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Jayden Seales And Brandon King Lead West Indies To A Series Victory
Jayden Seales And Brandon King Lead West Indies To A Series Victory
Seales bagged his career-best figures of 4-22 while King top-scored with 82 in their team's victory.
West Indies secured their victory by seven wickets by providing Jayden Seales’s best 22 runs after four wickets, to finish up their first bilateral ODI series against Bangladesh in 10 years. Seales took three early wickets, leaving the visitors struggling at 64/4 in 11 overs and 54/3 during the powerplay. Bangladesh managed to score only 227. Brandon King led the chase, helping the home team reach the target with 13.1 overs left.
West Indies' decision to bowl first in St. Kitts paid off as Seales dismissed Soumya Sarkar, Litton Das, and Bangladesh captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz early in the powerplay, despite a strong counterattack from Tanzid Hasan. The opener played a brilliant 33-ball knock, hitting four boundaries and two sixes to score 46, but Justin Greaves dismissed him, reducing Bangladesh to 64/4.
Mahmudullah tried to steady the innings with a 36-run partnership alongside Afif Hossain. However, Gudakesh Motie struck twice in back-to-back overs, dismissing Afif and Jaker Ali, leaving the visitors struggling at 104/6 in 21 overs. Rishad Hossain's eight-ball duck added to their troubles.
Mahmudullah found support from Tanzim Hasan Sakib, and together they put up a 92-run partnership for the eighth wicket, giving Bangladesh's total some respectability. Mahmudullah led the charge early, while Sakib took nine balls to get off the mark. Mahmudullah capitalized on loose deliveries, hitting a couple of sixes, even as Romario Shepherd bowled a maiden over. Sakib brought up Bangladesh's 150 with a six off Motie, who ended his impressive spell with 2 for 36, and grew more confident with each shot.
Mahmudullah reached his fifty in 84 balls—his fourth at this venue in six innings—and took Bangladesh past 200 with a six and a four off Greaves in the 43rd over. However, Roston Chase took a brilliant return catch to dismiss Sakib just five runs short of a fifty. Mahmudullah fell shortly after as Seales returned to take a crucial wicket. Shoriful Islam's quick cameo of 15, including two fours and a six, helped Bangladesh reach 227 before being bowled out in the 46th over.
Chasing a modest target of 228, the West Indies got off to a strong start with a 109-run opening partnership between Brandon King and Evin Lewis. King took the lead early on while Lewis struggled to settle but soon found his rhythm. Lewis, who was 6 off 23 balls at one point, shifted gears in the ninth over with a flurry of boundaries off Sakib, including a four and two sixes, helping the team reach 54 without loss by the end of the powerplay.
Lewis gave two massive sixes off Mehidy Hasan and survived a dropped catch before Rishad Hossain dismissed him with a sharp caught-and-bowled, leaving him just one run short of a fifty. Meanwhile, King brought up a 52-ball fifty and continued to guide the chase, forming a 66-run stand with Keacy Carty. Carty scored briskly, hitting seven boundaries during his 47-ball innings, but fell five runs short of a fifty when Nahid Rana took a fine diving catch to dismiss him. Earlier, Rana had also claimed the wicket of King.
With just 31 runs needed for victory, Sherfane Rutherford finished the game in style, smashing two sixes and a four in his quickfire 24 off 15 balls. The West Indies secured a dominant seven-wicket win with over 13 overs to spare, sealing the series in convincing fashion.
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