West Indies players celebrate after defeating Bangladesh by three runs in their Cricket Twenty20 World Cup match in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Friday, October 29, 2021.
West Indies beat Bangladesh by three runs in the Group 1 Super 12 match of the ICC T20 World Cup here on Friday. Sent in to bat, West Indies scored 142 for seven and then restricted Bangladesh to 139 for five.
Nicholas Pooran scored 40 runs in 22 balls for West Indies, while Roston Chase scored 39 runs. Shorful Islam (2/20), Mahedi Hasan (2/27) and Mustafizur Rahman (2/43) was the wicket-taker for Bangladesh.
chasing the goal, Liton Das scored 44 runs while the captain Mahmudullah: remained unbeaten on 31 runs.
short score West Indies: 142 for 7 in 20 overs (Nicholas Pooran 40, Roston Chase 39; Shoreful Islam 2/20).
Bangladesh: 139 for 5 in 20 overs (Liton Das 44, Mahmudullah 31 not out, Akil Hossein 1/24).
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