Razzak, Shakib seal Bangladesh win Rumi, July 27, 2009 Bangladesh 246 for 9 (Ashraful 57, Shakib 54, Roach 5-44) beat West Indies 194 (Smith 65, Razzak 4-39) by 52 runs Shakib Al Hasan, yet again, was the architect of Bangladesh’s success as he delivered a fine allround performance to lead his team to a 52-run win in the series… Continue Reading
Raqibul and Shakib inspire first overseas series win Rumi, July 21, 2009 Bangladesh 232 (Rahim 48, Raqibul 44, Roach 6-48) and 217 for 6 (Shakib 96*, Raqibul 65, Sammy 5-55) beat West Indies 237 (Dowlin 95, Richards 69) and 209 (Bernard 69, Shakib 5-70) by four wickets History was calling and Bangladesh showed they were all ears in Grenada. Raqibul Hasan and… Continue Reading
Spinners seal historic Bangladesh win Rumi, July 14, 2009 Four years and six months after their solitary Test win, Bangladesh sealed a historic second victory when they beat West Indies by 95 runs in St Vincent. Bangladesh’s spin twins Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah weaved a tantalising web to shove West Indies to defeat. Spare a thought, though, for… Continue Reading