Shakib, Liton grind Windies to dust

TAUNTON, June 17 

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan scored his second century in as many World Cup matches while Liton Das hit an unbeaten 94 as they thumped twice champions West Indies by seven wickets. 

Chasing 322 for a famous victory, Shakib took complete control with an unbeaten 124 off 99 balls, as his ninth ODI century guided Bangladesh home with 51 balls to spare. The 32-year-old became only the second Bangladesh player to cross 6,000 runs in ODIs after Tamim Iqbal, making his fourth consecutive 50-plus score to move past Australia skipper Aaron Finch as the tournament’s top-scorer with 384 runs. 

Earlier, West Indies wicketkeeper batsman Shai Hope produced a patient 96 while opener Evin Lewis and Shimron Hetmyer also made half-centuries to help the Caribbean side post a competitive total from 50 overs after being asked to bat first. Hope anchored the innings superbly with his 121-ball knock while Lewis hit 70 to lay a strong platform, before Hetmyer’s 26-ball 50 and skipper Jason Holder’s 33 off 15 balls boosted the West Indies total.  — Reuters

1ST Side — Bangladesh — in the ODI World Cup history to successfully chase a target of 300-plus with over 50-plus balls to spare

322/3 Bangladesh’s highest ever successful run chase in ODIs. It is also the highest successful run chase in the World Cups by an Asian side

5TH Time Shakib has scored a century and taken more than two wickets in the same ODI. It is the joint-most times with Chris Gayle