Samuels fires West Indies to T20 win
Allrounder’s 42-ball 85 helped World T20 champs beat Bangladesh.
DHAKA:
Explosive batting from Marlon Samuels lifted the World Twenty20 champions West Indies to an 18-run win over Bangladesh in a high-scoring match at Shere Bangla stadium yesterday.
Samuels hit an unbeaten 43-ball 85 to steer the champions to 197 for fours. While there was some blistering hitting from the home team’s openers, they only managed to reach 179 for one in reply.
Samuels’s strong performance peaked at the end of the West Indies innings when he hit 29 runs in their final over, which included three sixes and a four.
The defeat came after Bangladesh clinched the preceding five-match one-day series 3-2 on Saturday.
West Indian captain Darren Sammy was happy with the result.
“I am pleased with the outcome, we wanted to finish the year on a good note and we did,” said Sammy. “Samuels’ innings reminded me of the World Twenty20 final.”
Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim conceded the last over was the turning point.
“The last over probably mattered but when Samuels hits he can do that to anyone,” said Rahim.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 11th, 2012.
Explosive batting from Marlon Samuels lifted the World Twenty20 champions West Indies to an 18-run win over Bangladesh in a high-scoring match at Shere Bangla stadium yesterday.
Samuels hit an unbeaten 43-ball 85 to steer the champions to 197 for fours. While there was some blistering hitting from the home team’s openers, they only managed to reach 179 for one in reply.
Samuels’s strong performance peaked at the end of the West Indies innings when he hit 29 runs in their final over, which included three sixes and a four.
The defeat came after Bangladesh clinched the preceding five-match one-day series 3-2 on Saturday.
West Indian captain Darren Sammy was happy with the result.
“I am pleased with the outcome, we wanted to finish the year on a good note and we did,” said Sammy. “Samuels’ innings reminded me of the World Twenty20 final.”
Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim conceded the last over was the turning point.
“The last over probably mattered but when Samuels hits he can do that to anyone,” said Rahim.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 11th, 2012.