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West Indies Open Tour With 65-Run Win

7 October 2011
West Indies Open Tour With 65-Run Win
West Indies Open Tour With 65-Run Win
Ravi Rampaul (centre) took four wickets to bowl the West Indies to victory
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The West Indies began their tour of Bangladesh with a 65-run win over a Bangladesh Cricket Board XI in a 45-over game in Fatullah.

After winning the toss and choosing to bowl, the home side were beaten when dismissed for 152 in reply to West Indies' 217 for nine.

Ravi Rampaul finished the game off for the tourists with figures of four for 23 after Darren Bravo had earlier made 47.

The game was played with the new ICC playing conditions for international cricket in place with two balls being used - one per end - and the non-mandatory Power Plays taken between the 16th and 40th over.

The West Indies play a Twenty20 International, three One-Day Internationals and two Tests during their tour of Bangladesh.

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Tour Schedule

11th October: T20I, Mirpur
BAN 135-7 beat WIN 132-8 by 3 wickets: Report
13th October: 1st ODI, Mirpur
WIN 298-4 beat BAN 258-7 by 40 runs: Report
15th October: 2nd ODI, Mirpur
WIN 221-2 beat BAN 220 by 8 wickets: Report
18th October: 3rd ODI, Chittagong
BAN 62-2 beat WIN 61 by 8 wickets: Report
21st-25th October: 1st Test, Chittagong
BAN 350-9 & 119-3 drew with WIN 244 & 100-3: Report
29th Oct-2nd November: 2nd Test, Mirpur
WIN 355 & 383-5 beat BAN 231 & 278 by 229 runs: Report