Match overview
Bangladesh Cricket beat West Indies Cricket by 179 runs at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on 23 October 2025. Bangladesh won the toss, chose to bat, and posted 296/8 from their 50 overs. West Indies never mounted a serious reply, folding for 117 with their overs unused. Soumya Sarkar was named Player of the Match for his contribution to the innings that set up the win.
The margin tells its own story. West Indies lost 3 wickets inside the powerplay for just 39 runs, and the middle overs brought only 78 more at the cost of another 7. Bangladesh's bowlers finished the job well before the death, leaving nothing to play for in the final phase.
For Bangladesh, this win was a sharp contrast to the earlier part of 2025, during which West Indies had won three consecutive matches between the sides. The two home victories in this latest series have helped level the recent record.
Venue and conditions
The Shere Bangla National Stadium has staged 469 matches, making it one of the most data-rich venues in Asian cricket. The average first-innings score across those games is 179, which puts Bangladesh's 296/8 into sharp relief. Their powerplay return of 74 for no wicket was nearly double the venue's average of 39 powerplay runs, suggesting conditions were favourable early and the Bangladesh top order took full advantage.
The surface here tends to slow and turn as the day progresses, which creates a difficult second innings for chasing sides, particularly when spin is in the attack. The average second-innings score of 161 reflects this pattern. Teams electing to field after winning the toss have done so 59% of the time at this ground, yet the chase success rate sits at 54%, which suggests the pitch rewards batting first without making second-innings targets impossible. A target of 297, however, was always going to be above the range where that 54% success rate applies.
The death overs at the Shere Bangla National Stadium average 34 runs per innings. Bangladesh managed 65 from theirs, albeit at the cost of 5 wickets, which shows they pushed hard in the back end. West Indies never reached that phase.
How to watch
Bangladesh and West Indies ODI cricket is typically available in the UK on Sky Sports Cricket, accessible through a Sky TV subscription, the Sky Go app, or a NOW TV day or month pass. Specific broadcast schedules for this series should be confirmed with Sky Sports directly, as start times in Bangladesh (GMT+6) translate to late-morning or early-afternoon slots in the UK depending on the match schedule.
Recent form
Bangladesh came into this match with a mixed 2025 record: wins against West Indies and Sri Lanka, losses to Pakistan and India. The defeat to West Indies earlier in this series had been part of a difficult run, so the 179-run win here represents a significant change in output.
West Indies have struggled for consistency throughout 2025. Their last five results before this match show four defeats, with their only win coming against Nepal. Losses to India twice and to Bangladesh twice in this series point to ongoing problems with batting depth and powerplay survival. Losing 3 wickets in the first ten overs for 39 runs against a Bangladesh attack at a spin-friendly venue in Dhaka was always likely to be terminal, and so it proved.
Both sides will face the remainder of the series with contrasting momentum. Bangladesh have now demonstrated they can post totals significantly above the Shere Bangla average, and West Indies will need to find a way to manage the Dhaka conditions better if they are to salvage something from the tour.
