KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, 18 May 2004 — West Indies erased the bad memories of the previous day, when they completed an efficient 23-run victory in the rain-shortened second One-Day International over Bangladesh on Sunday.
Chasing 125 to win, Bangladesh were restricted to 101 for eight from their allotment of overs, after overnight and persistent morning showers forced a late start and reduced the match to 25 overs-a-side.
West Indies now take an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match series with the last One-Day International scheduled for the Queen’s Park Stadium in St. George’s, Grenada, tomorrow.
Chasing 145 to win, West Indies scrambled to a one-wicket victory with 20 balls to spare in the opening ODI on Saturday.
Smith, named Man-of-the-Match, curbed his natural instincts to collect his highest One-Day International score, as West Indies were restricted to 124 for seven from their allotment of 25 overs. Smith hit two fours and two sixes in a run-a-ball, undefeated 62 and was given a reprieve on 25 when Manjural Islam Rana dropped a head-high return chance. Tapash Baisya snatched four late wickets for 16 runs from five overs to be the pick of the Bangladesh bowlers and claim the best bowling figures by a bowler from his country in ODI cricket. Once Fidel Edwards removed Mohammad Ashraful and Bangladesh captain Habibul Bashar in the space of five balls in the third over, it was always going to be an uphill struggle for the visitors.
