Captain Roston Chase led from the front when it really mattered as he picked up a 5-wicket haul while others chipped in like Jomel Warrican, picking up 9 wickets in the match, and the batters did their bit with Brandon King getting a crucial knock under pressure in the chase as West Indies thumped Bangladesh by 8 wickets inside 4 days, amidst multiple interruptions, as the visitors dented the hosts Bangladesh’s chances of WTC qualification.
There were some positives for Bangladesh like Shadman Islam’s 3rd Test ton, while Nayeem Hasan got 4 wickets in the first innings and a half-century in the second innings. But when it was required to defend 170 in the last innings, the spinners disappointed as Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Taijul Islam looked underconfident. Bangladesh will be rueing the missed opportunities. Losing at home really hurts the Tigers for sure.
Shadman Islam’s 3rd Test ton & Jomel Warrican’s 5-wicket haul highlighted Bangladesh’s 272 in 97.4 overs
Winning the toss and deciding to bat first, Shadman Islam and Tanzid Hasan came out to open the batting for Bangladesh while Jayden Seales had the ball in hand for West Indies. The opening duo put on 9 runs for the first wicket in 6.4 overs before Tanzid fell for 7 off 23 balls to Jayden Seales. Mominul Haque came out to bat next. Mominul and Shadman applied themselves and forged a nice partnership. The duo put on 59 runs for the second wicket before Mominul fell for 28 off 51 balls with 2 fours to his name to Jomel Warrican.
Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto came out to bat next. Shanto and Shadman took Bangladesh to 96/2 at Lunch on Day 1. The duo carried on after Lunch. The duo put on 42 runs in total for the third wicket before Shanto fell for 19 off 42 balls with one four to his name to Warrican. Towhid Hridoy came out to bat next. Hridoy and Shadman then applied themselves out there. They complemented each other out there and put on 88 runs between them. Hridoy was on 42* when he suffered cramps and went off the field as he was stretchered out.
Keeper-batter Litton Das replaced him and joined Shadman in the middle in the evening session. There were a lot of weather interruptions due to bad light and rain. Shadman reached 99* as Bangladesh reached 213/3 in 74 overs when Bad Light brought early closure to the day’s proceedings, with the Tigers having their noses in front at that stage.
On Day 2, Shadman and Litton resumed proceedings for Bangladesh as the left-hander reached his 3rd Test ton and first vs Bangladesh when play started on Day 2. The score reached 221 when Shadman was dismissed for 105 off 234 balls with 11 fours to his name to Joshua Bishop. Towhid Hridoy was fine and came back to resume his innings. Hridoy could not add any runs to his overnight score. The score remained at 221 when Hridoy fell for 42 off 86 balls with 3 fours to his name to Bishop, who cleaned him up.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz came out to bat next. Miraz and Litton tried to forge a stand and added 32 runs for the 6th wicket and took the score beyond 250 before Miraz fell for 15 off 39 balls with 2 fours to his name to Warrican, who cleaned him up. Nayeem Hasan came out to bat next. Nayeem and Litton added 9 runs to the score before Nayeem fell for 5 off 12 balls to Shamar Joseph. Hasan Mahmud came out to bat next. 9 more runs were added to the score before Hasan fell for 6 off 11 balls with one four to his name to Joseph. Taijul Islam came out to bat next.
Just one run was added to the tally before Taijul fell for 1 off 4 balls to Warrican. Shoriful Islam came out to bat next. Warrican got two in two balls as he dismissed Shoriful for a golden duck. Litton remained unbeaten on 34 off 88 balls with 4 fours to his name as Bangladesh lost 7/59 on Day 2 to be bowled out for 272 in 97.4 overs. 10 extras were given by the fielding side.
From the West Indies’ point of view with the ball, Jomel Warrican was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 5/53 in 23.4 overs. Joshua Bishop chipped in with 2/61 in 23 overs. Shamar Joseph finished with 2/41 in 15 overs. Jayden Seales finished with 1/29 in 13 overs. Captain Roston Chase finished with 0/53 in 13 overs. Justin Greaves finished with 0/30 in 10 overs. Now, it was time for West Indies to come out to bat.
Nayeem Hasan’s 4-wicket haul restricted West Indies to 245 in 82.5 overs
John Campbell and Brandon King came out to open the batting for the West Indies while Hasan Mahmud had the ball in hand for Bangladesh. The openers King and Campbell gave the side a quick start as they put on 29 for the first wicket before King fell for 15 off 20 balls with 3 fours to his name to Hasan Mahmud. Tagenarine Chanderpaul came out to bat next. The duo then started to repair the job for the West Indies as multiple interruptions happened through the day.
The duo took the score to 89/1 at Tea on Day 2. The duo put on 61 runs for the second wicket before Campbell, who passed his half-century, fell for 54 off 78 balls with 6 fours and 2 sixes to his name to Mehidy Hasan Miraz. Kavem Hodge came out to bat next. Hodge and Chanderpaul added 7 runs for the third wicket before Hodge fell for 7 off 20 balls with one four to his name to Taijul Islam. Keeper-batter Amir Jangoo came out to bat next and fell for a 3rd-ball duck as Taijul had two in the over.
Justin Greaves came out to bat next with West Indies in trouble at 97/4. Greaves and Chanderpaul started to rebuild proceedings for the visitors and took the West Indies to 134/4 at Stumps on Day 2. Day 3 started with Chanderpaul and Greaves resuming proceedings and adding the runs to chip away at the deficit. The duo put on 65 runs in total for the 5th wicket before Chanderpaul, who had completed his fifty, fell for 56 off 184 balls with 6 fours and one six to his name to Shoriful Islam.
Captain Roston Chase came out to bat next. Chase and Greaves got together and added another important stand. The duo added 51 runs for the 6th wicket before Greaves fell for 46 off 103 balls with 2 fours to his name to Nayeem Hasan as Lunch was taken on Day 3. Joshua Bishop came out to bat next after the interval. He played his shots, but over-aggression cost him in the end. Bishop and Chase added 21 runs for the 7th wicket before Bishop fell for 15 off 11 balls with 3 fours to his name to Miraz. Shamar Joseph came out to bat next.
Shamar and Roston added 11 runs for the 8th wicket before Shamar fell for 4 off 10 balls to Nayeem Hasan. Jomel Warrican came out to bat next. The score remained at 245 before Warrican fell for a 4th ball duck to Nayeem yet again. Jayden Seales came out to bat next. The score remained at 245 when Seales fell for a 5-ball duck to Nayeem, who finished his spell on a high. Chase remained unbeaten on 43 off 60 balls with 5 fours to his name as West Indies were bowled out for 245 in 82.5 overs. 5 extras were given by the fielding side.
For Bangladesh, Nayeem Hasan was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 4/33 in 10.5 overs. Taijul Islam chipped in with 2/76 in 26 overs. Mehidy Hasan Miraz chipped in with 2/65 in 25 overs. Shoriful Islam finished with 1/29 in 10 overs. Hasan Mahmud finished with 1/38 in 11 overs. Bangladesh got a slender 27-run first-innings lead and came out to bat in the Day 3 afternoon session.
Roston Chase & Jomel Warrican combine to skittle Bangladesh out for 142 in 48.4 overs
Shadman Islam and Tanzid Hasan came out to open the batting for Bangladesh in the second innings while Jayden Seales had the ball in hand for West Indies. The opening duo added 1 run to the score before Tanzid fell for a 2-ball duck to Shamar Joseph. Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto came out to bat next. Shadman and Shanto added 27 runs for the second wicket before Shadman, the centurion of the first innings, fell for 13 off 30 balls with 2 fours to his name to Roston Chase, who cleaned him up.
Towhid Hridoy came out to bat next. Chase had two in the over as Hridoy fell for a 2-ball duck. Keeper-batter Litton Das came out to bat next. Just 5 runs were added to the score before Shanto, the captain, fell for 10 off 37 balls with one four to his name to Chase. Concussion substitute player Jaker Ali came out to bat as Mominul was ruled out of the game due to a concussion issue. Bangladesh went to Tea on Day 3 at 34/4.
The duo resumed after Tea as the partnership added 2 runs to the score before Litton fell for 4 off 10 balls to Jomel Warrican as Bangladesh were reeling at 35/5. Mehidy Hasan Miraz came out to bat next. Miraz and Jaker added 18 runs for the 6th wicket and took the score beyond 50 before Miraz fell for 9 off 32 balls to Warrican, who cleaned him up. Nayeem Hasan came out to bat next. Jaker and Nayeem played out the rest of Day 3, with Nayeem surviving a DRS call thanks to a good review. The duo took Bangladesh to 79/6 with a lead of 106 runs when Bad Light ended play early on Day 3 again.
Day 4 started with this duo resuming for Bangladesh. The duo added 31 runs in total for the 7th wicket before Jaker fell for 22 off 34 balls with 2 fours to his name to Warrican. Hasan Mahmud came out to bat next. Nayeem rode his luck as he was dropped by Chase early on Day 4 and continued the fight for the Tigers. The duo of Hasan and Nayeem added 26 runs for the 8th wicket before Hasan fell for 8 off 31 balls to Warrican.
Taijul Islam came out to bat next. Taijul and Nayeem added a handy 17 more runs to the tally before Taijul fell for 8 off 16 balls with one four to his name to Chase. Shoriful Islam came out to bat next. Shoriful and Nayeem frustrated the visitors as they added 15 more runs for the last wicket as Hasan got to his maiden Test fifty.
Nayeem was the last man out for Bangladesh as he fell for 52 off 91 balls with 4 fours to his name to Chase. Shoriful remained unbeaten on 7 off 8 balls with one four to his name. Bangladesh were bowled out for 142 in 48.4 overs. 9 extras were given by the fielding side.
The spinners of West Indies ruled the roost. Captain Roston Chase was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 5/36 in 15.4 overs. Jomel Warrican finished with 4/63 in 20 overs, giving him good support. Shamar Joseph finished with 1/17 in 4 overs. Jayden Seales finished with 0/13 in 7 overs. Joshua Bishop finished with 0/10 in 2 overs. Bangladesh finished with a lead of 169 runs. This meant the target for West Indies was 170 runs to win, and they came out to bat for a tricky period before Lunch on Day 4.
Brandon King leads the charge as West Indies completed an easy 8-wicket win inside 4 days
Chasing 170 for the win, Brandon King and John Campbell came out to open the batting for the West Indies while Mehidy Hasan Miraz had the ball in hand for Bangladesh. The hosts bowled an over before Lunch and troubled Campbell, but the West Indies rode their luck through an umpire’s call and all, as luck was with the visitors. After Lunch, there were a few weather interruptions, but the opening duo were unaffected.
They really took the game to the Bangladesh spinners on Day 4, who were bowling in tandem. It seemed Taijul and Mehidy were underconfident, while Nayeem is too young for this circuit. Bad weather, stop start situation did not affect the opening duo as they set the base for the others to follow. King was the aggressor while Campbell was playing second fiddle. Lots of looseners were delivered.
The duo batted at a fair clip and showed that runs can be scored on a minefield. The duo added more than 100 runs as 170 was the target. So, the opening duo did more than half the job required. They put on 112 inside 21 overs before Campbell fell for 49 off 55 balls with 6 fours and one six to his name to Shoriful Islam, who cleaned him up. Tagernarine Chanderpaul came out to bat next.
It was a struggle for Chanderpaul, who resorted to blocking. King was in full flow as was past his half-century. Just 8 runs were added to the score before Chanderpaul fell for 1 off 15 balls to Hasan Mahmud. Kavem Hodge came out to bat with 50 needed for the win. Hodge took his time for the initial balls, but then came into his own soon. Once he was in the groove, he went on to run over a ball. King was fabulous as the duo made sure there was no looking back for Bangladesh and its spinners in particular.
It was fitting that King hit the winning runs, a boundary through covers as West Indies drew first blood in the series. King remained unbeaten on 81 off 115 balls with 10 fours and one six to his name while Hodge remained unbeaten on 31 off 27 balls with 4 fours and one six to his name as West Indies reached 170/2 in 35.1 overs. 8 extras were given by Bangladesh.
Shoriful Islam finished with 1/20 in 4 overs. Hasan Mahmud finished with 1/14 in 3 overs. Mehidy Hasan Miraz finished with 0/26 in 5 overs. Taijul Islam finished with 0/54 in 12.1 overs. Nayeem Hasan finished with 0/49 in 11 overs. The spinners of Bangladesh were disappointing, to say the least, as West Indies won the contest by 8 wickets in 4 days. Jomel Warrican was adjudged the Player of the Match for his 9 wickets in the match.
What Lies Ahead
So, West Indies lead the series 1-0 after drawing first blood in Mirpur and denting Bangladesh’s hopes in the WTC cycle. They would like to carry the momentum going when the two teams go to Sylhet with the Test match starting on November 9th 2026. West Indies will aim to win the series 2-0 while Bangladesh will be desperate to level the series 1-1. Let’s see how the second Test pans out and goes in Sylhet.
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