St George's (Grenada): Kieron Pollard and Denesh Ramdin saved the West Indies from a humiliating defeat and engineered a three-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the first one-day international at the National Stadium in Grenada.


West Indies batsmen Kieron Pollard (L) and Denesh Ramdin (R) during a One Day International between the West Indies and Bangladesh at Grenada National Cricket Stadium in St. George's, Grenada. Pic/AFP 

Reeling at 34 for five in reply to the tourists' total of 217 for nine, Pollard's commanding 89 and Ramdin's polished 74 turned the match on its head, their 145-run sixth-wicket partnership transforming the improbability of victory into a leisurely canter by the time the winning runs were hit by Jason Holder in the 40th over yesterday.