Shakib, Liton star as Bangladesh chase down 321 against Windies

Taunton, June 17 (IANS) Shakib Al Hasan underlined his class with a magnificent unbeaten hundred, his second on the bounce, as Bangladesh beat West Indies by seven wickets to register their second vi

Mohammad Saifuddin (3/72) also picked up three wickets while Shakib scalped two. West Indies, who were 243/5 at the end of 40 overs, could not get going in the last 10 overs as Mustafizur bowled a probing line and also got the wickets of Hetymer (50; 26 balls, 4x4 6x3), Andre Russell (0) and Hope to dent the Windies' surge.

Besides Hope, opener Evin Lewis scored 70 off 67 balls (4x6, 6x2) while Jason Holder (33; 15 balls, 4x4, 6x2) chipped in with an useful cameo after West Indies lost Chris Gayle for a duck early in the innings. 

Lewis and Hope added 116 runs for the second wicket.

Brief scores: West Indies: 321/8 in 50 overs (Shai Hope 96, Evin Lewis 70, Shimron Hetmyer 50; Mustafizur Rahman 3/59, Mohammad Saifuddin 3/72) lost to Bangladesh: 322/3 in 41.3 overs (Shakib Al Hasan 124 not out, Liton Das 94 not out) by seven wickets

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