Tamim Iqbal XI defeated Mahmudullah XI with eight wikis in the second practice game ahead of the West Indies ODIs
Tamim Iqbal hit an 80-run run in the second practice game inside the Bangladesh squad at the BKSP in Savar on Saturday when his teammate Tamim Iqbal XI raced to an eight-wicket win over Mahmudullah XI. The Tamim team lost by five wikis in the first practice game last Thursday.
Iqbal hit five fours and three sixes in his knockout, after sharing a 77-run opening stand with Liton Das, who made 48 off 53 balls by nine fours. Iqbal then added 119 runs for the second wicket by Najmul Hossain Shanto, who hit seven four-pointers and two sixes in his 51-ball 61.
Iqbal retired at 80, after which Mohammad Mithun and Soumya Sarkar were beaten for about 20 minutes, during which time they completed the 224-run chase in 35.2 overs. Shakib Al Hasan went without a wicket in his 3.2 overs.
Taskin Ahmed and Hasan Mahmud each gave one wicket to Mahmudullah XI, who had reached 223 for 7 in the previous 45 years. Shakib won the top with 52 while Mohammad Naim also reached fifty. Shakib hit four and six in his 82-ball beat while Naim hit four-four-foot and two-six in his 68-ball at the festival.
Offspinner Mahedi Hasan took 2 for 31 while Mohammad Saifuddin was a little expensive with 2 for 62. Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain and Nasum Ahmed took one each.
Bangladesh selectors named the 18-man ODI team for the upcoming series against the West Indies shortly after the end of this match. The West Indies will now play their only warm-up match in the same place tomorrow, before both sides play their first ODI on January 20th.