Bangladesh A beat WI A to level ODI series

Mohammed Naim Sheikh hit a hundred to help Bangladesh A beat West Indies A by 44 runs and level their ODI series 1-1.

Sheikh hit 14 fours and a six in his 116-ball knock to power Bangladesh A to 277 for 6 in their 50 overs at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, St Lucia.

The Bangladesh A opener shared a crucial partnership of 93 for the third wicket with Mohammed Mithun (28).

Sabbir Rahman (62 off 58 balls) then dominated a 69-run stand for the fourth wicket with Shahadat Hossain (24) as Bangladesh A put up a challenging score in the first innings.

Trinidad and Tobago’s Bryan Charles and Anderson Phillip had figures of 2 for 45, while Shermon Lewis took 2 for 50 for West Indies A.

West Indies A failed to build a 94-run opening stand between Tagenarine Chanderpaul (38) and captain Joshua Da Silva (68).

After Rejaur Rahman Raza (2/44) removed both the openers, Makidul Islami (3/32) tore through the middle order.

Only Teddy Bishop (31 off 43 balls) and Bryan Charles (32 not out) held on after that as Bangladesh restricted the West Indies to 233 for 9 in their 50 overs.

The third and final unofficial match of the ODI will be played on Saturday at Gros Islet.

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