Kemar Roach - File
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC):
A career-best bowling performance from Kemar Roach was overshadowed by another feeble batting display from West Indies, which handed Bangladesh a 52-run victory in the first One-day International (ODI) on Sunday.
Chasing 247 for victory from their allocation of 50 overs, West Indies made Windsor Park's first international match a sad occasion for the scores of Dominicans who attended, when they were dismissed for 194 in 43.4 overs.
Three boundaries
Devon Smith hit three boundaries in the top score of 65 from 84 balls, Dave Bernard Jr supported with 38 from 62, and towards the end, Darren Sammy gathered 28 from 38 balls, and Rawl Lewis 21 from 25 balls.
West Indies were again undermined by the Bangladesh spinners with left-armer Abdur Razzak leading the way with four wickets for 39 runs from 9.4 overs to earn the Man-of-the-Match award.
The result leaves West Indies trailing 0-1 in the three-match series which continues tomorrow at the same venue before concluding this coming Friday at St Kitts' Warner Park.
Roach, playing his third ODI, had collected five wickets for 44 runs from 10 overs, as Bangladesh, sent in to bat, reached 246 for nine from their 50 overs.
Despite Roach's effort, Mohammad Ashraful hit the top score of 57 from 95 balls, Bangladesh's captain Shakib Al Hasan made 54 from 60 balls, Mahmudullah got 42 from 39 balls, and Junaid Siddique added 36 from 47 balls to lead the Tigers to their highest total in 14 ODIs against West Indies.
But West Indies started disastrously, when they slumped to 23 for three inside the first 10 overs when statutory fielding restrictions are applied.
Things got progressively worse, when Travis Dowlin was bowled for 10 by Razzak to leave West Indies 42 for four in the 12th over.
Dave Bernard Jr joined Devon Smith and they brought some stability to the batting with a stand of 78 for the fifth wicket.
Smith reached his 50 from 65 balls, when he drove Shakib Al Hasan to mid-on for a single, but just when West Indies looked to be getting back on track, the left-handed batsman was lbw to the same bowler in the 29th over.
Caught at deep mid-wicket
Bernard was caught at deep mid-wicket off Naeem Islam in the 32nd over to leave West Indies 130 for six.
Lewis joined Sammy, and revived West Indies in a stand of 41 for the seventh wicket before he was bowled by Rubel Hossain in the 40th over to effectively leave the home team's hopes in tatters.
Devon Smith
Scoreboard
BANGLADESH
| Tamim Iqbal c wkpr Fletcher b Roach | 0 |
| Junaid Siddique c Lewis b Bernard | 36 |
| Mohammad Ashraful run out (Reifer/+Fletcher) | 57 |
| Raqibul Hasan b Roach | 12 |
| Shakib Al Hasan c Dowlin b Roach | 54 |
| +Mushfiqur Rahim c Sammy b Lewis | 11 |
| Mahmudullah c Bernard b Miller | 42 |
| Naeem Islam not out | 7 |
| Abdur Razzak lbw b Roach | 0 |
| Syed Rasel b Roach | 7 |
| Rubel Hossain not out | 1 |
| Extras (b1, lb8, w10) | 19 |
TOTAL (9 wkts, 50 overs) | 246 |
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Tamim Iqbal, 0.1 overs); 2-74 (Junaid Siddique, 16.5); 3-97 (Raqibul Hasan, 23.1); 4-128 (Mohammad Ashraful, 30.6); 5-149 (+Mushfiqur Rahim, 35.5); 6-228 (Mahmudullah, 42.5); 7-230 (Shakib Al Hasan, 47.2); 8-231 (Abdur Razzak, 47.5); 9-241 (Syed Rasel, 49.3) Bowling: Roach 10-0-44-5 (w3); Pascal 4-0-29-0 (w4); Sammy 9-0-48-0 (w2); Bernard 10-1-31-1 (w1); Miller 9-0-50-1; Lewis 8-0-35-1 WEST INDIES (target: 247 runs off 50 overs) D. Richards lbw b Abdur Razzak | 1 |
| +A. Fletcher b Syed Rasel | 5 |
| D. Smith lbw bShakib Al Hasan | 65 |
| F. Reifer c Raqibul Hasan b Mahmudullah | 3 |
| T. Dowlin b Abdur Razzak | 10 |
| D. Bernard Jr c Tamim Iqbal b Naeem Islam | 38 |
| D. Sammy lbw b Abdur Razzak | 28 |
| R. Lewis b Rubel Hossain | 21 |
| N. Miller not out | 16 |
| K. Roach run out (Raqibul Hasan) | 0 |
| N. Pascal lbw b Abdur Razzak | 0 |
| Extras (b4, lb1, w2) | 7 |
TOTAL (all out, 43.4 overs) | 194 |
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Richards, 1.1 overs); 2-8 (+Fletcher, 2.5); 3-23 (Reifer, 7.2); 4-42 (Dowlin, 11.6); 5-120 (Smith, 28.1), 6-130 (Bernard, 31.1), 7-171 (Lewis, 39.4), 8-188 (Sammy, 41.6); 9-191 (Roach, 43.1) Bowling: Syed Rasel 8-0-30-1; Abdur Razzak 9.4-0-39-4 (w1); Mahmudullah 7-0-38-1 (w1);Shakib Al Hasan 8-0-26-1; Naeem Islam 7-0-28-1; Rubel Hossain 4-0-28-1
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