West Indies, Bangladesh set for series finale after super over finish

The three-match One Day International (ODI) series between West Indies and Bangladesh is tied 1-1. All will be on the line in today’s final match, starting at 03:30h local time in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Shai Hope played a crucial innings in the second ODI, scoring an unbeaten 53. His knock kept the West Indies together and took the game deep. West Indies ended on 213-9 after 50 overs, tied with Bangladesh.
Captain Hope said it is important for the West Indies to learn from that match, especially in the batting department.
“We always keep the fans on the edge of the seats, very important for us to pull this game off. We thought that we could restrict them to 160-170; guys played very well in the back end, and that happened.”
“Tough going once again, and really proud of the way the guys fought. It was a tricky chase, and we wanted to keep wickets in hand, just happy that we got over the line. Hopefully we can learn from this game, especially the batting innings, and look forward to the next game,” Hope said.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh captain Mehidy Hasan described the second ODI as a new experience for his team. It was the first time in history that Bangladesh played a super over.
“It’s a new experience (super over) for us; the boys played well. Mustafizur bowled really well (in the super over), and we would have been happy if we had won.”
The surface has been a hot topic for discussion, and Hasan admitted it was not the easiest for batting.
“It is not easy to bat on this surface, and Rishad scored some crucial runs for the team, and he has played really well. He is playing very confidently all the time. We don’t have options for that final over (on bowling Saif), and we believed that if we could get one wicket, we can have the game.”
The Bangladesh skipper added, “If we had taken that catch (off the final ball of the game), we would have won. We are looking forward to the next game.”
After the final ODI, West Indies and Bangladesh will feature in three T20Is starting on Monday, October 27.