Rahim, playing his first game as captain since replacing
Shakib Al Hasan, hit a six off paceman Ravi Rampaul in the penultimate delivery
of the last over, taking Bangladesh to 135-7 after they had restricted West
Indies to 132-8.
The hosts had been set for a cliffhanger finish with 20 runs
needed in the final two overs on a sluggish Mirpur wicket, but Rahim and Nasir
Hossain took 14 runs in the penultimate over to bring the equation down to six
runs in six balls.
Rampaul conceded only two runs in his first four balls
before Rahim's huge six over mid-wicket made the home crowd scream with joy.
The defeat was hard for Marlon Samuels, who scored 58 off 42
balls with two fours and four sixes to give West Indies some respectability
before celebrating his return to international cricket as a bowler with 2-14.
