Tamim, Shakib lift Bangladesh, level series: 2nd T20 (Florida)

Opener Tamim Iqbal's half-century and Shakib Al Hasan's all-round performance guided Bangladesh to a narrow 12-run victory over the West Indies to level the series 1-1.

After being put into bat, Bangladesh started shakily. Shakib al Hasan then smashed 60 and senior opener Tamim Iqbal top scored with 74 as the Bangladeshis posted 171 for five.

Despite innings of 43 from both opener Andre Fletcher and all-rounder Rovman Powell, the West Indies stuttered and fell short in the last over.

Bangladesh 171 for 5 (Tamim 74, Shakib 60, Nurse 2-25, Paul 2-39) beat West Indies 159 for 9 (Powell 43, Fletcher 43, Nazmul 3-28) by 12 runs.

Aug 2018.