West Indies vs Bangladesh, 2nd ODI Match Preview, Prediction and Live Streaming

Bangladesh did not post a particularly high total batting first at Warner Park but they did well to pin the Windies against the wall right from the start. The top three West Indian batters fell accumulating only 46 runs. If Bangladesh thought the game was very much in their grasp at that point, they were not entirely wrong. However, the West Indian batters clenched the game entirely from their hands with back-to-back emphatic knocks. A classic Shai Hope 86-off-88 knock was what got the ball rolling. He was soon joined by Sherfane Rutherford, who not only built the partnership with Hope but also kept clearing the fence to bring the required run rate down drastically.

The final nail in the coffin was Justin Greaves’s 31-ball 41 runs late inning cameo that wrapped up the game with 14 balls to spare. This was West Indies’ first win after eleven attempts to do versus Bangladesh. In all fairness, the blame lies only partly with Bangladesh. The way the hosts’ middle-order batted, they could have taken down any bowling lineup. But the visitors have another chance to make amends before it’s too late.

Team Overview:

There was not much that went wrong with the way the visitors batted. Barring Litton Das and Soumya Sarkar’s early departure, the remaining were decent. The two runs that Das managed to score in this game were his first of this year in ODIs and that should concern his side. His wicketkeeping role makes him slightly more indispensable. But that’s not something he can rely on for long. There is Jaker Ali, who chipped in with a quick-fire inning in the last game, who can replace Litton, though Bangladesh would benefit from getting one of their better batters back.

West Indies’ bowlers take turns playing havoc with the opposition. In this game, it was Romario Shepherd along with Alzarri Joseph who shared five wickets between them. Shai Hope’s 86-run knock, which marked his second fifty-plus score this year, was a welcoming sight and something West Indies would want to get used to seeing. But nothing beats the love affair of Sherfane Rutherford with runs this year. He averages 123 in ODIs this year. Not only that, he has the highest strike rate amongst the batters with at least 300 ODI runs since the start of 2024. There is no undoing the sort of knock he played, which is something that would keep Mehidy awake at night.

Head-to-Head Matches:

On 45 occasions that both sides faced each other in the ODI format, West Indies won 45 games while Bangladesh came out on top in 44. The last game was what broke the tie between both sides. Two of these 45 games ended without any result.

Weather and Pitch Report:

In the previous game, Warner Park did what it’s not known to do. Teams batting second have rarely found success here. The pitch had moisture early on in the previous game which made bowling difficult for the spinners in the first innings. Expect similar conditions in the second game too but the contest will still be even between bat and ball. The toss-winning captain should look to bat first.

Prediction:

Bangladesh would want to make a comeback but it gets difficult to stop the Windies once they started. Unless Bangladesh’s bowlers keep the host batters at bay, Shai Hope’s team is very much the favorite to win this game.