Bangladesh were thoroughly outgunned by T20 world champions West Indies in the first T20I yesterday at the Sylhet International Stadium and that the visitors chased Bangladesh's total of 129 all out with 55 balls and eight wickets to spare showed the extent to which the hosts were dominated.

The gulf in hitting ability between Bangladesh and West Indies seen in the first T20I in Sylhet yesterday can best be depicted by numbers. In chase of 130, the first six overs of West Indies' innings yielded 7, 23, 15, 13, 15 and 18 runs.

Shai Hope struck the third fastest T20I fifty as Windies overpowered Bangladesh by eight wickets after Sheldon Cottrrell’s four for 29 had seen the hosts bowled out for 129. Speaking on this incredible win, Cottrell suggested that the players are happier with the series coming to an end soon and that is why they are playing their best cricket.

West Indies have won the first T20 in style as Keemo Paul finished things in a hurry in the 11th over hitting 16 runs off Shakib Al Hasan.

Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan wins the toss and chooses to bat first in the first T20I against West Indies at the Sylhet International Stadium.

One of the taglines in the advertisement campaign for a series between Bangladesh and West Indies would very likely have been 'anything's possible' because they are two of the more mercurial teams in world cricket.

There is a feeling that the outside the big five of Bangladesh cricket there have not been many consistent performers for the Tigers in international cricket. Coach Steve Rhodes though outlined that Bangladesh cricket is more than just the contributions of Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mushfiqur Rahim and Tamim Iqbal -- the stalwarts of the side.

Bangladesh left-arm paceman Mustafizur Rahman has attained career-best rankings in the ICC rankings for bowlers in ODIs as he broke into the top five following the home ODI series against West Indies.

There was a minor scare for Bangladesh as T20I and Test captain Shakib Al Hasan had to leave practice after a delivery hit him on the toe. Coach Steve Rhodes later said that the skipper would be fine for Monday’s first T20I against West Indies in Sylhet.

There was a sense of inevitability about Bangladesh's series win over West Indies even after the Tigers lost the second match to go into Friday's series decider in Sylhet with an even chance of losing their last ODI of the year.

The traditional Victory Day exhibition cricket match between Shaheed Jewel XI and Shaheed Mustaque XI will be held at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur today.

2018 has not been a good year for the West Indies even in their favoured T20 format, in which the world champions have banked on their muscle to great effect, as they have won just two matches of 12.

East Zone captain Mominul Haque missed out on a double-ton as he remained six runs shy of the achievement against North Zone on the final day of their fourth round encounter in the Bangladesh Cricket League.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board announced a 14-member Bangladesh squad for the three-match T20I series against West Indies which is scheduled to begin on December 17.

Mehedi Hasan Miraz's career-best bowing figure of four for 29 from his ten overs helped the Tigers restrict the West the Indies to a small

Bangladesh winning the inaugural ODI at the Sylhet International Stadium helped showcased the charm of the venue as well as its crowd.

If there was any question about the quality of Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza's focus on cricket after he became involved in politics, he answered it not only with three good bowling performances in Bangladesh's 2-1 ODI series win, but also with words after winning the third and final game against West Indies in Sylhet yesterday.

It has just been one match with this particular combination, but Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar's match-winning 131-run second-wicket partnership provided a glimpse into how strong Bangladesh's batting could be if they get their order right, and of course if the players are in form.

The last series of the year at home might have held special significance for the Bangladesh fans with it possibly being the last time that their beloved captain Mashrafe will lead the Tigers at home.

West Indies will not include Kemar Roach in the lineup for the upcoming T20 series against Bangladesh starting on December 17, the Windies captain told reporters after the third ODI against the Tigers.