Bangladesh whitewash West Indies in ODI series

Half-centuries from Junaid Siddique and Mahmudullah helped Bangladesh wrap up a 3-0 whitewash of the West Indies, with a three-wicket win in St Kitts. Set 249, opener Junaid made 55 to put Bangladesh on course - and despite four for 63 from pace bowler Kemar Roach, number seven Mahmudullah (51no) completed the job with seven balls to spare. The ODI series win comes close on the heels of a Test win by Bangladesh.

The hosts had made an unconvincing 248 all out in 47.4 overs, after choosing to bat first at Warner Park.

Despite a half-century from opener Andre Fletcher (52), the Windies could establish no momentum.

Fletcher's opening partner Kieran Powell fell for a first-ball duck on his international debut, and it was 10 for two after Devon Smith also went cheaply.

Captain Floyd Reifer and Darren Sammy both made useful runs, but home wickets continued to fall too regularly for comfort.

Reifer won the toss and chose to bat. The hosts, who trailed 2-0 in the series, made two changes to the team that lost the second match in Dominica last Tuesday. The 19-year-old opener Kieran Powell made his debut at the expense of Dale Richards, while left-arm spinner Nikita Miller replaced Rawl Lewis, who had a left thigh strain.

Bangladesh also made two changes, with Nazmul Hossain and Mahbubul Alam coming in for fellow seamers Rubel Hossain and Syed Rasel.u00a0