West Indies completed a convincing eight-wicket win over Bangladesh in 1st Test after chasing down 170 with plenty to spare.
Brandon King led the chase with an unbeaten 81, his highest score in Test cricket. He shared a 112-run opening partnership with John Campbell before Kavem Hodge finished the job with an aggressive 31 off 27 balls.
The result gives West Indies the lead in the series and leaves Bangladesh with plenty to address ahead of the next Test.
Bangladesh began the match positively after choosing to bat first.
Shadman Islam anchored the innings and reached 99 not out before bad light ended play on the opening day with Bangladesh on 213/3.
Towhid Hridoy supported him with 42, adding 88 for the fourth wicket. Mominul Haque and Najmul Hossain Shanto also made useful contributions.
However, Bangladesh could not maintain that momentum.
Shadman completed his century the following morning, scoring 105 from 234 balls. Bangladesh then collapsed from 221/3 to 272 all out, losing seven wickets for just 51 runs.
Jomel Warrican led the attack with 5/53, while debutant Joshua Bishop claimed two wickets.
West Indies responded through Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Justin Greaves.
Chanderpaul scored 56, while Greaves added 46. Roston Chase remained unbeaten on 43 as the visitors reached 245, just 27 runs behind Bangladesh.
Nayeem Hasan provided Bangladesh with a bright spot, finishing with 4/33.
The hosts, however, struggled badly in their second innings.
Warrican and Chase took advantage of the conditions and reduced Bangladesh to 79/6. The lower order eventually added enough runs to set West Indies a target of 170.
Nayeem Hasan then scored a valuable fifty to give Bangladesh some hope.
His 50 helped lift the hosts to 142, but West Indies had already built a significant advantage with the ball.
The target proved much easier than Bangladesh would have hoped.
Campbell and King attacked from the start and put together 112 for the opening wicket.
Campbell fell for 49, narrowly missing a half-century. King continued to control the chase at the other end.
He reached his maiden Test half-century and remained unbeaten on 81.
Hodge then joined him and scored 31 from 27 balls to bring the target within reach.
King struck the winning runs as West Indies reached 170/2 and completed an eight-wicket victory.
West Indies now hold the advantage in the series after a strong all-round performance in 1st Test against Bangladesh.
Their spinners made the difference throughout the Test. Warrican and Chase combined for nine wickets in Bangladesh’s second innings after already contributing heavily earlier in the match.
Overall, West Indies’ spinners claimed 16 wickets, compared with eight for Bangladesh’s spin attack.
Bangladesh will need a stronger response with the ball in the next Test. Their inability to maintain pressure after taking early wickets allowed West Indies to take control and finish the match comfortably.
For the visitors, the victory provides a strong platform as they look to build on their series advantage.
