Shakib Al Hasan's Superb hundred took the match from West Indies by an unforgotable seven-wicket win in Taunton on Monday.
Shakib fantastic 124 runs in 99 balls and great support by Liton Das who scored a superb 94 from 69 deliveries to lead Bangladesh to 322-3 with 8.3 overs to spare in Taunton.
This is Bangladesh's joint highest one-day international run chase put it behind only Ireland's 329-7 against England in 2011 in the history of successful World Cup chases.
Tamim, who hit over 30 for the first time in the tournament, scored 48 in 53 delivery with 6 fours and Soumya Sarkar had taken the score to 50 in the ninth over. Tamim got run out by Sheldon Cottrel.
In this match, Shakib Al Hasan also reached to 6000 ODI runs mark and fan cheers was unstoppable quiet that movement.
After reaching his fifth successive ODI 50, Shakib — who scored 121 against England earlier in the tournament —took command with scintillating innings that climaxed when he stroked a boundary to reach his century.
West Indies Inning -
in the first inning, Shai Hope's 96 and the joint-fastest fifty of the tournament from Shimron Hetmyer helped the Windies reach 321-8.
Hitting around Hope, Evin Lewis made 70 from 67 balls before Hetmyer smashed 50 in 26 balls, featuring four fours and three sixes.
In the end, Skipper Jason Holder's made valuable 33 from 15 balls to ensure the Windies went past 300.
Both the West Indies and Bangladesh have won one of their four group matches, with two defeats and one no result apiece.
Mashrafe Mortaza's side remains in with a chance of reaching the semifinals after its second win in five matches.
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