Roseau: Travis Dowlin hit an unbeaten 100 on Tuesday to set up West Indies` total of 274/6 in the second One-Day International against Bangladesh.
The 32-year-old Dowlin, playing in only his second ODI, struck six fours and a six off 117 balls at Windsor Park. He paced his innings superbly, with his first 50 taking 88 deliveries before he smashed 50 off his next 29 balls.
He also put on a second-wicket stand of 66 with Devon Smith, who made 44.
David Bernard Jr. (22 off 27 balls), Rawl Lewis (22 off 19) and Darren Sammy (24 off 11) provided robust contributions late in the innings.
Off-spinner Naeem Islam was the best of the visitors` bowlers with 1-26 off eight overs.
The West Indies, trailing 1-0 in the three-match series, got off to an encouraging start after winning the toss and batting.
Dale Richards (20) and Andre Fletcher (22) added 33 in the first five overs but Bangladesh struck back once spin was introduced.
Fletcher was out to the first ball from captain Shakib-al-Hasan`s left-arm spin, slicing a catch to cover. Richards fell at 52/2, run out as he ended up in the same crease as Smith after a mix-up.
Smith and Dowlin gradually rebuilt the innings in the face of a disciplined Bangladesh spin attack. Just as they were beginning to blossom, Smith was run out. This time, it was Tamim Iqbal`s direct hit from deep square leg that did the damage.
Smith struck one four and one six off 62 balls. Captain Floyd Reifer`s struggling return to international cricket continued when he fell for 7 as he slapped a wide ball from Naeem to backward point at 134/4 in the 33rd over.
But Dowlin and the home team`s all-rounders rallied in the latter overs.
The last 10 overs brought 98 runs, including the Batting Powerplay of five overs that produced 50 runs.
Bernard struck two fours, Lewis launched two sixes and Sammy closed the innings with a flurry that included four fours.
Dowlin, who missed out on a maiden century when he fell for 95 in the second Test, endured one bit of luck when Syed Rasel just failed to cling onto a diving return catch with the batsman on 97.
The Guyanese brought up his century of the second ball of the final over, with a nudge into the off side.
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