DHAKA, Oct 20, 2025 (BSS)- With an aim to confirm the three-match ODI series, 
Bangladesh will take on West Indies in the second game tomorrow (Tuesday) at 
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city's Mirpur area. 

The match starts at 1.30 PM and will be aired live on T-sports and Nagorik 
TV.

Bangladesh lead the series 1-0 following their crushing 74-run victory in the 
first match. Leg-spinner Rishad Hossain was instrumental in the victory in a 
spin-friendly surface with a record-breaking bowling that saw him grabbed 6-
35, the second bowling figure by a Bangladesh bowler, only behind Mashrafe 
Bin Mortaza's 6-26 against Kenya in 2006.

Rishad's figure is also the best by a Bangladeshi spinner but spin-bowling 
coach Mushtaq Ahmed urged him to stick to the process, rather being excited 
by getting the spin-friendly surface as he will be key weapon for the team in 
the second match also.

"As a spinner, when you see a wicket that turns a lot, you get excited. But 
when you're excited, you often forget your process. Process is everything," 
Mushtaq said during the pre-match conference at Sher-e-Bangla National 
Cricket Stadium today.

"You don't take wickets by bowling one good ball - you take wickets by 
bowling good overs. On turning pitches, you need to bowl maidens, bowl good 
overs, and the wickets will come."

Since West Indies have the shortcomings in this kind of wicket, there is a 
high chance Bangladesh would confirm the series tomorrow.

However, Mushtaq advised the Bangladesh players to stay calm and disciplined.

"From a coaching point of view, you have to focus on process and belief. 
Turning pitches can take players out of their comfort zone, so we work on 
keeping them calm and disciplined," Mushtaq said.

As per overall stat, West Indies still have the edge in head-to-head battle 
but Bangladesh came close to level the win-loss ratio after winning 22 and 
losing 24 in 48 matches. The rest of the two matches were abandoned.

Bangladesh added left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed to the squad with a plan to 
spin out West Indies given that the pacers have little to offer in this 
pitch.

Nasum may get him in the playing XI tomorrow at the expense of Taskin Ahmed.

West Indies also bolstered their squad by calling up left-arm spinner Akeal 
Hussein who is likely to be drafted in the playing XI.

Bangladesh: 

Mehidy Hassan Miraz (Captain), Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Soumay Sarker, Mohammed 
Saif Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Mahidul Islam Ankon, Jaker 
Ali Anik, Shamim Patwari, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Rishad Hossain, Tanvir Islam, 
Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Hasan Mahmud and Nasum 
Ahmed.

West Indies: 

Shai Hope (c), Alick Athanaze, Ackeem Auguste, Jediah Blades, Keacy Carty, 
Roston Chase, Justin Greaves, Amir Jangoo, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, 
Gudakesh Motie, Khary Pierre, Sherfane Rutherford, Jayden Seales, Romario 
Shepherd, Akeal Hussain and Ramon Simmonds.