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MNA Sports Desk: Bangladesh banished the blues of the Test series to outclass hosts West Indies by 48 runs in the first ODI on Sunday, reported news agency.
Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan made 207 runs in the second wicket to lead Bangladesh to 279 for 4 and then skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza bagged four wickets to flatten the Caribbean who could only manage 231 for 9.
The 280-run target did not look too difficult for a team that boasted the likes of Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis and Andre Russell, but the Bangladesh bowlers were right on their job to record a comfortable win.
Barring Gayle (40 off 60 balls) and highest scorer Shimron Hetmyer (52 in 78 deliveries), no hosts batsmen threatened the visiting bowlers, who kept picking up wickets every now and then.
Mustafizur Rahman bagged two wickets while Mehedi Hasan Miraz and Rubel Hossain bagged one apiece.
Mashrafe ended the day with the figure 10-1-37-4 and Bangladesh lament what could have been in the Tests had he played those longer version games.
