Today, Bangladesh is celebrating 53 years of victory. On the morning of December 16, the country's people's celebration became a little wider thanks to a breathtaking victory by Team Tigers.

Bangladesh defeated hosts West Indies by 7 runs in a thrilling match on the far-flung Caribbean island of St. Vincent to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20I series.

The Caribbeans needed 10 runs in the last over. The devastating batter Rovman Powell was still at the crease. His 67-run partnership with Romario Shepherd in 33 balls had pretty much eliminated Bangladesh from victory. Powell was forced to take a catch behind the wicket on the second ball of Hassan Mahmud's last over. That was where the victory was basically confirmed for the red-green representatives. Then Alzarri Joseph was bowled with a one-ball break. That ensured a great victory.
Bangladesh's true performance is revealed when their backs are against the wall. This much-discussed phrase in the cricketing world seems to have found its fulfillment anew. After the ODI series loss, the bowling line-up was under fire. Especially, despite scoring 321 runs, the team lost the match due to the failure of the bowlers. Today, those bowlers are the main heroes of the victory.
Bangladesh did not allow West Indies, who were set to play for a target of 148 runs, to gain much advantage with the bat at the beginning of the match. Hasan Mahmud gave away 1 run in the first over and made it clear that the task was going to be difficult for the hosts. Taskin Ahmed took the first wicket in the next over. The ball hit the edge of Brendan King's bat and went to mid-off. Tanjid Hasan Tamim took the catch.
New batter Nicholas Puran wanted to leave the wicket early and play a big shot. Sheikh Mehedi Hasan's ball did not touch the bat. The result was stamping. After that, Johnson Charles hit Tanjim Hasan for 2 sixes and 1 four. Mehedi Hasan also hit a four. However, Charles was caught by Hasan Mahmud at mid-off while hitting another boundary on the next ball.

Taskin Ahmed bowled with control in the last over of the powerplay. And Mehidy got the result in the next over. His skidded ball touched the edge of Andre Fletcher's bat and went into Liton's hands. Roston Chase was dismissed by the Mehidy-Liton combination with a one-ball break.
Sheikh Mehedi ended the spell with 4 wickets for 9 runs. That spell basically put Bangladesh in the driver's seat. But after those four overs, Rovman Powell basically put pressure on the Tiger bowlers. Gudakesh Moti tried to repair the innings. However, Tanjim Shakib failed in that attempt. Rishad returned Akil Hossain shortly after. West Indies lost 7 wickets for 61 runs.

From there, the Powell-Romario pair started. From where the two added 67 runs in 33 balls. Romario added 22 runs in 17 balls. Powell, who was at the other end, scored 42 runs in 16 balls. Taskin Ahmed broke this dangerous pair. Romario Shepherd was caught on the boundary line by Rishad. And in the last over, Hasan Mahmud did the rest of the work.

Earlier, Bangladesh came under pressure after Akil Hossain took a pair of wickets early in the innings. Afif Hossain also returned in the last over of the powerplay. Bangladesh were under a lot of pressure after losing 3 wickets.

From there, Zaker Ali Anik and Soumya Sarkar led the way for the team. However, the duo's 57-run partnership off 42 balls raised concerns due to dotball. Zaker was unfortunately out while trying to play a big shot. He had to return with a great catch on the boundary line. Soumya Sarkar also returned after that. Although it turned out to be a shape-shifter for Bangladesh.
Shamim Patwary batted brilliantly after playing for the national team after a year. His cameo innings of 27 runs included 3 sixes and 1 four. Bangladesh added 51 runs in the last 5 overs. That took the score to 147. Later, at the Arnes Valley Stadium, that was enough for Bangladesh to win.