of 4 wickets and took 1-0 in the 3-match ODI series.

West Indies has won both Test and T20I series by 2-0 and Bangladesh will look to win the ODI series. The second ODI will be played on Wednesday at the same venue.

"In the hindsight, not enough. It was difficult to get more batting first on that track. The last wicket partnership gave us a chance. Well played to Bangladesh. It did get better. We could have done better in the powerplay. We need to find ways of putting up runs on the board. Gudakesh got a chance in front of his home crowd. He has a bright future and am really happy for him". - West Indies skipper Nicholas Pooran (in post-match presentation)

"I think the wicket was difficult. Luckily we won the toss. The way the bowlers bowled helped. Very pleasing with the bowling effort. It is not a blame game. He thought it was a run. I responded. We won the game and that's good. We just need to apply ourselves better. Nasum was fantastic. He bowled really well". - Bangladesh Skipper Tamim Iqbal ( in post-match presentation)