Superb batting display by West Indian batsmen helped the tourists post 409 in their first innings on the second day of Dhaka Test against Bangladesh.

After a thumping defeat in the first Test against West Indies in Chattogram on Sunday, Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque said they failed to bowl in the right areas on the final day.

The lone practice game arranged for the touring West Indies ended in a draw at MA Aziz Stadium in Chattogram on Sunday. 

West Indian right-arm off-spinner Rahkeem Cornwall bagged five wickets on Saturday in the ongoing three-day practice game against BCB XI to put his team in a commanding position. 

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Saturday announced an 18-member squad, including 21-year-old right-arm pacer Hasan Mahmud, for the two-match Test series against West Indies.

Leg-spinner Rishad Hossain took five wickets against West Indies conceding 75 runs on day one of the three-day practice game at MA Aziz Stadium in Chattogram on Friday.

Bangladesh cricket team are set to take on West Indies in a two-match Test series starting February 3 in Chattogram. Ahead of the series, Bangladesh’s left-arm spinner Taijul Islam said there will be no problem to play Test cricket after a long gap forced by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Bangladesh cricket team, along with the touring West Indies, are all set to show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement.

On the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of Bangladesh’s independence, the national cricket team will wear a special jersey designed based on the idea of the national flag, the war of independence and the national memorial, Akram Khan, the chairman of cricket operations of BCB, has said.

After a three-day in-room quarantine upon their arrival in Bangladesh, the West Indies started practice ahead of the three-match ODI and two-match Test series against the hosts.