Angry Bangladesh fans stone bus after Cup defeat

Angry Bangladesh fans stoned the West Indies bus on Friday, furious after their team crashed to a humiliating nine-wicket World Cup defeat where they were dismissed for just 58 runs.

The bus came under attack as it was heading back to the West Indies' team hotel after the match, in what police claimed was a case of mistaken identity, with fans thinking it was the home team's vehicle.

"The fans thought it was the Bangladeshi team bus and they hurled stones at it," Imtiaz Ahmed, deputy commissioner of police in Dhaka, told AFP.

"The window panes were shattered, but no one was injured."

West Indian star Chris Gayle, a former national captain, tweeted from the vehicle, saying the players were terrified.

The furious reaction from fans came after the West Indies destroyed Bangladesh in an embarrassingly one-sided contest, dismissing the co-hosts for their lowest ever one-day total -- and the fourth lowest in World Cup history.

In front of a stunned capacity crowd of 25,000 at Dhaka's Sher-e-Bangla stadium, the home side's batting imploded and they were all out in just 18.5 overs -- sparking angry scenes from fans who hurled placards from the stands.

The Caribbean side romped to their second win of the tournament in just 12.2 overs, with Gayle making an unbeaten 37 and sit second in Group B with four points from three games, level on points with South Africa.

Spinner Sulieman Benn grabbed 4-18 and fast bowlers Kemar Roach and Darren Sammy claimed three wickets each as Bangladesh fell well short of their previous one-day low of 74.

Junaid Siddique and Mohammad Ashraful were the only two Bangladesh batsmen who made it into double figures in a match that could prove pivotal to quarter-final hopes with India, South Africa and England also in Group B.

West Indies skipper Sammy praised team-mate Gayle for a motivational speech that inspired his side.

"It was a brilliant performance by my team-mates. Chris Gayle wasn't feeling well today but I thought he came out and showed how committed he is to the cause," he said.

"We've always fancied ourselves but it's up to us to go out there and play competitive and consistent cricket," he added.

Disappointed Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan was at a loss to explain his team's disastrous showing, adding that he understood the fans' frustrations.

He said reaching the quarter-finals was still possible after one win out of three so far, with the game against England in Chittagong now a "must-win".

During the later attack on the team bus, Gayle tweeted: "This is ridiculous. Damn. World Cup with so much security and this happens. Big joke. Trust me I am not keen here. Every player lay flat."

He added: "This is some bullshit.....Bangladesh stoning our bus!!! Freaking glass Break!!! This is crap, can't believe..what next, bullets!!!!"

Bangladesh Cricket Board president Mustafa Kamal apologised for the incident, saying an investigation had been ordered.

Violence also broke out in the Dhaka University campus as angry students torched Bangladeshi team jerseys and placards, a top police official said.

In the earlier World Cup Group A clash on Friday, New Zealand steamrollered hapless Zimbabwe by 10 wickets in Ahmedabad for their second win of the tournament.

After bowling out the African nation for just 162, the Kiwis cantered to their target thanks to unbeaten half-centuries by Martin Guptill (86) and Brendon McCullum (76) with 99 balls to spare at the Sardar Patel Stadium.

New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori said the win was a much-needed confidence boost.

"I think it's the performance that we were looking for. Now we've got to replicate that against some of the bigger nations," he said.

Zimbabwe captain Elton Chigumbura cut a sorry figure as he tried to explain his team's capitulation. "It's a game we will like to forget quickly and move onto the next one," he said.