The second ODI is to follow, once the first ODI is done, on 2nd March at the same stadium after a much deserved rest for both the teams.
"The Tigers" or the Bangladeshi cricket team, as it is called, is the national cricket team that symbolizes Bangladesh. It is controlled by the Bangladesh Cricket Board or BCB for short.
You can say that cricket has gained immense popularity in their country where football was once the only prevailing game. This cricket boom took a turn when Bangladesh won the ICC Trophy in Malaysia in 1997.
When they won the ICC trophy, the Roaring Tigers qualified for the 1999 Cricket World Cup. Their participation for the first time in their cricket history was a further boost to their morale as they had a surprise victory over Pakistan.
Following the World T20 championships in England, Mashrafe Mortaza was selected as the team's new captain for the tour to the West Indies so that Ashraful could now put his heart into batting.
Amidst controversy between the West Indian players and the West Indies Cricket Board a number of West Indian players boycotted the series, by sheer helplessness the West Indies had to select a number of untried players as replacements.