Bangladesh lay down challenge for West Indies
Bangladesh are going into the ODI series against West Indies without Shakib Al Hasan for the first two games
Match facts
December 2, KhulnaStart time 0900 (0300 GMT)
Big Picture
It was up to Bangladesh to inject life into the five-match ODI series by challenging West Indies, and with their win in the first game, they have done exactly that. The 1-0 lead has already ensured a rise in the ODI rankings and there will be motivation for more.Form guide
Bangladesh WLWWL (Most recent first)West Indies LWWLW
In the spotlight
There was only one wicket for Mashrafe Mortaza in the first game but he used all his experience to counter the swishes of Lendl Simmons and the advances of Chris Gayle. He withstood the early pressure and though there were boundaries, ultimately he was rewarded with the wicket of Simmons, a wicket that was more important than it appears given the mayhem the openers could have created. Bangladesh would be needing exactly the same performance, if not better, on Sunday, from the man who grew up a hundred or so kilometers from the stadium.Team news
It is unlikely that Bangladesh will change a winning combination, especially after three of the four debutants were heavily involved in the contest. Mominul Haque will bat in the middle-order and it is likely that he will bat without much pressure of expectations. He would have to deliver immediately though, especially after the way Anamul Haque fought a lot of mental barriers during his short innings in the first ODI.Pitch and conditions
Mushfiqur Rahim would want more of the same from curator Zahid Reza after the Bangladesh seamers held the West Indies openers with some early movement in the first game, before the spinners held sway on the slow turner. The batsmen too thrived later on, but patience will be the key.Stats and trivia
- Bangladesh have won the first match of a bilateral series 11 times, two times of which have been against West Indies including in this series
- Chris Gayle hasn't scored a half-century against Bangladesh since October 2006
Quotes
"We have to take the field for the second game with the same mentality [as in the first] and try our best to play as well as possible."Bangladesh fast bowler Mashrafe Mortaza
West Indies captain Darren Sammy
Mohammad Isam is ESPNcricinfo's Bangladesh correspondent