Bangladesh has clinched the ODI series against West Indies after defeating them by 18 runs in third ODI.  It’s their first away ODI series win in nine years. It is also Bangladesh's first ODI series win in West Indies, and the second such win overall against the opposition. West Indies though remain without a series win for four years now.

Cricket based website Cricinfo says, It went so quiet in the rest of Warner Park that one you could clearly hear the Bangladesh dressing room celebrating.

West Indies fought till the end, but ultimately went down by 18 runs in a contest that was decided by the side with fewer mistakes and more nerve. But Bangladesh had no such problems when they batted.

Tamim Iqbal's 103 came off 124 with seven fours and two sixes, which set up the last 10 overs for Mahmudullah, whose unbeaten 49-ball 67 got the visitors to a 300-plus total. He added 53 runs for the fifth wicket with captain Mashrafe Mortaza, who promoted himself to No. 6 for the first time in 10 years and made a crucial 25-ball 36. Anamul Haque fell early once again, leaving Tamim and Shakib with the rebuilding job for the third time in a row. They added 81 runs for the second wicket, Tamim starting off with three fours in the first Powerplay before surviving a chance at short midwicket on 28.

Then Shakib helped Bangladesh to make big score. He struck three fours in his 37 off 43 balls; fell to a flighted Ashley Nurse delivery. Mushfiqur was bowled by a Nurse half-tracker before Tamim and Mahmudullah added 48 runs for the fourth wicket, during which Tamim reached his century. Bangladesh made 96 off the last ten overs.

Gayle started with the big hits for the West indians. His first six was literally hit out of the ground. The replaced ball was sent to the boundary the next ball. His next six was a slap over extra cover before Bangladesh pulled things back with Evin Lewis' wicket. Gayle went on, hammering Mosaddek for a six over his head, before launching Mahmudullah twice off successive deliveries in the 18th over, first over midwicket and then over long-on.  Bangladeshi seamer Rubel Hossain brought an end to Gayle's Storm. In the 22nd over, rubel made Gayle caught at long-on by Mehidy.

Shai Hope and Shimron Hetmyer understandably couldn't push at Gayle's pace but tried the next best thing: they dragged carribeans along for another 13.5 overs without any disrupting. Hetmyer struck two fours in his 30 off 42 balls. Mehidy bowled him with one that skidded on from short of a length.

Hope, added another 45 runs for the fifth wicket with Rovman Powell who had to do all the heavy lifting at the end. But he finally fell in the 44th over. Powell struck all four of his sixes off Mustafizur, two over midwicket and two over long-on, but neither Holder nor Nurse could provide him the strike at crucial times or provide big hits of their own.

Mehidy was the best bowler on show, picking one for 45 while Mashrafe took two for 63. Mustafizur and Rubel also took one wicket each. source: cricinfo