Tigers eying fourth straight ODI series win against Windies

GBNews24 Desk//

Bangladesh are keen to confirm the three-match series with a match to spare when they take on West Indies in the second ODI on Wednesday at Providence Stadium in Guyana.

The match which starts at 7.30 pm as per Bangladesh Time will be aired live on T Sports Channel.

After being whitewashed in two-match Test series and losing the three-match T20 series by 2-0 (first game ended in a no result), Bangladesh found their feet in their preferred ODI format in which they are now one of the top teams in the world and also invincible to West Indies.

Bangladesh’s six-wicket win against Caribbean in the first game was their ninth straight win. Only against Zimbabwe they won highest 14 matches in a row.

If Bangladesh win the second game, their winning streak against West Indies will reach double digit figure apart from confirming the series, BSS reports.

The Tigers indeed remained unbeaten against West Indies since 2018. Back then the T20 series was held in USA where they registered 2-1 victory. Bangladesh then twice won series, with 2-1 and 3-0 result in Bangladesh in 2019 and 2021. In between they won every match against West Indies in neutral venues and multinational tournaments like World Cup and tri-nation series.

Overall the Tigers played 42 matches against West Indies, winning 19 and losing 21. The two matches ended in a no result. The series is a chance for Bangladesh to further reduce the win loss ratio against the two time World Cup champions.

Bangladesh however played 395 ODIs, winning 141 and losing 247 while seven matches didn’t produce any result. But of late Bangladesh win ratio is higher than the defeat. Specially after 2015 World Cup, Bangladesh won 15 series but lost just four, which is the testament of their sheer strength in this format. They are now with a chance to register their fourth straight series victory over West Indies and 16 out of 20 since 2015.

But that wouldn’t be cake-walk despite their supremacy over the Caribbean, according to ODI captain Tamim Iqbal. Bangladesh dropped several catches in the first ODI and if the trend continues, it may hurt the side’s chance, Tamim said.