Windies rout B’desh to stay alive in World T20

Dwayne Smith smashed 72 off 43 balls before spinner Samuel Badree claimed 4-15 as the West Indies thrashed hosts Bangladesh by 73 runs in a key World Twenty20 match in the city Tuesday, reports AFP.
The defending champions, who needed a win to stay in contention for the semi-finals after losing to India Sunday, piled up 171-7 and then bowled out Bangladesh for a paltry 98 in the Super-10 group two match.
Chris Gayle hit a run-a-ball 48 in an impressive batting display by the West Indies after the hosts won the toss and elected to field before a sell-out crowd of 25,000 at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium.
Bangladesh, playing their first match in the Super-10s after qualifying along with the Netherlands from the first round, faltered against pace and spin in the one-sided contest.
Left-arm seamer Krishmar Santokie claimed two wickets off successive balls, including the vital one of Shakib Al Hasan, to reduce Bangladesh to 16-3 by the fourth over.
Badree, who had begun the slide by removing opener Tamim Iqbal for five, sliced through the middle order with three wickets in his final over, the 11 of the innings.
Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim top-scored with 22 and tailender Mashrafe Mortaza made 19, but six batsmen failed to enter double figures in a poor batting display by the home team.
West Indies captain Darren Sammy said he was happy to see the team bounce back after the loss to India.
West Indies 171 for 7 (Smith 72, Al-Amin 3-21) beat Bangladesh 98 (Badree 4-15, Santokie 3-17) by 73 runs.