Darren Sammy smashes 60, takes 3-28 as West Indies beats Bangladesh to level ODI series at 2-2

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Captain Darren Sammy smashed an aggressive half-century before taking 3-28 to guide West Indies to a 75-run victory in the fourth one-day international to level the five-match series at 2-2 on Friday.

Sammy smashed 60 off 62 balls Friday to steer West Indies to 211-9 after the tourists lost three wickets for four runs to collapse to 102-6. Darren Bravo hit 34 while Marlon Samuels (27) and Kieran Powell (26) also made starts.

The hosts made a terrible start, falling to 7-4 before being bundled out for 136 in 34.1 overs at Mirpur’s Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. Mahmudullah top-scored with an unbeaten 56, while captain Mushfiqur Rahim made 27.

Dwayne Smith claimed 2-7, Kemar Roach 2-29 and Veerasammy Permaul 2-35.

The final match will be played Saturday at the same venue.

11:17ET 07-12-12