Road Safety World Series 2022: Smith, Santokie, Powell star as WI Legends hammer Bangladesh by 6 wickets

In
the
absence
of
their
regular
captain
Brian
Lara,
stand-in
captain
Dwayne
Smith
led
from
the
front
and
helped
his
team
register
a
big
win
with
28
balls
to
spare
in
the
first
doubleheader
of
the
day.

Chasing
a
paltry
99
at
a
run
rate
of
4.64,
West
Indies
were
off
to
a
confident
start
and
despite
losing
opener
Dave
Mohammed
cheaply,
his
partner
Dwayne
Smith
kept
scoring
at
a
good
pace
in
the
powerplay.
Smith
—
who
is
known
for
his
aggressive
batting
style
in
the
T20s
–
smoked
Mohammed
Sharif
for
a
maximum
over
mid-wicket
as
West
Indies
went
past
the
50-run
mark
inside
eight
overs.

Smith
held
the
fort
at
one
end
and
did
the
bulk
of
scoring
as
he
shared
a
partnership
of
41
runs
with
Narsingh
Deonarine
(8)
for
the
second
wicket.
Smith’s
innings,
however,
came
to
an
end
for
47
as
he
was
trapped
in
front
by
Alok
Kapali.

The
West
Indies
lost
one
more
wicket
after
Smith’s
departure
but
there
was
hardly
any
pressure
on
his
side
in
the
run
chase
and
they
kept
cruising
and
finished
the
game
in
15.2
overs
with
Edwards
finishing
it
off
in
style
with
a
six
over
long-on.

Earlier
in
the
day,
captain
Shahadat
Hossain’s
decision
to
bat
first
under
scorching
heat
backfired
as
Bangladesh
were
bundled
out
for
a
paltry
98
in
19.4
overs.
The
entire
Bangladesh
batting
lineup
failed
to
offer
any
resistance
to
the
clinical
West
Indies
bowling
attack.

No
Bangladesh
batter
could
touch
the
30-run
mark.
Wicketkeeper-batter
Dhiman
Ghosh
was
the
top-scorer
for
the
side
as
he
remained
unbeaten
on
22
off
27
deliveries.
Three
more
batters
could
cross
the
double
figures
while
seven
were
dismissed
inside
10
runs.

Krishmar
Santokie
was
the
most
lethal
bowler
in
the
innings
as
the
left-arm
pacer
picked
up
three
wickets
from
2.4
overs
and
conceded
just
seven
runs.
The
spin
trio
of
Sulieman
Benn
(2/20),
Dave
Mohammed
(2/22)
and
Devendra
Bishoo
(1/23)
picked
up
wickets
at
regular
intervals
and
didn’t
allow
the
Bangladeshi
batters
to
free
their
arms.
Only
two
sixes
and
four
boundaries
were
hit
in
the
entire
innings.