MIRPUR, Bangladesh (AP) — Leg-spinner Rishad Hossain claimed a career-best 6-35 as Bangladesh crushed West Indies by 74 runs to open their three-match one-day international series on Saturday.

Rishad’s figures, the second best by a Bangladesh bowler in an ODI behind Mashrafe Bin Mortaza’s 6-26 against Kenya in 2006, helped to wrap up the West Indies innings for 133 in 39 overs.

He also hit a 13-ball 26 as Bangladesh posted 207 all out in 49.4 overs.

Openers Brandon King and Alick Athanzae batted resolutely on a typically sluggish Mirpur pitch to give the West Indies a glimmer of hope in the chase.

But the introduction of Rishad in the 12th over changed the momentum.

He took out Athanaze lbw on 27, got a thick edge off Keacy Carty, and got the outside edge of King, the West Indies to scorer with 44, in six overs of work.

King’s dismissal left West Indies 82-3 in the 22nd over.

Rishad bowled eight overs in a row in his first spell and ripped through West Indies middle order as it lost the next seven wickets for 51 runs.

Pacer Mustafizur Rahman took 2-16 to complement Rishad in demolishing the Caribbean batting lineup.

Earlier, Towhid Hridoy anchored Bangladesh’s innings after it was reduced to 8-2 in the third over.

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Hridoy scored 51 off 90 with three fours and rebuilt the innings in a 71-run partnership with Najmul Hossain Shanto, who hit 32.

Hridoy steered off-spinner Roston Chase past cover for a single to raise his 11th half-century off 87 balls then was dismissed by Justin Greaves.

Debutant Mahidul Islam Ankon kept the runs going with 46 and Rishad’s aggressive finish propelled Bangladesh past 200.

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