Shakib's masterclass helps Bangladesh register memorable win over WI

Allrounder Shakib Al Hasan struck a magnificent unbeaten 124 to help Bangladesh record a comprehensive sevenwicket victory over the West Indies and script the second highest successful run chase in World Cup history here on MondayThe 32yearold Shakib 124 off 99 balls produced a batting master class as he led Bangladesh to a famous win chasing down the target of 322 with 83 overs to spare He also took 2 wickets for 54 runs while bowling during the West Indies inningsLiton Das also played a big part in the win as he remained not out on 94 off just 69 balls in a brilliant batting show He hit 8 fours and 4 sixes in his knockThe ShakibDas stand for the unbroken fourth wicket yielded 189 runs from 223 overs to take Bangladesh to 322 for 3 in 413 overs and notch up their second win in the tournament after their 21run victory over South Africa on June 2The highest successful run chase in World Cup history was the 329 for 7 by Ireland to beat England in the 2011 World Cup in Bengaluru while Bangladesh have also earlier managed 322 batting second against Scotland in 2015 World CupShakibs 124 not out his ninth ODI century was studded with 16 fours In the process he also reached the personal milestone of scoring 6000 ODI runs in his 202nd inningsThis was his second century in this World Cup after the 121 against England for a losing cause in Cardiff on Jun 8 Bangladesh remained in the reckoning for a semifinal spot with five points from five matches while the West Indies will get tougher for a place in the last four as they now have three points from five matchesThe win was though not a surprise as Bangladesh had beaten the West Indies thrice in a triseries in Ireland last month But this was Bangladeshs first win over the West Indies in a World CupBangladesh made a confident start to their run chase as they repelled the West Indies barrage of bouncers initially before slowly beginning to dictate terms on the Caribbean bowlers In the end it turned out to be an easy win with Shakib and Das taking their side home with 51 balls to spareOpener Tamim Iqbal made a confident start to the run chase with six fours in his 53ball innings of 48 before being superbly run out by Sheldon CottrellComing in the pivotal number 3 in the ninth over at team score of 52 for 1 Shakib stitched 69 runs with opener Iqbal for the second wicket before the 189 with DasShakib whose three innings in this World Cup read 75 64 and 121 continued with his imperious form as he punished all the West Indies bowlers during his memorable inningsEarlier Shai Hope hit a patient 121ball 91 while Shimron Hetmyer produced a quickfire fifty as West Indies posted a challenging 321 for eight after being sent in to batHope shared a 116run partnership with Evin Lewis 70 for the second wicket before adding another 83 runs with Hetmyer 50 off 26 balls after West Indies had a sedate start following Bangladeshs decision to field firstThe twotime champions seemed to be on course for a 350plus score before Bangladesh tied things up a bit in the last five overs which yielded just 33 for loss of one wicketFor Bangladesh pace duo of Mohammad Saifuddin 372 and Mustafizur Rahman 359 snapped three wickets each while Shakib Al Hasan 254 took twoEarlier West Indies lost Chris Gayle 0 early and could manage only 32 runs in the first powerplay with the Bangladesh pacers bowling in tandemLewis and Hope then brought up the team hundred in 224 overs The lefthanded opener then exploded smashing successive fours off Shakib before sending one from the bowler out of the park in his next overBut Shakib returned to dismiss Lewis having him caught at longoff as West Indies slipped to 122 for twoHope then completed his fifty in 75 balls but new man Nicholas Pooran 25 could not stay longer as WI lost their third wicket in the 33rd overThat brought Hetmyer to the crease and he took the Bangladesh bowlers to the cleaners smashing four boundaries and three sixes in his 26ball whirlwind inningsOnce Hetmyer was back to the hut captain Jason Holder blasted 33 off 15 balls with the help of four hits to the fence and two sixes to keep the flow of runs but West Indies lost their way after he was dismissed in the 44th overHope too holed out in the 47th overCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates