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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Rahim leads Bangladesh to a win

Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim led his team to a thrilling three-wicket win over West Indies in the one-off Twenty20 International at the Sher-E-Bangla Stadium in Mirpur on Tuesday.Bangladesh asked West Indies to bat first. West Indies posted 132 for eight in its 20 overs.The key contributor to the West Indies score was Marlon Samuels (58: 42b, 2x2, 4x6). But the rest of the batting line-up did not contribute much.On a slow track, Bangladesh's left-arm spinners Abdur Razzak (2-27) and Shakib Al Hasan (2-25). The other key wicket-taker was Shafiul Islam (2-19).Bangladesh lost wickets at regular intervals and the side slipped to 93 for six. It required Mushfiqur's (41 not out: 26b, 1x4, 2x6) calm approach to tide over the crisis.For West Indies, Ravi Rampaul (2-28) and Marlon Samuels (2-14) picked up the wickets.The two sides will lock horns in a three-match ODI series from 13 October.