Twitter Hails Shakib After Bangladesh’s Massive Win Over Windies

All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan’s 99-ball 124* helped Bangladesh record a 7-wicket victory over West Indies.

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All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan struck a magnificent unbeaten 124 off 99 deliveries to help Bangladesh record a 7-wicket victory over West Indies and script the second highest successful run chase in World Cup history in Taunton on Monday, 17 June.

The 32-year-old Shakib produced a batting master class as he led Bangladesh to a famous win, chasing down the target of 322 with 8.3 overs to spare. He also took 2 wickets for 54 runs while bowling during the West Indies innings.

Liton Das also played a big part in the win as he remained not out on 94 off just 69 balls in a brilliant batting show. He hit 8 fours and 4 sixes in his knock.

The Shakib-Das stand for the unbroken fourth wicket yielded 189 runs from 22.3 overs to take Bangladesh to 322 for 3 in 41.3 overs and notch up their second win in the tournament.

Twitter heaped praise on all-rounder Shakib, who also picked up two wickets for Bangladesh.