Last Updated on 6 years by Charbel Coorey
Ah, so the Bangladesh meltdown from the 2nd ODI didn’t come back to haunt them. Mashrafe Mortaza may have wanted to throw some players out the window after the 2nd ODI, but he would have been proud after the 3rd.
Bangladesh picked up their first ODI series win away from home since 2009. It was their second in West Indies, despite what Mohammad Isam, Bangladesh’s ESPNCricinfo correspondent, said in his match report about it being Bangladesh’s first.
They were helped along the way with some interesting batting by West Indies. Chris gave the West Indies a start as fast as a Gayle and then Shai sucked all Hope out of a possible victory.
Take nothing away from the Tigers, though, who could have gone well into their shell after “doing a Bangladesh” in the 2nd ODI. Their 2018 has been one to forget, so this is a welcome change of fortune.
As with all my player ratings articles, I will keep it light hearted! I will rate each player out of ten for the match. As always, feel free to leave a comment!
West Indies
Chris Gayle: It was a pitch in St. Kitts that enabled a little more free flowing batting than Guyana, and Chris Gayle benefited. 54 of his runs came in 11 balls, meaning 19 were scored off his remaining 55 balls. Still, got West Indies off to a very good start. I’ve seen snails move faster than Chris in the field, though! 7.5
Evin Lewis: Ah, Evin. Not the right time to audition for an opening slot in the Test team. 2
Shai Hope: Nice of Shai Hope to help us relive his awesome Test performances last year, but like Evin Lewis, it wasn’t the right time to show it off. Unfortunately, Shai extinguished all Hope of West Indies winning their first bilateral ODI series since 2014. 5
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| A flashback to Shai Hope’s amazing 2017 in Tests |
Shimron Hetmyer: Couldn’t go on as he did in the 2nd ODI but looked threatening. Had to force the issue with the innings momentum dropping faster than West Indies’ chances at next year’s World Cup. 5
Kieran Powell: No impact in this series. Disappointing run out an accurate representation. 2
Rovman Powell: When your number six hits an unbeaten 74 off 41 in pursuit of 302, the team should be winning. Wasn’t the case, thanks to poor middle overs batting by the Windies. Wonderful effort by Powell give the Windies hope at the end. 9
Jason Holder: Lost the battle against Mashrafe Mortaza, and no, Mortaza didn’t have a ball in his hand. His Test and ODI series were like chalk and cheese. 5.5
Ashley Nurse: Another decent outing with the ball. 6.5
Keemo Paul: Expensive outing. His plane ticket could be even more expensive for West Indies if he goes to the World Cup next year. Has potential, but needs to improve his execution. 2
Devendra Bishoo: Asked plenty of questions with the ball again, and could have had more wickets. Finished with just the one. 7.5
Sheldon Cottrell: Started very economically but a disappointing finish at the death. Even got hit for two fours by Sabbir Rahman. That’s as bad as it gets. 5
Bangladesh
Tamim Iqbal: Second century of the series, and deservedly man of the series. It was good to see Tamim a lot busier in this innings. 9
Anamul Haque: A player looking quite confused right now. In the second ODI, he hit 23 off 9 balls and tried to hit everything out of Guyana. In the third, he struggled to 10 off 31 balls. 2
Shakib Al Hasan: Again looked good with the bat, and again gave it away. 0/45 from ten with the ball a very good return. Fair outing. 7
Mushfiqur Rahim: Didn’t want anything to do with the death overs, even with his team setting a score, so threw it away with 20 overs remaining. 2
Mahmudullah: Played the role of finisher that Bangladesh desperately needed. Superb knock to get Bangladesh above 300. 9
Mashrafe Mortaza: Critical 36 off 25 balls. Saw that Sabbir Rahman was due to go in ahead of him and he was having none of it. Two wickets to boot as well. 7.5
Sabbir Rahman: Sabbir Rahman’s 12 off 9 has confirmed his spot for the 2023 World Cup. That Mashrafe sent himself ahead of Sabbir tells you everything you need to know. Also still struggling discipline wise. 3
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Mossadek Hossain: Limited opportunities again, but hit a good unbeaten 11 off 5 balls to get Bangladesh above 300. 4
Mehidy Hasan Miraz: What a series Mehidy had with the ball. Super economical again, taking 1/45 off his ten. 7
Rubel Hossain: Bowled seven overs for 34. Typical Rubel. However, the last few overs of his spell are where he must improve. Didn’t need to bowl them in this game. 7
Mustafizur Rahman: Successful return from injury without being too spectacular. Remains an important part of Bangladesh’s limited overs plans. 4
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So, there we have it. A series victory to savour for Bangladesh, and more concerns for West Indies.
The T20I series promises to be fun. Stay tuned for my coverage on that series as well.
Thanks for reading!
