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2nd T20I: Rovman Powell, Brandon King, Obed McCoy star as West Indies beat Bangladesh by 35 runs

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Rovman Powell powered his solution to a 28-ball 61 as West Indies defeated Bangladesh by 35 runs within the second recreation of their three-match T20I sequence on Sunday, June 3 at Windsor Park, in Roseau, Dominica.

The hosts misplaced the early wickets of Kyle Mayers and Shamarh Brooks, however Brandon King and Nicholas Pooran steadied the ship. The duo placed on 74 runs for the second wicket and laid the platform for the opposite batters.

Pooran was a tad circumspect as he scored a 30-ball 34 earlier than Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, who bowled a wicket-maiden, trapped him plumb in entrance. King, however, scored 57 off 43 balls with seven fours and one six.

However, it was Rovman Powell who gave the West Indies innings a ending kick. The right-handed batter notched the joint third-fastest T20I half-century for the Caribbean crew off solely 20 balls.

Powell stayed unbeaten on 61 off 28 and made positive that the house crew set Bangladesh a formidable goal of 194 to chase down. Shoriful Islam picked up two wickets for the Tigers, however leaked runs at an economic system price of 10.

SHAKIB’S KNOCK IN VAIN

Bangladesh made a horrid begin to their run-chase as Obed McCoy eliminated each their openers, Amanul Haque Bijoy and Liton Das, in double fast time.

Skipper Mahmudullah hit Odean Smith for a six and a 4 earlier than holing out to McCoy at mid-off in the identical over. Afif Hossain Dhrubo and the seasoned Shakib Al Hasan placed on 55 runs to assist the Tigers make some kind of a restoration.

Romario Shepherd separated the duo after Dhrubo, who scored 34 off 27, performed a mistimed scoop into the palms of the keeper.

Nurul Hasan regarded promising within the first T20I, however could not get going within the second. He perished whereas attempting to take the assault to left-armer Akeal Hosein.

Shakib scored a half-century off 45 balls, however he did not get a complete lot of assist from the others. The veteran stayed unbeaten on 68 off 52 with 5 fours and three sixes, nevertheless it may solely take Bangladesh to 158 for six in 20 overs.

The third and remaining T20I of the sequence is about to happen on Thursday, July 7 at Providence Stadium in Guyana.