Thanks to the bowlers’ brilliant comeback, Bangladesh had a real chance to win the match, but the team ultimately lost due to a severe batting collapse.
After the bowlers’ heroic effort, the batsmen surrendered helplessly—a scenario that played out in Chittagong. Accepting responsibility after the match, Bangladesh captain Litton Das candidly admitted, “The bowlers performed excellently, but we lost the match due to batting failures.”
At one point, the bowlers themselves had struggled. In the second T20I on Wednesday, West Indies, having won the toss and batted first, were 105 for 1 after 11 overs, eyeing a total of 190–200. But Nasum Ahmed brought Bangladesh back into the game by taking two quick wickets in consecutive balls.
Following that, outstanding spells from Rishad Hossain and Mustafizur Rahman saw West Indies’ innings collapse to 149 all out, losing 8 wickets for just 44 runs in the last 9 overs.
Before the match, Litton had said that chasing 180 on this pitch wouldn’t be difficult. With a target of 150, Bangladesh should have been confident—but once they batted, that confidence disappeared. In 20 overs, they could manage only 135 runs.
West Indies went on to win the series with a 14-run victory, securing the trophy with one game to spare.
After the match, Litton expressed his regret to the bowlers while also acknowledging the batting failure, holding himself accountable as well.
“Over the past two to three series, our bowlers have truly performed well. I feel sorry for all of them—they’ve done an amazing job for us. But we still couldn’t win the match,” he said.
“Chasing 150 was not a big target, especially here in Chittagong. But every time we got a bit stuck, we lost wickets. Especially me—I should have batted at least 12–13 overs. I need to improve because if I had stayed longer, the match could have been over earlier.”
Litton himself survived on 20 but could not make it count, getting out for 23. Saif Hasan, given a reprieve on 3, fell for 5, and Towhid Hridoy, reprieved on 5, added only 7 more runs before getting out. Tanzid Hasan, who stayed at the crease for 17 overs, couldn’t save the team either—he was dismissed for 61, despite surviving a simple catch at 44.
Litton admitted the team failed to capitalize on these opportunities.
“They bowled really well today, but the fielding wasn’t as sharp. In the previous match, they took some incredible catches. Today, it wasn’t as good, which was actually helpful for us. But we still couldn’t chase the score,” he added.
The series’ final match will also be in Chittagong on Friday.
