Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has scored his second century in as many World Cup matches, while Liton Das hit an unbeaten 94, as they thumped two-time champions West Indies by seven wickets.
Chasing 322 for a famous victory on Tuesday (NZT), Shakib took complete control with an unbeaten 124 off 99 balls, as his ninth ODI century guided Bangladesh home with 51 balls to spare.
The 32-year-old became only the second Bangladesh player to cross 6000 runs in ODIs, after Tamim Iqbal, making his fourth consecutive 50-plus score to move past Australia skipper Aaron Finch as the tournament's top scorer with 384 runs.
Earlier, West Indies wicketkeeper batsman Shai Hope produced a patient 96, while opener Evin Lewis and Shimron Hetmyer also made half-centuries to help the Caribbean side post a competitive total from 50 overs, after being asked to bat first.
Hope anchored the innings superbly with his 121-ball knock, while Lewis hit 70 to lay a strong platform, before Hetmyer's 26-ball 50 and skipper Jason Holder's 33 off 15 balls boosted the West Indies total.
"I thought we were about 40-50 runs short, the wicket played well throughout," Holder said.
"We could have been more disciplined with the ball and we also let ourselves down in the field. It was just a situation where we never got momentum going as we should.
"No excuses, we should have been more disciplined," added Holder, whose team are seventh in the standings and will struggle to make the semi-finals.
"Having said that, every game is a final and we have to pull ourselves up."
Bangladesh take on holders Australia in their next match on Thursday, while West Indies play New Zealand on Sunday morning.
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