Bangladeshi cricket team in the West Indies and the United States in 2018
The Bangladesh cricket team toured the West Indies and the United States between June and August 2018 to play two Tests, three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1][2] The final two T20I matches took place at the Central Broward Regional Park, in Lauderhill, Florida.[3] The second Test took place in Jamaica, fourteen years after Bangladesh last played a Test there.[4] Bangladesh last toured the West Indies in September 2014.[5]
| Bangladesh against the West Indies in 2018 | |||
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| West Indies | Bangladesh | ||
| Dates | 28 June – 5 August 2018 | ||
| Captains |
Jason Holder (Tests and ODIs) Carlos Brathwaite (T20Is) |
Shakib Al Hasan (Tests and T20Is) Mashrafe Mortaza (ODIs) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | West Indies won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Kraigg Brathwaite (239) | Shakib Al Hasan (98) | |
| Most wickets | Jason Holder (16) | Mehedi Hasan (10) | |
| Player of the series | Jason Holder (WI) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Bangladesh won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Shimron Hetmyer (207) | Tamim Iqbal (287) | |
| Most wickets |
Devendra Bishoo (4) Jason Holder (4) | Mashrafe Mortaza (7) | |
| Player of the series | Tamim Iqbal (Ban) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Bangladesh won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Andre Russell (99) | Shakib Al Hasan (103) | |
| Most wickets | Keemo Paul (6) | Mustafizur Rahman (8) | |
| Player of the series | Shakib Al Hasan (Ban) | ||
The tour was originally planned to take place in March 2018, but in August 2017 it was announced that the fixtures would be moved, most likely to July 2018, to accommodate the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.[2] In May 2018, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced thirty-one member preliminary squad ahead of the tour.[6]
The West Indies won the Test series 2–0.[7] Bangladesh won the ODI series 2–1, their second ODI series win in the West Indies.[8] Bangladesh won the T20I series 2–1.[9] After the series, Bangladesh's coach Steve Rhodes said that he was proud of the team after coming back strong after the defeats in the Test series, and was surprised to win the T20I series.[10]
Squads
| Tests | ODIs | T20Is | |||
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| West Indies[11] |
Bangladesh[12] |
West Indies[13] |
Bangladesh[14] |
West Indies[15] |
Bangladesh[16] |
Bangladesh also named Yeasin Arafat, Abu Hider, Nayeem Hasan, Mosaddek Hossain and Mustafizur Rahman as standby players ahead of the Test series.[12] Before the second Test, Alzarri Joseph was added to the West Indies' squad, replacing Kemar Roach, who suffered an injury during the first Test.[17] Sheldon Cottrell replaced the injured Andre Russell in the West Indies' squad for third ODI.[18]
Tour matches
Two-day match: West Indies President's XI vs Bangladesh
50 over match: UWI Vice Chancellor's XI vs Bangladesh
UWI Vice Chancellor's XI 227/9 (50 overs) |
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- UWI Vice Chancellor's XI won the toss and elected to bat.
Test series
1st Test
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- Abu Jayed (Ban) made his Test debut.
- Tamim Iqbal became the first Bangladesh player to score 4,000 runs in Tests.[19]
- Bangladesh recorded their lowest team total in Tests.[20]
2nd Test
ODI Series
1st ODI
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan's 207-run partnership was the highest for the second wicket in ODIs for Bangladesh and the highest for any wicket against the West Indies in ODIs.[21]
- Tamim Iqbal scored his 10th century in ODIs, and was the slowest century by a Bangladesh batsman in ODIs (146 balls).[21]
- Bangladesh's total of 279/4 was their highest score against the West indies in the West Indies in ODIs.[21]
2nd ODI
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Shimron Hetmyer became the youngest batsman for the West Indies to score an ODI century in the West Indies.[22]
3rd ODI
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tamim Iqbal (Ban) scored the most runs by a batsman in a three-match ODI series in the West Indies (287).[23]
- Bangladesh's total of 301/6 was their highest score against the West indies in ODIs.[23]
T20I series
1st T20I
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- The West Indies were set a revised target of 91 runs in 11 overs due to rain.
2nd T20I
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
3rd T20I
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- The West Indies were 19 runs behind the par score after rain interrupted play during their innings.
Notes
- While five days of play were scheduled for each Test, both Tests reached a result in three days.
References
- "Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- "Bangladesh's tour of West Indies likely to be pushed to July". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- "West Indies to host Bangladesh for T20Is in Florida". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- "Bangladesh to play in Jamaica after 14 years". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- "Windies to host two Bangladesh T20Is in Florida". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- "Yeasin Arafat called up to Bangladesh's preliminary squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- "Holder's six-for seals 2–0 sweep". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- "Tamim, Mahmudullah set up series win for Bangladesh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- "Liton's blitz and Mustafizur's three-for seal Bangladesh's series win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- "T20I win against WI came as a surprise - Steve Rhodes". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- "Windies name squad for Bangladesh series". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- "Abu Jayed picked for WI Tests; Mustafizur among standbys". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- "Russell returns to West Indies ODI squad for first time since 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- "Tigers' squad for 3-match ODI series against West Indies announced". United News Of Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- "Gayle rested, Walton recalled for West Indies T20I squad v Bangladesh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- "Mustafizur Rahman picked for West Indies T20Is". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- "Roach rested, Joseph called up for second Test". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- "Andre Russell to miss last ODI match". Cricket West Indies. Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- "Bangladesh collapse again after Brathwaite's ton". ESPNcricinfo. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- "Bangladesh crash to all-time low in Antigua". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- "Tamim, Shakib, Mushfiqur power Bangladesh to 279". BD Crictime. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- "Hetmyer ton guides Windies to 271". BD Crictime. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- "Tamim 100 again, Bangladesh post 301/6". BD Crictime. Retrieved 28 July 2018.