Bangladesh vs. West Indies, World T20: Video Highlights, Scorecard, Report

The West Indies got their World Twenty20 campaign back on track with a resounding 73-run victory over tournament hosts Bangladesh in Dhaka on Tuesday.

Batting first after being inserted by Bangladesh, the West Indies produced a strange innings but one, that fired by Dwayne Smith's 72, got them up to 171-7 from their 20 overs.

In response Bangladesh fell away early, slipping behind the required run rate as the top order wickets fell, and never showed any signs of recovering, eventually bowled out for 98.

The West Indies now have a win to their name after a tame defeat to India last time out, while Bangladesh now have a tall order to turn their tournament round against Pakistan, India and Australia.

West Indies Innings
Total	for 7	171	(20.0 ovs)
Bangladesh Innings
Total	for 10	98	(19.1 ovs)
Batsman	Dismissal	Bowler	Runs	Mins	Balls
Dwayne Smith	c Al-Amin	b Mahmudullah	72	49	43
Gayle	c Tamim Iqbal	b Rahman	48	78	48
Simmons	st Mushfiqur Rahim	b Shakib	0		0
Samuels	c Gazi	b Al-Amin	18	32	22
Sammy	not out		14	15	5
Russell	c Shakib	b Al-Amin	0		1
Dwayne Bravo	c Tamim Iqbal	b Al-Amin	0		1
Ramdin	run out (Tamim Iqbal)		0	4	1
Extras	1nb 7w 10b 1lb	19
Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Mortaza	4.0	0	25	0
Al-Amin	4.0	0	21	3
Gazi	4.0	0	38	0
Rahman	1.0	0	12	0
Mahmudullah	3.0	0	27	1
Shakib	3.0	0	21	1
Rahman	1.0	0	16	1
Batsman	Dismissal	Bowler	Runs	Mins	Balls
Tamim Iqbal	c Dwayne Bravo	b Badree	5	9	10
A Haque	st Ramdin	b Santokie	10	15	7
M Haque	c Santokie	b Narine	16	34	19
Shakib		b Santokie	0		1
Mushfiqur Rahim	c Dwayne Bravo	b Badree	22	36	22
Rahman	c Sammy	b Badree	1	3	3
Mahmudullah	c Simmons	b Badree	1	6	3
Rahman		b Russell	9	16	13
Gazi		b Russell	11	34	20
Mortaza	c Dwayne Bravo	b Santokie	19	18	17
Al-Amin	not out		0		0
Extras	0nb 3w 0b 1lb	4
Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Badree	4.0	0	15	4
Santokie	4.0	0	17	3
Samuels	1.0	0	9	0
Sammy	1.0	0	6	0
Narine	4.0	0	17	1
Dwayne Bravo	3.0	0	23	0
Russell	2.1	0	10	2

Smith led from the front with some blistering strokes—he had to, with Chris Gayle unusually subdued at the other end. 

The left-hander plodded through his innings, always looking as if he must surely accelerate, and never quite doing so. He posted 48 from as many balls—Smith's 72 came from six fewer deliveries.

And despite a fine platform, it also couldn't be said that the West Indies truly capitalised on it. In the end four batsmen made ducks—three of them first-ballers and another, that of Lendl Simmons, coming off a wide ball which meant he hadn't faced a legitimate delivery.

Still, a chase of 172 gave the West Indies something to defend, and they did so with aplomb, albeit generously aided by Bangladesh's own failings. 

Krishmar Santokie struck twice in two balls, breaking only to apply some lip balm as he derailed the top order. 

Samuel Badree, meanwhile was the star of the show, picking up four scalps—although he owed a huge debt to the likes of Dwayne Bravo and Darren Sammy, who each pulled out magnificent catches.

Bangladesh's top score came from Mushfiqur Rahim, whose 22 was not nearly enough to trouble the West Indies. They simply couldn't deal with swing or spin, with Badree's four overs yielding just 15 runs, Santokie offering economy as well as wickets, and Sunil Narine continually befuddling his opposition with the carrom ball.

From there, 50-3 became 59-7, and the final rites were all that remained.