Sheldon Cottrell delivered a devastating spell of fast bowling while Shai Hope continued his good form to help the West Indies crush Bangladesh by eight wickets in the first of three T20Is in Sylhet on Monday.
Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar struck fifties as Bangladesh sailed to an eight-wicket victory over the West Indies in the third and final ODI to take the three-match series 2-1 in Sylhet on Friday.
Shai Hope played a spectacular knock of 146 not out off 144 balls to guide West Indies to a fur-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the second ODI in Dhaka and brought the series level at 1-1.
Bangladesh bowling coach Courtney Walsh says not selecting a single pace bowler for the final Test against the West Indies does not signal the end of fast bowling in the country.
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan said his team had a lot to prove in the Test series against the West Indies after losing comprehensively to the same opponents in the Caribbean in July.
Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal will make their return to the Bangladesh ODI side in the upcoming series at home against the West Indies, starting on 9 December.
Mehidy Hasan claimed a career-best 12 wickets as Bangladesh romped to victory over the West Indies by an innings and 184 runs in Dhaka on Sunday to sweep the two-match Test series.
Bangladesh’s spinners took five wickets late on the second day of the second Test against the West Indies after Mahmudullah struck a career best 136 to guide the hosts to 508 in Dhaka on Saturday.
