West Indies beat Bangladesh by eight wickets in first Test
Brandon King scored an unbeaten 81 to help the hosts secure a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
West Indies secured an eight-wicket victory over Bangladesh on Saturday, October 31, to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match ICC World Test Championship series.
According to WION, the hosts chased a target of 170 runs on Day 4, aided by an unbeaten 81 from Brandon King and contributions from John Campbell and Kavem Hodge.
Bangladesh was dismissed for 142 after resuming the day at 79/6. Roston Chase took 5/36, marking his fifth five-wicket haul in Test cricket, while Nayeem Hasan scored 52.
During the chase, John Campbell scored 49 before being bowled by Shoriful Islam. Tagenarine Chanderpaul also departed, but King and Hodge remained unbeaten to finish the match.
The result impacted the World Test Championship standings, with Bangladesh dropping to fifth place at 47.62 per cent and India moving to fourth with 51.52 per cent.
The two teams will travel to Sylhet for the second and final Test, which is scheduled to begin on November 5.
