West Indies defeated Bangladesh by five wickets in the first ODI between the two teams at the Warner Park in St Kitts on Sunday. (More Cricket News)
Bangladesh skipper Mehidy Hasan Miraz had won the toss and opted to bat first in the first One Day International.
West Indies Vs Bangladesh, 1st ODI Playing XIs
Bangladesh (Playing XI): Tanzid Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Litton Das, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali(w), Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz(c), Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Nahid Rana
West Indies (Playing XI): Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Keacy Carty, Shai Hope(w/c), Sherfane Rutherford, Justin Greaves, Roston Chase, Romario Shepherd, Gudakesh Motie, Alzarri Joseph, Jayden Seales
Tanzid Hasan, Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Mahumudullah scored a half-century each and Jaker Ali contributed 48 runs to take Bangladesh to 294/6 in 50 overs. Romario Shepherd took three wickets for the West Indies and Jayden Seales picked up a couple of scalps.
In reply, West Indies' top three faltered and the trio was gone before the team could reach 100. Shai Hope was then joined by the in-form Sherfane Rutherford and the duo stitched a match-winning partnership. Rutherford hit 113 off just 80 balls and Hope played second fiddle scoring 86 from 88 balls. Justin Greaves chipped in with a quick 41 to guide West Indies to a victory and help the hosts take 1-0 lead.
WI vs BAN 1st ODI Brief scores
Bangladesh 294/6 in 50 overs (Mehidy Hasan Miraz 74, Tanzid Hasan 60; Romario Shepherd 3/51) lost to West Indies 295/5 in 47.4 overs (Sherfane Rutherford 113, Shai Hope 86) by 5 wickets.
