BANGLADESH V WEST INDIES – 4TH ODI – WINDIES STRUGGLING AT 81 FOR 5 AFTER 25 OVERS – LIVE SCORE AND MATCH UPDATE

Bangladesh spinners continued to torment the West Indies batsmen as Mahmudullah picked up the wicket of big hitting Kieron Pollard, being caught behind, to leave the tourists struggling at 79 for 5 in 23.3 overs in the ongoing fourth One Day International of the series, here at the Shere Bangla Stadium in Mirpur today, December 7, 2012.

Pollard took 14 deliveries to add two runs to the West Indies scorecard. With the Bengali spinners bowling in tandem, runs dried up for the visitors, who were reeling at 81 for 5 after 25 overs, with Darren Bravo not out on three and Devon Thomas yet to open his account.

The Khulna left-arm orthodox spinner, Abdur Razzaq, removed Dwayne Smith on the first ball of the 19th over, as the bowler deceived the batsman with an arm ball, removing his leg-stump.

Elias Sunny, playing his first match in the series, removed opener Kieran Powell and last match’s centurion Marlon Samuels, to reduce the Windies to 75 for 4 in 19.3 overs. Powell played a painstaking knock of 26 runs from 44 deliveries before being trapped leg before wicket.

Samuels, who was caught by Anamul Haque off Sunny on 27, was offered two chances by the Bangladesh fielders in the middle. Naeem Islam dropped the Jamaican at first slip on 4, while Sunny failed to take a return catch.

Earlier, Mashrafe Mortaza, the only seamer in Bangladesh’s playing XI for today’s fourth ODI, had earned the side its first breakthrough, after having the danger man Chris Gayle caught at mid-off by Sohag Gazi for just 16.

After being put into bat, the tourists got off to a cautious start scoring just 17 runs in the first five overs. Gayle opened up in the sixth over looting Mortaza for a four and a six. However, Mortaza got his revenge claiming the left-hander’s wicket on the final ball of the same over, to leave the Windies 29 for 1 at the end of 6th over.