& çâÌæÚUæð´ ·¤è ¥ôÚU Îð¹Ùæ ÁæÚUè ÚU¹ð´ ¥ÍæüÌ ¥ÂÙð ÜÿØ ÂÚU ŠØæÙ ÚU¹ð´Ð ãæÚU Ù ×æÙð´, €UØô´ç·¤ ·¤æ× ·¤ÚUÙð âð ¥æÂ·¤ô ©gðàØ ·¤è Âýæç# ãôÌè ãñ ¥õÚU ÁèßÙ ·¤æ ¹æÜèÂÙ ÎêÚU ãôÌæ ãñÐ ÖÜð ãè ÁèßÙ ×ð´ ç·¤ÌÙè Öè ·¤çÆÙæ§ü €UØô´ Ù ¥æ°, çÁ™ææâæ ¥õÚU ©ˆâæã ÕÙæ° ÚU¹ð´Ð ŠØæÙ ÚU¹ð´, ÜÿØ ã×ðàææ ¥æÂ·Ô¤ Âæâ ãôÌð ãñ´ çÁ‹ãð´ ÂæÙð ·Ô¤ çÜ° ÂýØæâ ¥æÂ ·¤Öè Öè àæéM¤ ·¤ÚU â·¤Ìð ãñ´Ð

Tigers complete historic double

AFP, Roseau
Half-centuries from Shakib Al Hasan and Mohammad Ashraful trumped a maiden one-day international hundred from Travis Dowlin, and inspired Bangladesh to a three-wicket victory over West Indies in the second ODI on Tuesday to take an unbeatable 2-01ead in the series.
It was Bangladesh's first-ever away one-day series triumph. This win comes on the back of a clean sweep by the Tigers in the two-match Test series with the third last one-dayer to be played tomorrow in St. Kitts, followed by a singleT20 match at the same venue on August2. Shakib, the Bangladesh captain, struck 65 from 61 balls to earn the Man-of-the-Match award, and his predecessor as skipper Ashraful scored 64 from 77 balls, as the Tigers successfully chased 275 for victory' in the match at Windsor Park.
Left-hander Abdur Razzak sealed die result with six balls to spare, when he top-edged a pull at a short, wide ball from Dave Bernard Jr to third man for four.
It was Bangladesh’s highest successful run chase in their 200th GDI. and the victory followed dieir first-ever against West Indies by 52 runs on Sunday at the same venue.
But the Tigers stumbled through their chase, after Dowtin struck an even, undefeated 100 to help West Indies post 274 for six from dieir allocation of 50 overs.
They made a steady start and then wobbled on 64 for two before Ashraful featured in two successive half-century stands that stabilised the innings and put Bangladesh firmly on course.
.Ashraful added 52 for the third wicket with Rokibul Hasan, and then 74 for the fourth wicket with Shakib before he was caught at long-off off leg-spinner Rawl Lewis in the 37th over with 85 still
But there was plenty of drama in the closing stages, as Bangladesh would lose Shakib. Mahmudullah. and Mushfiqur Rahim, and West Indies would lose the services of key fast bowler Kemar Roach after he bowled two beamers.
Earlier. Bangladesh too, lost control in the closing overs of theWest Indies innings.
The Tigers have cruelly exposed the limitations of the batting of the makeshift West Indies side with their spin bowl -ing in the preceding two tests, and the first GDI. but Dowlin flipped the script with six fours and one six in a 117 - ball knock.
He reached his hundred, when he steered a delivery from Syed Rasel into square cover for a single.
Dowlin had laboured 88 balls over 50 which he reached, when he swept Shakib to backward square leg for two, as the four Bangladesh spinners managed to keep things steady-in the middle overs.
But Bangladesh leaked 98 nn^s ib ths last 1 Gowers, include trig 5uirt we Batting PowefPlay between the 40th and 44th overs, to give West Indies a late boost, after they had limped to 176 for five.
Dowlin led the charge, but Rawi Lewis gathered a vital 22 from 27 balls in a sixth wicket stand of 64 from 40 balls, and Darren Sammy made a crucial 24 from 19 balls, as West Indies made 29 from the last 15 balls of the innings.
PM GREETS CRICKETERS
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina greeted the players of Bangladesh cricket team, its captain, coach and management on their clinching the first-ever one-day international (GDI) series victory against West Indies, reports UNB.
In a message yesterday she mentioned that Bangladesh's cricket embarked upon its new journey in the arena of world cricket in 1997 through winning ICC Champions Trophy in Malaysia.
In 1999. the cricketers brought satisfactory results from the World Cup Cricket participating in the tournament for the first time. Later, in 2000 the country achieved test status following sincere efforts of the then Awami League government.
“Bangladesh achieves success in sports arena when AL assumes power. Wining OD1 series alongside the recent test achievement against West Indies in their I and-are in continuity of thesuccess," PM said.
Hasina urged the members of the cricket team to maintain the winning tempo in the days ahead.
State Minister for Sports Md Ahad Ali Sarker and Md Zahid Ahsan Russel, chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on youth and sports affairs, also greeted the Bangladesh team.