Akeal 'surprised' to not see Rishad bat in super over

West Indies left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein admitted that he was surprised to not see Rishad Hossain bat for Bangladesh in the Super Over of the second ODI. West Indies defended 11 runs to keep their hopes alive in the series, courtesy Akeal's composed bowling effort.

While the Bangladesh team management opted to send Saif Hasan and Soumya Sarkar and followed it with Nazmul Hossain, who failed to take the team over the line, the absence of Rishad was surprising given he made 39 off just 14 to help the hosts post over 200.

"Yes, I was a bit surprised (not to see Rishad in the super over)," said Akeal. "I mean the guy that seemed to do the most destruction in the match, 39 off about 14 deliveries not out, and he's not in your Super Over, hitting to the short side where he struck two sixes," he said.

"You know, we all were a bit surprised that he didn't come out at all, and you know, it worked in our favor. He was one of the few guys who sort of packed that power and he had that reach because he's quite a tall guy," he added.

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