Dublin, May 14 -- : Shai Hope sustained impressive form and his captain Jason Holder found the right touch for West Indies in the Ireland tri-nations ODI series but they failed to ignite the rest of their team.

West Indies were handed a five-wicket defeat by Bangladesh in the penultimate match of the preliminary competition at Malahide on Monday evening. Hope gathered a typically composed 87 from 108 balls, including six fours and one six, and anchored the Caribbean team to 247 for the loss of nine after they chose to bat.

The West Indies wicket-keeper batsman was again the glue that held the top order of the batting, carrying his aggregate for the series to 396 runs at an average of 99, as he engineered a recovery with Holder after West ...