Bangladesh 189 for 7 (Jaker 72*, Parvez 39, Shepherd 2-30) West Indies 109 (Shepherd 33, Rishad 3-21, Mahedi 2-13) for 80 runs
Bangladesh completed their demolition of the West Indies with an 80-run victory in the third T20I at the Arnos Vale Ground. It resulted in their first 3-0 win in a T20I series in almost two years as they capped a tough tour of the West Indies with a trophy. After posting 189 for 7, they bowled out the West Indies for 109, their lowest total against Bangladesh, with the margin of victory being Bangladesh’s second largest in terms of runs.
Jaker had left the ground when he was 18 after a tussle with Shamim Hossain. But TV umpire Zahid Bassarath adjudged Shamim dismissed as he had placed his bat inside the crease after Jaker. It led to a dramatic turnaround as Jaker hit six sixes and three fours in his 41-ball knock.
Parvez gets off to a quick start
Parvez continued to chase down the fast bowlers, blasting Joseph for his second six over long on. Next ball though, Justin Greaves caught Parvez on the square leg boundary after juggling a couple of times. Parvez made 39 off 21 balls, giving Bangladesh their best powerplay (54 runs) of the series.
Jaker’s dramatic re-entry
Bangladesh were 102 for 4 at the start of the 14th over when Jaker hit Gudakesh Motie into the deep. Seeing Obed McCoy injured trying to take the catch, Jaker told Shamim not to take the third run as the ball had spilled away from McCoy.
In the next over, Jaker and Shamim had a communication breakdown, with both batsmen ending up at the striker’s end, while Roston Chase broke the stumps at the bowler. Jaker, who went through the striker’s end, was furious with Shamim. He went fuming as the third umpire saw that he had indeed reached the crease before Shamim.
Fourth umpire Gregory Brathwaite brought Jaker, who had taken off his kit in the locker room, to center to continue his innings. The gap between Jaker and Shamim, not looking at each other as they crossed near the boundary, was immense.
Jaker takes full advantage
As if a dramatic dismissal was not enough, Mahedi Hasan was also run out in the same over. Jaker, however, quickly regrouped in the next, hitting Joseph straight down the ground for his second six. McCoy conceded 20 runs in the 18th over as Jaker and Tanzim Hasan Sakib hit a six each; Jaker hit him with a quick sweep, and Tanzim spun him long.
Joseph then went for 25 in the last over, with Jaker hitting him for three sixes in the last four balls of the innings. It turned out to be Bangladesh’s best 20 in a T20I.
The West Indies in a nosedive
For the third match in a row, West Indies lost half their side before reaching 50. After Taskin Ahmed removed Brandon King early, as in the previous two matches, Greaves was caught at Mahedi. Johnson Charles and Nicholas Pooran hit a flurry of boundaries before Pooran fell to Mahedi for the third time in the series, blasting an inside edge for 15. West Indies ended the powerplay at 45 for 3.
Rishad sends them packing
As if Pooran’s fall wasn’t enough, Charles then looked slow to reach the crease as he completed the single; Rishad’s pitch caught him short. This was two balls after Hasan Mahmud had dismissed Roston Chase for a duck.
Rishad was more into the game, with three wickets. The leg-spinner had Rovman Powell caught in the tenth over with a low delivery, leaving the West Indies at 60 for 6. In his last over, the 15th of the innings, Rishad had Motie caught straight for ground as Joseph gave a simple catch to Hasan at extra cover. Tanzim and Taskin took the last two wickets to spark celebration in the Bangladesh camp.
Mohammad Isam is ESPNcricinfo’s Bangladesh correspondent. @isam84
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