West Indies crush Bangladesh by eight wickets in first Test

West Indies beat Bangladesh by eight wickets in the first Test in Mirpur on Saturday to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series, NDTV Sport reported. Opener Brandon King struck a career-best 81 not out as West Indies chased down the target of 170 in 35.1 overs on the fourth day. King hit 10 fours and a six in his 115-ball knock.

Match details

Bangladesh were bowled out for 142 in their second innings, taking a lead of just 169 runs after losing nine wickets to West Indies spinners. Resuming the fourth day at 79 for six, holding a lead of 106, Bangladesh added just 63 runs.

Jaker Ali, who scored 22 off 34 balls and was the second-highest scorer in the innings, edged Jomel Warrican to slip, where Chase took the catch.

Nayeem Hasan survived two dropped catches off Chase, on 21 and 29, and added 26 runs with Hasan Mahmud before Warrican trapped Mahmud lbw for eight.

Taijul Islam contributed eight in a 17-run partnership with Nayeem before Chase dismissed him to leave Bangladesh at 127 for nine.

Nayeem then reached his maiden Test half-century off 87 balls, with four boundaries, but his resistance ended when he attempted to hit Chase over long-on and was caught by Joshua Bishop.

He made 52 off 91 balls, while Shoriful Islam remained unbeaten on seven as Bangladesh were dismissed cheaply.

West Indies bowling and batting

4 overs. West Indies captain Roston Chase took 5-36 in the second innings, his fifth five-wicket haul in Test cricket.

West Indies openers John Campbell and King employed an attacking approach rather than defending the spinners on an increasingly deteriorating pitch on Day 4, interrupted by bad light, rain and lightning.

They swept with precision to score runs fluently and put on 112 runs for the opening stand, which determined the course of the game. King raised his sixth fifty from 68 balls, with a late-cut boundary toward deep backward point.

It also brought up a 100-run partnership, keeping Bangladesh bowlers frustrated. Bangladesh pacer Shoriful Islam broke through with the wicket of Campbell with a perfect in-swinger that flattened the stump. After scoring 54 in the first innings, Campbell made 49.

Pacer Hasan Mahmud then dismissed Tagenarine Chanderpaul for one to offer Bangladesh some hope. But Kavem Hodge, unbeaten on 31, and King put on 50 from 58 balls to help the side seal the game and take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.

Captains' comments

Chase said the team was determined to win the series. "The guys were determined, even though we didn't have a good start in the first innings," Chase said. "We lost the lead, but we were still determined to fight back and try to win the game, and that's what we did." Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto said his team failed to execute their plans.

Series context and what happens next

Bangladesh earlier was bowled out for 272 in its first innings before dismissing West Indies for 245. The second Test will decide the series result, though sources do not state the date or venue.

West Indies will look to extend their lead while Bangladesh will aim to level the contest. Test cricket is the longest format of the game, played over five days between national teams.

West Indies and Bangladesh are both full members of the International Cricket Council and compete in the World Test Championship cycle.

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Sources

• NDTV Sports

• Sportstar