MIRPUR: Leg-spinner Rishad Hossain claimed a career-best 6-35 as Bangladesh crushed West Indies by 74 runs on Saturday in the opener of their three-match ODI series.&nbsp;Rishad&#39;s figures, the second-best by a Bangladeshi bowler behind Mashrafe Bin Mortaza&rsquo;s 6-26 against Kenya in 2006, helped wrap up the West Indies innings for 133 in 39 overs.&nbsp;He also hit a 13 ball-26 to help Bangladesh post 207 before being all out in 49.4 overs.&nbsp;Openers Brandon King and Alick Athanzae batted resolutely on a typically sluggish Mirpur wicket to give West Indies a glimmer of hope to chase down the total.&nbsp;But the introduction of Rishad in the 12th changed the momentum.&nbsp;Rishad broke through with the wicket of Athanaze (27), but King kept West Indies in the hunt.&nbsp;Rishad was relentless and got the reward with the wicket of Keacy Carty (9) before baffling King, the top-scorer of West Indies with 44, with a leg-spin.&nbsp;King&rsquo;s dismissal left West Indies 82-3 in the 22nd over.&nbsp;Rishad, who bowled eight overs in a row in his first spell, ripped through West Indies middle order as it lost next seven wickets for 51 runs.&nbsp;Pacer Mustafizur Rahman had figures 2-16 to complement Rishad in demolishing the Caribbean batting lineup.&nbsp;Earlier, Towhid Hridoy anchored Bangladesh&rsquo;s innings after it was reduced to 8-2 in third over.&nbsp;Hridoy scored 51 off 90 with three fours and rebuilt the innings by sharing 71-run with Najmul Hossain Shanto (32).&nbsp;He steered off-spinner Roston Chase past cover for a single to raise his 11th half-century off 87 balls, but soon after was dismissed by Justin Greaves.&nbsp;Debutant Mahidul Islam Ankon kept the side flowing, but Chase (2-30) sent him back after he scored 46.&nbsp;Rishad&rsquo;s aggressive batting then propelled Bangladesh past 200-run mark and gave a boost ahead of defending the total.

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Leg-spinner Rishad Hossain starred with a career-best 6-35 and a brisk 26 off 13 balls as Bangladesh defeated West Indies by 74 runs in the first ODI of their three-match series in Mirpur.


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Bangladesh thrash West Indies as Rishad Hossain shines with 6-35

Bangladesh thrash West Indies as Rishad Hossain shines with 6-35