Alick Athanaze credited West Indies ' bowlers for rescuing the team after another night of unforced errors in Chattogram with the bat and in the field, as they sealed their first T20I series win in 14 months.

The opener's fifty and 105-run stand with Shai Hope set up a strong platform, but West Indies collapsed from 106 for 1, losing 8 for 43 and leaving Bangladesh chasing a modest total. Four dropped catches made matters worse, yet the bowlers bailed West Indies out. The 150 that Bangladesh fell short of was lowest target they had ever failed to chase in Chattogram. Athanaze said West Indies' bowlers controlled the scoring in the powerplay, which helped them build run-rate pressure on Bangladesh.

"Our bowlers showed their class again," Athanaze said. "We bowled very well. They

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