Bangladesh makes history with first ever T20 whitewash over West Indies

In a thrilling series finale, Bangladesh made history by whitewashing the West Indies in their own backyard for the very first time.

After winning the first two matches and already sealing the series, Bangladesh finished off the West Indies with an 80-run victory in the final game.

Before this series, Bangladesh had never won a T20 series on West Indian soil.

But with this win, they not only secured their first-ever series victory in the West Indies but also achieved something even more special – a clean sweep.

This is also Bangladesh’s second time whitewashing an opponent in a three-match or more series on foreign soil, with their previous clean sweeps coming against Ireland and England (In all formats).

The final match took place in St. Vincent, where Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bat.

They posted a challenging total of 189 for 7 in their 20 overs.

The star of the innings was Jaker Ali, who remained unbeaten on 72 runs off 41 balls.

In response, the West Indies were all out for just 109 runs in 16.4 overs, giving Bangladesh the win by 80 runs.

The Bangladesh bowlers were in exceptional form. Rishad Hossain was the standout performer, taking 3 wickets for just 21 runs in his 4 overs.

Taskin Ahmed and Shak Mahedi Hasan took two wickets each, while Tanzeem Sakib and Hasan Mahmud picked up one wicket apiece.

The West Indies‍‍` chase got off to a disastrous start. They lost their first wicket for a duck, as Brandon King was dismissed by Taskin Ahmed without scoring a run.

After a brief rain delay, the West Indies couldn’t recover, and soon found themselves in deep trouble.

Mahedi Hasan made a key breakthrough right after the rain break, dismissing another West Indian batsman.

Although Johnson Charles and Nicholas Pooran tried to fight back, Pooran’s dismissal for 45 runs, off Mehedi Hasan’s bowling, pushed the West Indies further into crisis.

In the very next over, Hasan Mahmud sent Charles back to the pavilion, and by the 10th over, the West Indies were struggling at 60/6.

The West Indies were eventually reduced to 97/8 with wickets falling quickly.

Even though Romario Shepherd tried to hold things together, he was dismissed for 15.4 overs, and the West Indies were all out for 109.

Obeid McCoy was the final wicket to fall, giving Bangladesh a historic victory.

Earlier, Bangladesh’s batting started well with an aggressive opening partnership between Parvez Hossain Emon and Liton Das.

However, Liton was dismissed for 14, ending their 44-run partnership.

Emon, who looked in fine form, was dismissed for 39 runs off 21 balls, which included 4 fours and 2 sixes.

Tanzid Tamim, who came in at number three, couldn’t make the most of his opportunity and was out for 9 runs off 9 balls.

With Bangladesh at 65/3, the game was delicately poised, but Mehedi Hasan Miraz and Jaker Ali took charge.

They initially played cautiously but soon began to increase the run rate.

Miraz made 29 runs off 23 balls before being dismissed.

Shamim Hossain was promoted up the order but was run out for just 2 runs due to a misunderstanding with Jaker.

Mahedi Hasan also fell to a similar mix-up, but Jaker remained steady.

He started slowly but finished with a brilliant 72 runs off 41 balls, including 3 fours and 6 sixes.

Jaker was well-supported by Tanzeem Sakib, who scored 17 runs off 12 balls, including 1 four and 1 six.

At the end of the match, Jaker Ali was named Player of the Match, while Shak Mahedi Hasan was awarded Player of the Series for his all-round contributions throughout the series.