Touring Bangladesh suffered a huge 201 runs defeat against hosts West Indies in the first Test on the 5th and final day at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua on Tuesday. This was the 5th consecutive defeat for Bangladesh in the Test cricket after conceding two -match series against India and South Africa. Chasing a target of 333 runs, Bangladesh resumed the 2nd innings on Tuesday with 109 for 7 and were all out for 132 runs to maintain their losing trend. However, West Indies made their ground work for winning on the 4th day restricting Bangladesh for 109 runs for 7 in the 2nd innings and achieved  their  within one hour of the final day's play. Earlier, West Indies, riding on Justin Greaves maiden test century declared the first innings at 450 for 9.  Justin Greaves was adjudged the man of the match for his unbeaten 115 runs in addition to two wickets. But, Taskin Ahmed made the match exciting one dismissing the Caribbean team for 152 runs in the 2nd innings with his test career best six-wicket haul. Stand in captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz scored the Bangladesh highest 45 runs in the 2nd innings Bangladesh,  which declared the first innings for  269 for 9, folded their 2nd innings for 132 runs due to their traditional batting collapse.

Bangladesh narrowly avoided the follow-on thanks to fighting fifties from Mominul Haque and Jaker Ali, but West Indies remained firmly in control at the end of the third day of the first Test in Antigua. Bangladesh finished on 269 for 9, trailing the hosts by 181 runs after the West Indies had declared their first innings at 450 for 9. Despite several good starts from Bangladesh's top and middle order, none of their batters managed to replicate the big scores from the West Indian innings. Mominul struck a gritty 50 off 116 balls, while wicketkeeper-batter Jaker contributed a crucial 53 under pressure. Their efforts, supported by a late stand with Taijul Islam, ensured Bangladesh surpassed the follow-on target of 251 in the day’s final hour. The day began with Bangladesh on 40 for 2, and the visitors made slow progress on a surface that demanded patience. Shahadat Hossain added just 18 runs in a painstaking 71-ball stay before edging Kemar Roach to first slip. Mominul and Litton Das then stabilized the innings, adding 62 runs for the fourth wicket. Read: Zimbabwe stuns new-look Pakistan in rain-affected 1st ODI Mominul reached his 21st Test half-century but was trapped lbw by Jayden Seales shortly after lunch. Litton played with intent for his 40 off 76 balls but fell to a dragged-on dismissal against Shamar Joseph, leaving Bangladesh at 145 for 5. Stand-in captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz endured a hostile spell, facing bouncers from Alzarri Joseph and Seales. Mehidy struck a couple of boundaries but eventually succumbed to a short ball from Joseph, gloving it to short-leg. Jaker Ali and Taijul Islam then staged a spirited fightback with a 68-run partnership for the seventh wicket. Jaker’s 53 off 89 balls included four boundaries, while Taijul chipped in with a handy 25. Their stand frustrated the West Indian bowlers before Joseph bowled Taijul and Justin Greaves dismissed Jaker with a catch at deep midwicket. Towards the end of the day, Alzarri Joseph hit Taskin Ahmed on the helmet, leading to a heated exchange between the two. However, fading light prevented the West Indies from wrapping up Bangladesh’s innings. West Indies' bowlers shared the workload, with Joseph taking 3 for 69 and Seales and Greaves picking up two wickets each. Earlier, Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bowl first. Read more: Antigua Test: West Indies dominate with Greaves' century and a late bowling burst West Indies declared their first innings on 450 for 9 wickets, with Justin Greaves hitting his maiden Test century and Mikyle Louis and Alick Athanaze scoring 97 and 90, respectively.

Mikyle Louis misses on a ton for three runs on day one of the Antigua Test against Bangladesh on Friday. Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bowl first. At the end of day one, they posted 250 for five, with Justin Greaves and Joshua Da Silva remaining not out for 11 and 14 respectively. West Indies lost their first wicket for 25 runs when Taskin trapped Kraigg Brathwaite for lbw. It was an outside off delivery but sharply turned to the stumps. Kraigg missed it while driving and the ball hit his pads. Antigua Test: Louis hits fifty as West Indies build slowly vs Bangladesh In his next over, Taskin dismissed Keacy Carty for a duck. It was a soft dismissal. Taijul Islam took an easy catch at the mid-on. West Indies were reduced to 84 for three wickets. In the fourth wicket, Mikyle Louis  and Alick Athanaze added 140 runs. Louis fell for 97 when he was edged by Mehidy Hasan Miraz at the slip. Athanaze continued and fell for 90 runs. Athanaze fell victim to left-arm spinner Taijul Islam. The batter went for a sweep but missed it to edge to wicketkeeper. Antigua Test: Bangladesh opt to bowl first Bangladesh opted for a three-pacer attack in this match, taking Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, and Shoriful Islam in the XI. Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam is also on the team. Hasan Murad, who is yet to make debut for Bangladesh, is overlooked despite registering a hat-trick in the practice match ahead of the main series. Bangladesh hasn't had the best track record against the West Indies in Tests, having won just four out of twenty encounters. This time around, they'll be fielding a rather youthful side with several seasoned players missing. The second and final Test of the series will be played from November 30 in Kingston.  

Mikyle Louis hits a fifty for West Indies in the Antigua Test after Taskin Ahmed takes two wickets. Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bowl first. At the end of 53 overs, the hosts were batting at 113 for three, with Louis was unbeaten on 68. West Indies lost their first wicket for 25 runs when Taskin trapped Kraigg Brathwaite for lbw. It was an outside off delivery but sharply turned to the stumps. Kraigg missed it while driving and the ball hit his pads. In his next over, Taskin dismissed Keacy Carty for a duck. It was a soft dismissal. Taijul Islam took an easy catch at the mid-on. Bangladesh opted for a three-pacer attack in this match, taking Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, and Shoriful Islam in the XI. Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam is also on the team. Hasan Murad, who is yet to make debut for Bangladesh, is overlooked despite registering a hat-trick in the practice match ahead of the main series. Bangladesh hasn't had the best track record against the West Indies in Tests, having won just four out of twenty encounters. This time around, they'll be fielding a rather youthful side with several seasoned players missing. The second and final Test of the series will be played from November 30 in Kingston.  

Bangladesh have won the toss and opted to bowl first in the Antigua Test against West Indies on Friday. Mehidy Hasan Miraz is leading the Bangladesh team in this series, making his debut as Bangladesh's captain in Tests. The tourists will play a two-match Test series against the hosts before locking horns in an ODI and T20I series. Bangladesh opted for a three-pacer attack in this match, taking Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, and Shoriful Islam in the XI. Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam is also on the team. Hasan Murad, who is yet to make debut for Bangladesh, is overlooked despite registering a hat-trick in the practice match ahead of the main series. Bangladesh haven’t had the best track record against the West Indies in Tests, having won just four out of twenty encounters. This time around, they'll be fielding a rather youthful side with several seasoned players missing. With Najmul Hossain Shanto out, the selectors have turned to Shahadat Hossain Dipu, a batsman with a decent first-class record. Dipu played 33 matches in first-class cricket and scored over 1700 runs with three centuries. In the absence of Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh only have one all-rounder in Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who will also lead the team in this series. Relatively inexperienced Bangladesh team will be hoping to young guns to fire under new captain. The second and final Test of the series will be played from November 30 in Kingston. Bangladesh XI: Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Zakir Hasan, Mominul Haque, Shahadat Hossain, Litton Das (wk), Jaker Ali, Taijul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Mehidy Hasan Miraz (capt), Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam West Indies XI: Kraigg Brathwaite (capt), Mikyle Louis, Alick Athanaze, Keacy Carty, Joshua Da Silva (wk), Justin Greaves, Kavem Hodge, Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph, Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales.  

Hosts West Indies tightened the grip on the Antigua Test on the opening day after Bangladesh batted poorly in the first innings on Thursday. The opening day was a miserable day for the Tigers as they failed to bat well and also failed to field in a way they needed most. In reply to Bangladesh’s paltry first innings of 103 runs, the Windies made 95 for two in 48 overs to end day one. Kraigg Brathwaite and Nkrumah Bonner remained unbeaten for 42 and 12 respectively. Bangladeshi pacers bowled lion-heartedly but the fielders failed them missing three catches. Also read: Antigua Test: Bangladesh 103 all out in first-innings In the first 15 overs, West Indies scored only 15 runs. They started their first innings on a cautious note on the brown wicket that has plenty of help for the pacers. They lost the first wicket in 44 runs Mustafizur Rahman, who was playing his first Test after a long gap, scalped the wicket of John Campbell for 24. Raymon Reifer was the second Windies man to fall. Ebadot Hossain took the second wicket. Earlier, the hosts won the toss and bowled first. They scalped three wickets inside 31 runs, and six wickets inside the first session. Six Bangladeshi batters failed to add anything to their names. It was the first time in cricket’s history when a team suffered six ducks in two consecutive Tests. Bangladesh’s last six ducks came against Sri Lanka last month at home. But centuries from Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das had concealed the batting failure. But this time around, Shakib Al Hasan was the only Bangladeshi batter to show some resistance. He made 51. Apart from Shakib, Tamim Iqbal (29) and Liton Das (12) were the only other batters to have scored a double-digit innings. “I have no explanation of this batting display,” Shakib, the Bangladesh captain said in the post-day briefing. “I don’t have anything to say about this batting. I’m not sure anyone in our team has any explanation.” While scoring 29, Tamim became the second Bangladeshi batter after Mushfiqur Rahim to have scored 5000 runs in Tests. Also read: Tamim becomes fastest Bangladeshi to score 5000 runs in Test Jayden Seales and Alzarri Joseph bagged three wickets each for the hosts while Kemar Roach and Kyle Mayers took two wickets each. After a dismal show on the opening day, Bangladesh have already in trouble in this Test. The Tigers need to demonstrate something big to come out of this situation in Antigua.

West Indies have won the toss and sent Bangladesh to bat first in the first of the two-match Test series in Antigua Thursday. Bangladesh included left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman in the playing XI. Liton Das will not keep wicket in this match. Nurul Hasan Sohan was added to the playing XI as specialist wicketkeeper. Along with Mustafizur, the other two pacers of Bangladesh are Khaled Ahmed and Ebadot Hossain – both playing their first Test in the West Indies. In this Test, the West Indies are relatively younger compared to Bangladesh. However, the late inclusion of Kemar Roach will be a boost to the hosts. Also Read: Shakib wants to see ‘team performance’ Before this series, Bangladesh took on the West Indies in 18 matches and won only four of them.  The Tigers played eight Tests in the West Indies and won two of them with the last win being in 2018 during their last tour to the Caribbean. Bangladesh will miss the service of batter Mushfiqur Rahim who chose not to take part in this series for personal reasons. Right before the first Test, Bangladesh also lost Yasir Ali Rabbi who suffered a blow on his back that eventually ruled him out of the series. To replace him, Bangladesh recalled Anamul Haque to the Test team after eight years. He will be available to play in the second Test slated to be played on June 24. Bangladesh playing XI Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mominul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Litton Das, Nurul Hasan (w), Mehdi Hassan, Ebadot Hossain, Khaled Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman West Indies playing XI Kraigg Brathwaite (c), John Campbell, Nkrumah Bonner, Jermaine Blackwood, Kyle Mayers, Joshua Da Silva (w), Raymon Reifer, Alzarri Joseph, Kemar Roach, Gudakesh Motie, Jayden Seales