Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman was costly in his first few overs after Tigers skipper Mashrafe bin Mortaza elected to bowl first against the West Indies at Taunton Monday.
Mustafizur conceded 41 runs in his first five overs and even conceded 19 runs in his fifth over.
But the left-armer settled his line and length later and bowled brilliantly in the death overs.
He finished his bowling figure as three for 59 in nine overs.
That means he conceded just 18 runs in his last four overs and restricted the West Indies in the crucial slog overs.
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He picked up three wickets in that time and put a brake in the opponent’s progress.
He made a double blow in the 40th over as he got rid of two danger men Shimron Hetmyer (50 off 26) and Andre Russell (zero).
That over brought Bangladesh back in the game.
Mustafizur also took the wicket Shai Hope (96) in the 47th over.
MATCH 23
WEST INDIES INNINGS R B
Gayle c Mushfiq b Saifuddin 0 13
Lewis c sub (Sabbir) b Shakib 70 67
Hope c Liton b Mustafizur 96 121
Pooran c Soumya b Shakib 25 30
Hetmyer c Tamim b Mustafizur 50 26
Russell c Mushfiq b Mustafizur 0 2
Holder c Mahmudullah b Saifuddin 33 15
Bravo b Saifuddin 19 15
Thomas not out 6 11
Extras (lb 6, w 16) 22
Total (50 Overs) 321/8
Fall Of Wickets
1-6 (Gayle), 2-122 (Lewis), 3-159 (Pooran), 4-242 (Hetmyer), 5-243 (Russell), 6-282 (Holder), 7-297 (Hope), 8-321 (Bravo)
Bowling
Mashrafe 8-1-37-0, Saifuddin 10-1-72-3, Mustafizur 9-0-59-3, Miraz 9-0-57-0, Mosaddek 6-0-36-0, Shakib 8-0-54-2
BANGLADESH INNINGS R B
Tamim run out (Cottrell) 48 53
Soumya c Gayle b Russell 29 23
Shakib not out 124 99
Mushfiq c Hope b Thomas 1 5
Liton not out 94 69
Extras (b 1, w 25) 26
Total 322/3 (41.3 Overs)
Fall Of Wickets
1-52 (Soumya), 2-121 (Tamim), 3-133 (Mushfiq)
Bowling
Cottrell 10-0-65-0, Holder 9-0-62-0, Russell 6-0-42-1, Gabriel 8.3-0-78-0, Thomas 6-0-52-1, Gayle 2-0-22-0
Bangladesh won by seven wickets
MoM: Shakib al Hasan