Staff Reporter: West Indies have set a target of 123 runs for host team in the first of three-match ODI series being played at the Sher-e Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka.
West Indies scored 122 runs with loss of all wickets in 32.2 overs. Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan bagged four wickets at his come back match after one year ban, while debutant Hasan Mahmud bagged three wickets for 28. Mustafizur Rahman took two wickets.
Earlier, Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal won the toss and decided to bowl first against West Indies.
At the outset of the first match vs West Indies Cricket Series, both cricket teams showed solidarity with Black Lives Matter movement, a decentralized political and social movement.
Bangladesh are taking on the West Indies in three ODIs and two Tests. The first ODI is taking place in Mirpur on January 20 while the second match will also be played at the same venue on January 22. The third ODI and first Test will take place in Chattogram on January 25 and February 3, and the final match of the series, the second Test, will be played in Mirpur from February 11.
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