On this day in 2011: West Indies skittle Bangladesh for just 58 runs
West Indies have always surprised a lot of teams with some stunning performances in the last decade and they can never be ruled out of the mix. On this day, in the 2011 World Cup, the Darren Sammy-led side came up with a phenomenal bowling performance against Bangladesh in Mirpur in a Group B encounter.
Having won the toss, the Bangladesh side led by Shakib Al Hasan decided to bat first and the decision backfired completely in the end. Opener Tamim Iqbal was dismissed in the third ball of the match by Kemar Roach for a duck and it meant that the home side was on the back foot straightaway. Suliman Benn from the other end bowled some tight lines keeping the pressure on.
However, once the skipper Sammy came into the bowling attack, a flurry of wickets fell for the Bangladesh side including the big scalps of Imrul Kayes and Mushfiqur Rahim. Roach went through an amazing spell with the new ball as he picked up Junaid Siddique, and Ashraful in quick sessions and it was up to the tailenders of the Bangladesh side to rebuild the innings.
In the 19th over, Bangladesh was bundled up for just 58 on the board, thanks to some excellent spell of bowling from the trio of Roach, Benn and Sammy. Benn picked up four wickets for 18 runs, while Roach and Sammy picked up three wickets each to account a massive downfall to the Bangladesh side.
The West Indies in reply chased down the score in the 13th over with just a loss of one wicket and Gayle’s well-paced 36 ball-37 sealed the game for the men in red. West Indies, however, went on to lose the quarterfinal against Pakistan while India won the World Cup edition.
