Bangladesh gained international test cricket status in 2000. Before that, they only played ODIs. So, West Indies and Bangladesh don't have a very vast history. But in most of the cases, the men in maroon had the upper hand. Bangladesh was not a tough side back in the 2000s, but they have gradually shown that they are different from the past one. Below is the list of the top ten West Indies batters with the most runs in ODIs against Bangladesh.
1. Shai Hope
Shai Hope is a young and promising batter from the West Indies team. He played his first ODI match against Bangladesh in 2018. Hope has been a part of only 10 ODI matches between the two nations but created the most impact among the batters. He scored 758 runs at an astonishing average of 94 with the help of four fifties and three centuries. His best performance came in the form of an unbeaten 146.
2. Chris Gayle
The Universe Boss is in the second position on this list. He played 22 ODI matches against Bangladesh and scored 661 runs. Gayle's first match against them came way back in 2002. He hit four half-centuries and one century against them and scored those runs at an average of 33. The dashing opener's highest score is an unbeaten 104.
3. Marlon Samuels
Marlon Samuels is generally known for his T20 World Cup final heroics. The former West Indies all-rounder first appeared in an ODI against Bangladesh in 2002. He scored 603 runs in 16 ODI matches at an average of 43. The right-hander hit four half-centuries and a hundred against them, with the highest score of 126.
4. Darren Bravo
Darren Bravo is the younger brother of the West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo. He played his first ODI match against Bangladesh in 2011. The younger Bravo scored 460 runs in 19 ODIs against them, with those runs coming at an average of 28 with the help of two fifties and one hundred. His best performance was 124.
5. Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Shivnarine Chanderpaul first appeared against the Bangladesh ODI team in 1999. He went on to play 11 matches against them and scored 378 runs. His batting average was 75, and he hit four half-centuries in the process. His highest score against them was an unbeaten 92.
6. Ramnaresh Sarwan
Ramnaresh Sarwan appeared in 11 ODI matches against Bangladesh starting from 2002, with his last ODI against them in 2011. He scored 350 runs against them at an average of 70 with the help of a half-century and a century each. His best performance was an unbeaten 102.
7. Ricardo Powell
Ricardo Powell is a former West Indies batter who played in the early 2000s. He appeared for the first time against the Bangladesh ODI team in 1999 and went on to play nine ODIs against them. Powell scored 328 runs against them at an average of 41 with three half-centuries. His highest score against them was 88.
8. Kieron Pollard
Kieron Pollard plays as a batting all-rounder for the West Indies team in limited-overs cricket. The current captain of the Windies side played his first match against Bangladesh in 2011. He has scored 294 runs in 12 ODIs at an average of 29 with the help of two half-centuries. Pollard's best score is 89.
9. Denesh Ramdin
Denesh Ramdin first appeared against the Bangladesh ODI side in 2007. The wicket-keeper batter was a part of seven ODIs against them. The former captain scored 281 runs at an average of 70 against the Tigers with a half-century and a century each. His highest score against them is also his career-best score-169.
10. Shimron Hetmyer
Shimron Hetmyer made his first appearance against the Bangladesh ODI side in 2018. He has played seven ODIs against them and scored 277 runs with the best score of 125. Hetmyer hit two half-centuries and a century against their ODI team at an average of 39.
