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The disappointment of West Indies' defeat in the series opener was not confined to their performance. They didn't get the pitch they wanted. This, despite the curator Richard LeTang's assertion that spinners would have a hard time on the Windsor Park track in response to West Indies coach John Dyson's call for a "hard, pacy and bouncy wicket." Instead, the track was not unlike the ones used in the Tests, where Bangladesh's spinners thrived and ultimately won their team its first series overseas. West Indies' problems against the slow bowlers showed little improvement in the first ODI, the batsmen succumbing to poor footwork and shot selection. The pitch played slow, the spinners got the ball to grip and one can expect little change in the way it will behave tomorrow. Unless the brittle top-order devises a means to combat Bangladesh's strength, West Indies could slide to their first ODI series defeat against the visitors.
Bangladesh are a happy lot. Shakib Al Hasan has backed his shrewd captaincy with individual performance, Mohammad Ashraful has returned to form and Abdur Razzak has made a successful comeback from his suspension. Add to that the favourable conditions, and Bangladesh look good to wrap it up.
