|| CF Correspondent ||

Bangladesh finally broke the final hoodoo in a show of unwavering resolve, whacking a resurgent West Indies past by five wickets in the tri-series final at the Malahide in Dublin on Friday.

Having failed to triumph the final on six occasions in different formats in the last 10 years, starting with a heartbreaking two-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka in 2009 in Dhaka, finally the number 7, widely recognized as a lucky number, proved to be preciously lucky for Bangladesh.

The victory sent the cricket crazy nation at seventh heaven, considering it looked yet another heartbreak for the country, when West Indies tightened the noose midway through the innings.

Set a revised target of 210 to win in 24 overs by D/L method in a rain-curtailed final, Bangladesh got going well through Soumya Sarkar and Tamim Iqbal who put on 59-run for the opening stand. Even though fast bowler Shannon Gabriel dealt a double, claiming the prized scalp of Tamim (18) and Sabbir Rahman for naught in the space of three balls, the game was in favour of Bangladesh.

Soumya Sarkar played his shots as well and made sure the asking run rate will be Bangladesh’s favour even though he got out. Raymon Reifer took him out to end his sublime 41 ball-66, studded with nine fours and three sixes.

Mushfiqur Rahim kept the chase alive but Reifer again proved to be nemesis of Bangladesh, ending his delightful 22 ball-36 runs knock.

Fabien Allen appeared as surprise package for West Indies, having strangled Bangladesh with accurate bowling, raising the hopes of Caribbean victory.

And West Indies became resurgent again as the asking rate seemed to have out of control. Mosaddek who was a replacement of Shakib indeed, titled the match towards Bangladesh gradually if not fluently.

As he got the chase back on track with series of singles and occasional boundaries, he was determined to not take the match last over. And it was a matured thinking from a youngster, considering how Bangladesh failed to beat the adrenaline-pumping moment to loss the final in the final over.

Like other best batsman of the world, he picked up one over to hasten the victory and courageously he targeted Allen who was bowling superbly, conceding 12 runs in three over at that point.

His first six against Allen was a manufactured shot and confidence derived from that as he tore him apart by hitting two more sixes and one, all in four consecutive balls to take 25 runs in that over.