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Saturday, March 05, 2011

Bangladesh bundled out for 58 by West Indies

Updated at: 1524 PST,  Friday, March 04, 2011
DHAKA: Bangladesh were bowled out for just 58 in 18.5 overs against the West Indies in their World Cup Group B match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Friday.It was the fourth lowest total in World Cup history after Canada (36) against Sri Lanka in 2003, Canada again (45) against England in Manchester in 1979 and Namibia (45) against Australia in 2003.Fans inside the 25,000-capacity ground reacted angrily to their team's capitulation by throwing placards onto the pitch.Captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and decided to bat first. This is Bangladesh's second defeat in this World Cup after they lost their first match by 87 runs to India before hitting back to see off Ireland by 27 runs.Bangladesh and the West Indies retained the same teams that beat Ireland and the Netherlands, respectively.