Sports desk: West Indies win by eight wickets with 55 balls to spare against the hosts in the first match of the three-match T20 International series in Sylhet.
They needed 10.5 overs to overhaul a target of 130 in the first T20I as the Windies record highest-ever PowerPlay total in T20I history.
Bangladesh were all-out in 129 runs losing all wickets in 19 overs against West Indies with the help of Shakib Al Hasan’s 61 runs off 43.
The all-rounder smashed two sixes and eight fours while anchoring innings for the hosts.
Paul wraps up the Bangladesh innings, bowling Mustafizur Rahman for 0 while Ariful and Mahmudullah managed to score only 17 and 12 respectively.
Bangladesh have won the toss and have opted to bat first against the visiting West Indies in the first match of the three-match T20 International series at Sylhet International Stadium.
In Test and an One-day International series, Bangladesh clinched both the series by showing tremendous effort against the visitors.
