Tigers come back big with easy triumph.

Tigers' ace Shakib Al Hasan sparkled with four for 8 as the hosts romped home with a 6-wicket win against an inexperienced West Indies side with a dominating show with the ball in the first ODI in Dhaka series.

Debutant pacer Hasan Mahmud shone with 3 for 28 as the visitors were bundled out for a paltry 122 before the men in red and green sauntered off to the target with 97 balls to spare overs at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium on Wednesday.

It marked a winning start to Tamim Iqbal's stint in captaincy, handing them a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

In gloomy condition after a spell of shower early in the game, Tamim stroked a solid 44 to get the chase off to a watchful start, pairing with Liton Das (14) for a 47-run opening stand.

As the ball gripped on to the surface, the slow bowlers reaped benefits as the Caribbean slow left-arm orthodox Akeal Hosein sent three Bangladeshi batsmen back to the hutch.

Hosein went through the gates of Liton first, then dismissed Nazmul Hossain Shanto for just 1 before Shakib played him on to walk back for 19.

Mushfiqur Rahim (19) and Mahmudullah (9) then saw the team past the finishing line.

Earlier, Shakib marked his return after an ICC ban with four wickets for just 8 runs in 7.2 overs after Tamim opted to field first.

Bangladesh pace spearhead Mustafizur Rahman picked up both Caribbean openers on either side of a rain break to give Bangladesh an ideal start Joshua da Silva went for 9...

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