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Mayhem in Bangladesh as fan enters field amid West Indies ODI in Mirpur

Aakash Saini

Bangladesh fan enters field [Source: AFP Photos]Bangladesh fan enters field [Source: AFP Photos]

Bangladesh’s series-opening first ODI match against West Indies was brought to a brief standstill owing to a bizarre incident. During the middle stages of the West Indies run chase, a Bangladeshi fan broke through the barricades and stormed into the field to greet Bangladesh players.

The fan in contention was eventually escorted off the field by stadium officials and authorities.

Bangladesh fan interrupts game, hugs a player

During the first ODI match between hosts Bangladesh and the visiting West Indies on Saturday, October 18 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, a Bangladeshi cricket fan stormed past security to blaze into the field.

The moment of security breach was soon captured and spread across social media, with one image even revealing that the fan managed to get close to a Bangladeshi cricketer near the boundary rope. The fan, wearing a blue and white polo t-shirt, even hugged the player before he was escorted off the field, thus allowing match officials to resume play.

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Bangladesh batted first and folded up for 207 in 49.4 overs. Debutant Mahidul Islam Ankon scored 46 in the game from 76 balls while Towhid Hridoy listed the lone half-century of the innings.

For the West Indies, Jayden Seales picked up three wickets at an expense of 48 runs, while Roston Chase and Justin Greaves chipped in with two scalps each.

In response, West Indies slipped to 118-7 around 33 overs. Rishad Hossain decimated their top-order by picking each of the first five wickets to fall in the run-chase to claim figures of 5-32 from his first eight overs.