Bangladesh vs West Indies, 1st Test, Oct 28, 2026: commentary
| Bangladesh | 272 | 97.4 ov |
|---|---|---|
| West Indies | 113/4 | 42.4 ov |
West Indies trail Bangladesh by 159 runs with 6 wickets remaining
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At the crease
T Chanderpaul26 (118)
J Greaves11 (17)
Bowling
M Miraz
17.4 · 1/35
Partnership16 runs · 41 balls
Last wicket97/4 A Jangoo
Current rate2.65
Recent commentary
Over 43. 1 run. Bowler: Mehidy Hasan. West Indies: 113/4(rr 2.63)
Completed innings
BAN 1ST272/10 · 97.4
What the reporting says
Springer made 251 runs in four games at 50.20 for Barbados in the 2026 West Indies Championship but took only seven wickets in eight innings at 42.00.
Ojay Shields and Nial Smith were ruled out of selection as Paul's replacement because of injuries.
West Indies will also miss Shai Hope, rested for the tour, and Alzarri Joseph, withdrawn for workload management.
On the preceding India tour West Indies lost the ODI series 2-1 and drew the T20I series 2-2, with the last T20I washed out.
Taskin Ahmed is back in Bangladesh's Test squad for the first Test against West Indies in Dhaka from October 28, replacing Khaled Ahmed.
Litton Das returns after a hip injury kept him out of the UAE ODI tri-series, and Mehidy Hasan Miraz is fit again following a viral fever.
Facts taken from the stories linked beside them, each from a sentence in the original.
WIN 1ST
- 42.4
Over 43. 1 run. Bowler: Mehidy Hasan. West Indies: 113/4(rr 2.63)
- 42.3
Mehidy Hasan to Tagenarine Chanderpaul. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge to second slip for no runs, mis-fielded by Anik.
- 42.2
Mehidy Hasan to Justin Greaves. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, Played to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Islam.
- 42.1
Mehidy Hasan to Justin Greaves. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, Played to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Anik.
- 42.0
Over 42. 1 run. Bowler: Taijul Islam. West Indies: 112/4(rr 2.67)
- 41.6
Taijul Islam to Tagenarine Chanderpaul. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, Played back to bowler for no runs.
- 41.5
Taijul Islam to Justin Greaves. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, Played to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Islam.
- 41.4
Taijul Islam to Justin Greaves. Stock length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, Played to short leg for no runs, fielded by Miraz.
- 41.3
Taijul Islam to Justin Greaves. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, Played to silly point for no runs, fielded by Showrab.
- 41.2
Taijul Islam to Justin Greaves. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, Played to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Miraz.
- 41.1
Taijul Islam to Justin Greaves. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, Played to cover for no runs, fielded by Anik.
- 41.0
Over 41. 1 run. Bowler: Mehidy Hasan. West Indies: 111/4(rr 2.71)
- 40.6
Mehidy Hasan to Tagenarine Chanderpaul. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, Played to silly point for no runs, fielded by Showrab.
- 40.5
Mehidy Hasan to Tagenarine Chanderpaul. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, Played to point for no runs, fielded by Mahmud.
- 40.4
Mehidy Hasan to Tagenarine Chanderpaul. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, Played to short leg for no runs, fielded by Hridoy.
- 40.3
Mehidy Hasan to Tagenarine Chanderpaul. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, Played back to bowler for no runs.
- 40.2
Mehidy Hasan to Justin Greaves. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Hridoy.
- 40.1
Mehidy Hasan to Justin Greaves. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, Played to short extra cover for no runs.
- 40.0
Over 40. 7 runs. Bowler: Taijul Islam. West Indies: 110/4(rr 2.75)
- 39.6
Taijul Islam to Tagenarine Chanderpaul. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, thick edge to backward point for no runs, fielded by Anik.
- 35.5
OUT! Caught. Taijul Islam to Amir Jangoo. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, top edge in the air uncontrolled to deep backward square leg, caught by Tamim. Two in the over for Taijul Islam.
- 35.2
OUT! Caught. Taijul Islam to Kavem Hodge. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, mis-timed to silly point, caught by Showrab. Oh! What a field placement and great reflex from Mominul Haque.
- 30.1
OUT! Caught. Mehidy Hasan to John Campbell. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge in the air uncontrolled to second slip, caught by Shanto. What a stunning grab from the Bangladesh skipper!
- 4.5
OUT! Caught (Sub). Hasan Mahmud to Brandon King. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, outside edge. Hasan Mahmud with the first breakthrough.
BAN 1ST
- 97.4
Over 98. no runs. Bowler: Jomel Warrican. Bangladesh: 272/10(rr 2.78)
- 97.4
OUT! L.B.W. Jomel Warrican to Shoriful Islam. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad. That's it! Bangladesh have been bowled out for 272, and the Umpires call Lunch on Day 2. Jomel Warrican was the star with the ball today, doing the damage with a five-wicket haul. Joshua Bishop picked two crucial wickets with the old ball, removing Shadman Islam and Tawhid Hridoy, and Shamar Joseph picked up two wickets to his name. Litton Das was strangled at one end and was running out of partners. Join us for the West Indies innings after the break.
- 97.3
OUT! Caught. Jomel Warrican to Taijul Islam. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge, caught by Jangoo. Edged and taken! Nine down for Bangladesh.
- 97.2
Jomel Warrican to Taijul Islam. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, Played back to bowler for no runs.
- 97.1
Jomel Warrican to Taijul Islam. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, Played back to bowler for no runs.
- 97.0
Over 97. 5 runs. Bowler: Shamar Joseph. Bangladesh: 272/8(rr 2.80)
- 96.6
Shamar Joseph to Litton Das. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed to leg slip for no runs, mis-fielded by Jangoo.
- 96.5
Shamar Joseph to Litton Das. Back of a length, outside off stump swayed away Steer, bottom edge to second slip for no runs, fielded by Greaves.
- 96.4
Shamar Joseph to Taijul Islam. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot defending, missed to cover for 1 run, fielded by Bishop.
- 96.3
OUT! Caught. Shamar Joseph to Hasan Mahmud. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, outside edge, caught by Jangoo. Shamar Joseph has his second wicket.
- 96.3
No ball Shamar Joseph to Hasan Mahmud. Length ball, off stump on the front foot working, leading edge in the air uncontrolled to deep point and it was a no ball, fielded by King.
- 96.2
Shamar Joseph to Litton Das. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, Played to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Bishop.
- 96.1
Shamar Joseph to Litton Das. Short, outside off stump swayed away Leave, left for no runs, fielded by Jangoo.
- 96.0
Over 96. 1 run. Bowler: Jomel Warrican. Bangladesh: 267/7(rr 2.78)
- 95.6
Jomel Warrican to Hasan Mahmud. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, top edge for no runs, dropped catch by Jangoo.
- 95.5
Jomel Warrican to Hasan Mahmud. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, Played to point for no runs, fielded by Chanderpaul.
- 95.4
Jomel Warrican to Hasan Mahmud. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, Played to silly point for no runs, fielded by Hodge.
- 95.3
Jomel Warrican to Hasan Mahmud. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, Played back to bowler for no runs.
- 95.2
Jomel Warrican to Litton Das. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, Played to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Greaves.
- 95.1
Jomel Warrican to Litton Das. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to silly mid off for no runs.
- 94.1
OUT! Caught. Shamar Joseph to Nayeem Hasan. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge to first slip, caught by Hodge. Good sharp catch!
- 89.5
OUT! Bowled. Jomel Warrican to Mehidy Hasan. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed. Cleaned him up! That skidded straight after pitching.
- 78.1
OUT! Bowled. Joshua Bishop to Tawhid Hridoy. Stock ball half volley, off stump on the front foot Slog, inside edge. Dragged on!
- 76.5
OUT! L.B.W. Joshua Bishop to Shadman Islam. Stock length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, hit pad. Shadman Islam departs after a brilliant hundred.
- 35.3
OUT! L.B.W. Jomel Warrican to Najmul Hossain Shanto. Stock ball half volley, middle stump on the front foot sweeping, hit pad. Three reds on ball-tracking! The decision is overturned, and the Skipper has to go.
- 21.2
OUT! Caught. Jomel Warrican to Mominul Haque. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid off, caught by Joseph. Jomel Warrican gets his man.
- 6.4
OUT! Caught. Jayden Seales to Tanzid Hasan. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge to second slip, caught by Greaves. Seales gets the first wicket for West Indies.