Rishad’s 6-35 spins Bangladesh to 74-run win over West Indies in first ODI

Leg-spinner Rishad Hossain produced a career-best spell of 6 for 35 as Bangladesh thrashed the West Indies by 74 runs in the first ODI to take a 1–0 lead in the three-match series. Defending a modest target of 208 on a spin-friendly Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Saturday, the Tigers bowled out the Caribbean for 133 in 39 overs, ending a run of poor results and sealing a much-needed morale-boosting win under captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz. Brandon King struck a well-paced 44 off 60 balls, with Alick Athanaze providing support with 27 off 36. However, the introduction of spin opened the floodgates, and the tormentor-in-chief Rishad ran riot in a scintillating display of leg-spin. The player-of-the-match not only broke the back...