West Indies beat Bangladesh by eight wickets in first Test
Brandon King scored an unbeaten 81 as the hosts took a 1-0 lead in the two-match ICC World Test Championship series.
West Indies secured an eight-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the first Test on Saturday, October 31, to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. According to WION, the hosts successfully chased a target of 170 runs on Day 4.
Brandon King played a decisive role with a career-best unbeaten 81. He was supported by contributions from John Campbell and Kavem Hodge to complete the chase despite several rain interruptions.
Earlier, Bangladesh was dismissed for 142 after resuming Day 4 at 79/6. Roston Chase took 5/36, marking his fifth five-wicket haul in Test cricket, while Jomel Warrican dismissed Jaker Ali.
Nayeem Hasan scored 52 for Bangladesh, but the West Indies spinners dominated the slow surface. John Campbell scored 49 before being bowled by Shoriful Islam, and Tagenarine Chanderpaul also departed during the innings.
The result impacted the ICC World Test Championship standings. Bangladesh fell to fifth place with a points percentage of 47.62, while India moved to fourth place with 51.52.
The two teams will travel to Sylhet for the second and final Test, which is scheduled to begin on November 5.
