DHAKA, Oct 27, 2025 (BSS)- West Indies managed to put up 165-3 after a 
sluggish start, leaving Bangladesh a requirement of 166 for a victory in the 
three-match T20 International series opening game at Bir Shrestha Shaheed 
Flight Lieutenant Motiur Rahman Stadium in Chattogram today.

Skipper Shai Hope anchored the innings with 28 ball-46 not out, hitting one 
four and four sixes while Rovman Powell gave the late imputes with 28 ball-44 
not out, also smashing one four and four sixes.

Hope and Powell helped the side milk 51 runs in the last three overs with 
Powell who struggled initially, smacking three sixes in a row in the last 
over.

West Indies took 22 runs, thanks to Powell storm in the last over, taking the 
score past 160.

Taskin Ahmed had figures of 2-36 after he had taken those two wickets in 
consecutive deliveries to get rid of Brandon King and Sherfane Rutherford.

Left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed stifled West Indies innings after Shai hope won 
the toss and opted to bat first. He gave away just 15 runs in four overs.

Although he went wicket-less, his tight four overs kept West Indies tied for 
a larger portion of the game.

Leg-spinner Rishad Hossain gave the first breakthrough with the wicket of 
Alick Athanze who made 27 ball-34 as West Indies were left to 59-1 in 8.2 
overs.

Taskin then ended King's painstaking stay in the crease after he made 33 off 
36 and also removed Rutherford in the next delivery, keeping Bangladesh's 
nose ahead.

While Shai Hope gave the innings a much-needed pace, Mustafizur Rahman 
strangled Powell until he broke the shackle free in the last over by treating 
Tanzim Hasan Sakib in disdain.