Tamim, Shakib steady Bangladesh

Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal plays a shot during their third and final one-day international match against West Indies at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Monday. — AFP photo

Online Desk

Tamim Iqbal reached his second consecutive half century of the series as Bangladesh crossed hundred runs in the third and final one-day international against West Indies at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Monday.

After 26 overs, Bangladesh were 120-2, Tamim completed his 49th half century in ODI cricket and was unbeaten on 57 while Shakib Al Hasan was batting on 33 runs.

Opener Liton Das fell to Alzarri Joseph in the very first over for a duck and Nazmul Hossain also followed him after scoring only 20 runs as West Indies put Bangladesh into bat.

Liton was judged leg before wicket though the replay indicated the ball might have missed the leg stump.

Nazmul also suffered the same fate, he went for the review but the DRS showed that the ball was hitting the stump.

Bangladesh, who won the first two matches, brought two changes to the squad, bringing in Taskin Ahmed and Mohammad Saifuddin for Hasan Mahmud and Rubel Hossain.

West Indies handed Jahmar Hamilton and Keon Harding ODI debuts respectively for Joshua Da Silva and Andre McCarthy.