Bangladesh gave maidens in the first two overs. West Indies lost the toss and went into bat. The hosts could not get any runs in these two overs by Hasan Mahmud and Shariful Islam. They opened the account of runs with the second ball of the third over. Bangladesh got off to a great start with the ball in the Antigua Test. At the end of 10 overs West Indies score 22 runs without a wicket.
Bangladesh won the toss
Bangladesh won the toss in the first Test of the series against West Indies in Antigua. After winning the toss, acting captain Mehdi Hasan Miraj decided to bowl in the beginning.
Miraj won the toss and said, first hour is very important. So even though the wicket looks good, he wants to use the advantage of the first hour. West Indies captain Craig Brathwaite also said that if he had won the toss, he would have taken the bowling.
Sir Vivian Richards stadium in Antigua is a slaughter ground for Bangladeshi batters! The batsmen were unsuccessful in the last two Tests at this ground. Playing for the first time in 2018, they were bowled out for just 43 runs in the first innings. Which is the team's lowest in Tests. Four years later had the same fate! The visitors were all out for 103 runs in the first innings.
Who is the eleventh?
West Indies announced the XI yesterday. There are four pacers in the XI. They are Alzari Joseph, Kemar Roach, Shamar Joseph and Jayden Sills. Apart from this, Justin Greaves can also bowl medium pace. Bangladesh, however, has entered the field with three pacers and two spinners.
Bangladesh XI: Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Zakir Hasan, Muminul Haque, Shahadat Hossain, Liton Das (wicketkeeper), Zaker Ali, Taijul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Mehdi Hasan Miraj (captain), Hasan Mahmud, Shariful Islam.
West Indies XI: Craig Brathwaite (captain), Mikael Lewis, Alik Athanez, Casey Carty, Joshua da Silva (wicketkeeper), Justin Greaves, Kavem Hodge, Alzari Joseph, Shamar Joseph, Kemar Roach and Jayden Sills.
