Persistent rain has delayed the start of day four of the St Lucia Test between hosts West Indies and Bangladesh. The first session of day four already got washed away. The next inspection is scheduled for 11pm Bangladesh time. If the situation allows, the match will resume after the lunch break. Bangladesh have Nurul Hasan (16) and Mehidy Hasan Miraz (0) at the wicket. Earlier, at the end of the rain-hit third day, Bangladesh were struggling at 132 for six. The visitors still need 42 runs to avoid an innings defeat. Khaled Ahmed bagged his maiden five-for in the first innings of the West Indies who posted 408 and secured a lead of 176 runs. Khaled ended up taking five for 106 – his best bowling figure in Test. He became the first Bangladeshi pacer to register a five-wicket haul in a Test in the West Indies. He broke Mushfiqur Rahman's record, who had taken 4 for 65 at the same venue in 2004. Also Read: WI vs BAN T20I series 2022: Head to head records venues fixtures In the second innings, Bangladesh lost three wickets for 32 runs in 10 overs. Tamim Iqbal fell to Kemar Roach. With Tamim's dismissal, Roach earned 250 wickets in Test. He later removed Mahmudul Hasan Joy and Anamul Haque Bijoy and moved to 252. Najmul Hossain Shanto (42), Liton Das (19), and Shakib Al Hasan (16) managed to have good starts but failed to convert them. To win this Test, the West Indies will have to take only four more wickets before Bangladesh score another 42 runs. In the first innings of the Test, Bangladesh scored only 234 runs with a fifty from Liton. The visitors lost the first Test in Antigua by seven wickets. After the Test series, both teams will take on each other in a three-match ODI and three-match T20I series.

The lone warm up match of Bangladesh ahead of the series against the West Indies has ended in a draw. Bangladesh’s Tamim Iqbal, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Ebadto Hossain and Mustafizur Rahman shone well in this match. Bangladesh batted first in the tour match in Antigua and declared their first innings at 310 for seven. Tamim scored 162, and Najmul hit a fifty for the visitors. In reply, the Cricket West Indies President XI scored 359 for eight in their first innings before declaring. For Bangladesh, right-arm pacer Ebadot and left-arm pacer Mustafizur bagged three wickets each. Also read: Bangladesh vs West Indies Test Series 2022: Major Highlights of the Warm-Up Match It was Mustafizur's first red-ball game after a long break. The pacer last played a competitive cricket match in the Indian Premier League (IPL) last season, which is a white-ball event. In the long tour of West Indies, Bangladesh will take on the hosts in a two-match Test, three-match ODI and three-match T20I series. The first Test of the series will begin on June 16 at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and the second Test will be played at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia from June 24. While the first two T20Is will be played at Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica on July 2 and 3 respectively, the third T20I and all three ODIs will be played at Providence Stadium, Guyana on July 10, 13 and 16 respectively. Also read: WI v BAN: Ebadot shines with ball in tour match Shakib Al Hasan, the left-handed all-rounder, is set to lead the Tigers in the Test series. He returned to lead the Tigers after Mominul Haque stepped down as the captain. In ODIs, Bangladesh will be led by Tamim, and in T20Is, Mahmudllah Riyad will be the skipper.