Bangladesh beat West Indies by seven wickets to win series

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Bangladesh's captain Tamim Iqbal (L) plays a shot as West Indies' wicketkeeper Joshua Da Silva watches during the second one-day international (ODI) cricket match

DHAKA (AFP): Bangladesh beat West Indies by seven wickets in the second one-day international on Friday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

Mehidy Hasan took a career best 4-25 as Bangladesh bowled out West Indies for 148 runs in 43.4 overs after West Indies skipper Jason Mohammed won the toss and elected to bat first.

Skipper Tamim Iqbal then hit 50 off 76 balls and Shakib Al Hasan made an unbeaten 43 to steer the home side to 149-3 in 33.2 overs.

Bangladesh won Wednesday's first match by six wickets. The final game is in Chittagong on Monday.