West Indies hoping to bounce back after heavy defeat

West Indies will be hoping to bounce back on the morning of Tuesday, October 21 when the second One-Day International (ODI) against Bangladesh bowls off at 03:30h local time. Shai Hope and his men were rolled over by 74 runs by the hosts after a familiar batting meltdown against spin.
Captain Hope said it was important for his side to put this performance behind them and bounce back in the three-match ODI series.
“Yeah, it was a tough one. We understood the challenges, especially as a batter on that surface. But yeah, we’ve got to put this one behind us as quickly as we can. We’ve got two days to turn around, take all the learnings from this one, see the importance of our spinners to be a lot more consistent.”

Leg-spinner Rishad Hossain was the chief destroyer as he claimed 6-35 from nine overs against the West Indies. Hope credited Bangladesh for bowling well, especially in the middle phase of the game.
“They bowled really well in that middle period and, you know, stopped the flow of runs for a period of time. But yeah, just got to take the learnings from this one and come back stronger for the next game. But to be fair, on a surface like that, you’re never really in. So, I thought the start that we had was a very commendable one, especially, you know, trying to chase down a score of 200.”
“It’s very important as an opening pair to set the tone and they did just that. We just needed to continue along that vein in the middle period there, especially when you want to build that foundation and make it easy work in the back end. But like I said before, we’ve got to take the learnings from this one and, in two days’ time, try to turn things around for the next game hopefully on a pitch that’s a little more conducive, one you can understand and read more.”
With the turnaround time being quick, West Indies will be hoping to adapt fast.
“I don’t think it’s going to change much, to be fair, but we’ve got to just assess and adapt as quickly as we can for the next game and find ways to beat Bangladesh and level the series. That’s the way to go,” Hope said after the first ODI.
After the second ODI on Tuesday, West Indies and Bangladesh will play the final ODI on Thursday, October 23. The teams will then play three T20 Internationals (T20Is) following the ODI series.