Bangladesh vs West Indies — Match Centre

The physio runs out to attend to Litton. The magic spray comes out. Litton is still down on his knee.

Jayden Seales to Litton Das, no run, B0$ A back of a length delivery angling in from off and there's some extra bounce too. Litton tries to work it across but plays down the wrong line and is hit flush on his right elbow. He immediately holds his arm and is down on his knee. He has a look of anguish on his face

Jayden Seales to Litton Das, no run

Jayden Seales to Litton Das, no run, B0$ In the corridor of uncertainty, straightens after pitching, Litton plays inside the line and gets beaten on the outside edge

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B0$. Seales to have a burst with the red cherry.

Warrican to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, no run, slower through the air and drifting in on middle, Mehidy leans ahead and dead-bats it

Warrican to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, no run, full delivery on middle and off, blocked solidly off the front foot

Warrican to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, no run, flighted delivery drifting in on off, Mehidy leans ahead and blocks it past silly point

Warrican to Litton Das, 1 run, Litton strokes this full delivery to mid-off and scampers across to the other end

FOUR! Warrican to Litton Das, B0$, a tossed up full delivery on middle, Litton kneels down on one knee and sweeps it beautifully through square leg to find the fence. The timing was spot on

Warrican to Litton Das, no run, on a back of a length on off, turning away. Litton dabs it towards backward point

Joshua Bishop to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, no run, the arm delivery on a back of a length on middle, Mehidy camps back to keep it out

Joshua Bishop to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, no run, oh, sharp turn and extra bounce from a length on off. Mehidy tries to run it down to third man but gets beaten on the top-edge

Joshua Bishop to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, no run, the slider on a length on off, Mehidy covers the line and defends it towards covers

Joshua Bishop to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, no run, full delivery drifting in, flicked to short mid-wicket

A deep point in place now

FOUR! Joshua Bishop to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, B0$, smartly done! Short delivery around off, Mehidy rocks back and cuts it nicely past the left side of backward point. The timing is

Joshua Bishop to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, no run, full delivery drifting in on middle and leg, blocked solidly off the front foot

The second new ball is available now

Warrican to Litton Das, no run, full delivery drifting in on middle and leg, Litton keeps his front leg out of the way and blocks it off the inner half towards backward square leg

Warrican to Litton Das, no run, full delivery drifting in

Warrican to Litton Das, no run, the arm delivery on a back of a length on off, Litton goes deep in the crease to block it towards covers

FOUR! Warrican to Litton Das, B0$, B1$ On the shorter side on off, turning away. Litton hangs back, waits for it and cuts it expertly past the left side of backward point. Played it late and got the desired result

Warrican to Litton Das, no run, loopy full delivery just outside off, Litton leans ahead and defends it off the inner half towards mid-wicket

Warrican to Litton Das, no run, on a back of a length on off, Litton hangs back and chops it towards covers

Joshua Bishop to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, B0$, close! On a length around off, Mehidy opens his bat-face and almost guides it to the slip fielder. He dives to his right but the ball just evades him and runs to the fence behind

Joshua Bishop to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, no run, quicker and flatter on off, Mehidy hangs back and blocks it towards covers. Bishop has his hands on his head. Good bowling from the youngster

Joshua Bishop to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, no run, tossed up full delivery on off, driven to short cover

Joshua Bishop to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, no run, full delivery drifting towards leg-stump, Mehidy clears his front leg and smothers it

Joshua Bishop to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, no run, tossed up delivery drifting in, Mehidy leans ahead in defence

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OUT! Joshua Bishop to Towhid Hridoy, B0$ Bowled!! B1$

Joshua Bishop to Towhid Hridoy, B0$ Bowled!!

Warrican to Litton Das, no run, Litton hangs back to the length delivery and taps it towards backward point. A maiden for Warrican

Warrican to Litton Das, no run, Litton stays leg-side of the full delivery and strokes it to covers

Warrican to Litton Das, no run, floated delivery on off, eased off the front foot to covers

Warrican to Litton Das, no run, on a length on off, Litton leans ahead in defence

Warrican to Litton Das, no run

Warrican to Litton Das, no run

Joshua Bishop to Towhid Hridoy, no run

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Joshua Bishop to Shadman Islam, B0$ Lbw!! Shadman has been trapped in front but after a chat with Litton Das, he opts for the review. Looked adjacent to the naked eye. Was a length delivery on middle and off from round the wicket, straightened down the line a bit. Shadman shuffled across his stumps and tried to keep it out but got beaten on the inside edge and was rapped on the front pad. B1$

Joshua Bishop to Shadman Islam, B0$ Lbw!!

Shadman has been trapped in front but after a chat with Litton Das, he opts for the review.

Joshua Bishop to Shadman Islam, no run, on a back of a length again on leg-stump, tucked towards short fine leg

Joshua Bishop to Shadman Islam, no run, on a back of a length just outside off, Shadman hangs back in defence

Joshua Bishop to Shadman Islam, no run, on a length around leg-stump, Shadman pads it away

Joshua Bishop to Litton Das, 1 run, on a length on the pads, worked to fine leg

Warrican to Shadman Islam, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Shadman lunges to keep it out

FOUR! Warrican to Shadman Islam, B0$, shot! Shadman dances down the track to the tossed up delivery outside off, gets to the pitch of it and smashes it past the left side of mid-off for a rocketing boundary

Warrican to Shadman Islam, no run, on a length outside off, kept out watchfully

Warrican to Shadman Islam, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Shadman flicks it towards mid-on

Warrican to Shadman Islam, no run, on a length on off, kept out

Joshua Bishop to Shadman Islam, no run

Joshua Bishop to Shadman Islam, no run

Joshua Bishop to Shadman Islam, no run

Joshua Bishop to Shadman Islam, no run

Joshua Bishop to Shadman Islam, 2 runs, B0$ He takes his helmet off, has his arms aloft and raises his bat. The entire Bangladesh dug out is up on its feet. It has been a superb knock from the young man. He has been solid, gritty as well as sharp.

Joshua Bishop to Shadman Islam, no run, full delivery down leg, Shadman tries to flick but misses

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The players and the umpires make their way to the middle. The sun is shining brightly in Mirpur at present. Bishop to start off the proceedings today. A slip and a short leg in play. Here we go...

B0$ Interesting first day on offer yesterday. The pitch actually forced the players into an arm wrestle. They worked really hard. West Indies were disciplined at best, but Bangladesh hung in there and somehow got themselves into a good position. The pitch, I thought, had a few variables for the spinners as well as the fast bowlers in terms of up-and-down bounce. Now, if I focus on what I see here, there's a bit of rough. The fast bowlers running, especially from this end, have created that, and that will increase with this heat and the pitch wearing down. More footmarks. There'll be plenty for the bowlers to work with, especially the spinners, as the days go on. But this is where I really want to focus. A bit of green grass, and these cracks are a lot wider. Plenty of them in line with the stumps, and there are bare areas as well. So this tells me if the ball pitches here or there, it's got to behave differently. And we saw that yesterday, especially for the faster bowlers. Look at the uneven bounce that the fast bowlers do get from around here. That'll keep the batters guessing. That will always break their rhythm and question their footwork. I think the West Indies didn't go to this as long as they should have yesterday. This is where you start from, and then you try your other tricks.\n\nFirst of all, it's so crucial: six overs. A new batter has to play himself in, and then the second new ball. The West Indies have to throw everything into that first hour. If they can keep Bangladesh to around 325, they will still feel they are in this game.

Jomel Warrican: Once I had the ball in hand I had to be consistent and bowling attacking the stumps. So I try to keep it very simple, mix up my pace, and one thing I try to emphasize on is bowling a little quicker so the batsmen don't have enough time to adjust. (On whether they could have done anything different or better yesterday?) Obviously, we'd like to get more wickets, but I think as a team we stuck to our plans and we were disciplined, making sure the scoring didn't get away from us. So it's just about coming today now and improving on what we did yesterday and seeing if we get some wickets. (On some phases where they had to wait for the batters to make mistakes) Yes, definitely. It's a good wicket to bat on so far, so we just had to be patient and wait for something to happen. Nothing didn't happen, but we didn't try anything. So today now, we're coming with our new plans and seeing if we could execute as best as possible and get some wickets. (On what will be the key to their success this morning?) We definitely got to break the partnership early. Once we open up the doors, you never know what can happen from there, and continue getting wickets. And that will be the plan throughout the day.\n\n

Towhid Hridoy: (On how he is feeling now after an injury scare yesterday?) Yeah, that’s what. Now I am doing well. It was cramp, to be very honest. It’s happened, but as a professional player, we have to maintain ourselves. And that’s what I feel. (On their partnership) I know, I know that at that time, that situation, normally I used to bat in that kind of situation. And I just tried to follow my process, and we just discussed how to make one big partnership. (On his mindset while suffering from the cramp) Yeah, I tried. Before the cramp, I tried. But during the cramp, I tried, but I couldn’t. Hopefully, today is a new day. Hopefully, from here, we will start well, and we will make a big partnership and a big score as well.

B0$ West Indies began nicely with the new ball yesterday and didn't allow Bangladesh to find early rhythm in familiar conditions. Both Seales and Shamar were impressive early on. The hosts were troubled early on but ensured that they didn't allow much damage. Shadman's brilliant knock (99*) has given them some much-needed balance while his partner, Litton Das, has looked solid too. There was some turn and bounce for the spinners yesterday but nothing extravagant so far. A bit of variable bounce on the surface is what will keep the bowlers in play throughout. The second new ball is only 6 overs away and the West Indies will be eager to make it count. There's a chance of rain as the day progresses but let's hope it doesn't play spoilsport. An absorbing passage of play awaits us...

Shadman raised a fifty and continued to bat with solidity and found an able ally in Hridoy. The latter batted proactively and kept the scoreboard moving but a left hamstring issue while running between the wickets forced him off the field on a stretcher. Shadman carried on and was nearing his century when bad light stopped play. The game restarted but only 4 overs of play was possible before bad light intervened once again to halt proceedings. Shadman was stranded on 99

An intriguing opening day of Test match cricket in Mirpur as things stand on even terms. The West Indies were asked to bowl and they responded well on a slightly variable surface. The duo of Jayden Seales and Shamar Joseph bowled in probing channels with the new ball and kept the Bangaldesh opening batters on their toes. Seales nicked Tanzid off to the slip cordon. Shadman was jittery initially but grew in confidence as his innings progressed. Mominul looked good in his short stay before a lapse in concentration led to his downfall as Warrican struck off his second ball. Even Shanto couldn’t convert his start as he was trapped in front while attempting a sweep off Warrican (WI reviewed successfully).

B0$ The umpires have called it a day.

B0$ The umpire brings out the lightmeter again and takes a reading. Shamar is ready to bowl again but the umpire says that the light is not good enough for pacers to operate now.

Warrican to Shadman Islam, 1 run, B0$ He flicks this tossed up delivery on off to mid-on and scampers across to the other end

Warrican to Shadman Islam, no run, turning in slowly from a shorter length outside off, Shadman short-arm-jabs it to short mid-wicket

Warrican to Litton Das, 1 run, to mid-off

Warrican to Litton Das, no run, full delivery drifting in on off, Litton leans ahead to block and gets it off the inner half to short leg

Warrican to Litton Das, no run, full delivery drifting in on middle and leg, blocked off the front foot

Warrican to Litton Das, no run, on a length on off, Litton covers the line in defence

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Shamar Joseph to Litton Das, 1 run, short of length delivery shaping in on middle and leg, Litton hops and tucks it round the corner

Shamar Joseph to Shadman Islam, 1 run, hard length delivery on the hips, Shadman tucks it to fine leg. He moves to 98

Shamar Joseph to Litton Das, 1 run, short of length outside off, Litton hangs back and glides it to squarish third man