West Indies Puts Tigers under Pressure on Opening Day

Bangladesh host West Indies at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram on the first test of the two-test series. The match started at 9:30 on this sunny day, Bangladesh won the toss and chose to Bat.

Tamim Iqbal and Shadman Islam started on the crease but Tamim coulod not hold his own against Kemar Roach. The pacer took out Tamim pretty early in the game. But the real challenge has been Jomel Warrican as he took three wickets himself. In 24 overs, he gave out 58 runs.

Shadman Islam was the only one to pass the 50 runs mark before he got trapped in the lbw, retiring with 59 runs. Mushfiqur Rahim could only go as far as 38 runs from 69 balls. Captain Mominul Haque was also the victim of Warrican just like Mushfique. he had several lucky escapes but the frustration got to him eventually. Having battled for 96 deliveries for his 26, he threw his wicket away trying to hit Warrican out.

Shanto and Islam had dug in after the early strike to rebuild the innings. They managed to make a stand of 112 balls for their stand of 43 to keep the West Indies pacers and Rahkeem Cornwall away. However, a lucky break came for the visitors when a communication breakdown led to a silly run out.

Shakib and Liton Das refused to succumb under pressure.  Both batsmen managed to score boundaries at will. Warrican was struck for two boundaries in the 81st and the duo hit five more boundaries in the next six overs. They extended their partnership to an unbeaten 49 and will pose a major challenge to the visitors on the second day.

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