West Indies vs Bangladesh, 1st Test, Live Score

Shoriful Islam to Kraigg Brathwaite, Much fuller and on middle and off, Kraigg Brathwaite strides out and taps it to short covers.

Shoriful Islam to Kraigg Brathwaite, Hits the length hard this time, on middle, Kraigg Brathwaite stays back and keeps it out to the leg side.

Shoriful Islam to Kraigg Brathwaite, Back of a length and just outside off, angling away, Kraigg Brathwaite leaves it alone.

Shoriful Islam to Kraigg Brathwaite, Good-length delivery, on off, shaping in again, Kraigg Brathwaite counters the movement well and nudges it wide of square leg.

Shoriful Islam to Kraigg Brathwaite, Fuller in length, on middle, shaping in, Kraigg Brathwaite steps across and tucks it to short mid-wicket.

Hasan Mahmud to Mikyle Louis, Pitches it up and around off, shaping away, Mikyle Louis offers no shot at it.

Hasan Mahmud to Mikyle Louis, Back of a length and just outside off, Mikyle Louis leaves it alone.

Hasan Mahmud to Mikyle Louis, Goes fuller but angling down the leg side, Mikyle Louis fails to glance it away.

Hasan Mahmud to Mikyle Louis, FOUR! First one of the Test! That should give a lot of confidence! Hasan Mahmud bangs this short and around middle, ML climbs up on that and pulls it away nicely to te deep square leg fence for a boundary.

Hasan Mahmud to Mikyle Louis, Edged but short! Good length and on off, shaping away, Mikyle Louis tries to play with an angled bat. Gets an outside edge that drops in front of third slip who lets it through. Two runs taken.

Hasan Mahmud to Mikyle Louis, A slight appeal for caught behind, but turned down! Hasan Mahmud bowls this full and around off, holds its line, Mikyle Louis gets forward to block but gets beaten on the outside edge. 

Shoriful Islam to Mikyle Louis, Mikyle Louis gets off the mark finally! Pitched up, on middle, Mikyle Louis knocks it down the pitch as the ball rolls towards mid off. The batters scamper across for a quick run.

Shoriful Islam to Mikyle Louis, Hits the length hard, on middle, Mikyle Louis stays back in his crease and pats it back to the bowler.

Shoriful Islam to Kraigg Brathwaite, On a length and around off, Kraigg Brathwaite pushes it wide of coverrs for a single.

Shoriful Islam to Kraigg Brathwaite, Full again and on middle and leg, Kraigg Brathwaite looks to work it away but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Shoriful Islam to Kraigg Brathwaite, Touch fuller, on middle, shaping in again, Kraigg Brathwaite tucks it to the right of short mid-wicket who moves quickly to stop the single.

Shoriful Islam to Kraigg Brathwaite, Good length and on middle, shaping into the leg side, Kraigg Brathwaite offers no shot at it and lets it hit his pads.

Hasan Mahmud to Mikyle Louis, Full again and just around off, holds its line, Mikyle Louis plays well inside the line of it as the ball goes through to the keeper.

Hasan Mahmud to Mikyle Louis, BEAUTY! Hasan Mahmud with a beautiful seam presentation serves this full and on off, shaping away. Mehidy Hasan has a poke at it but the ball zips past the outside edge.

Hasan Mahmud to Mikyle Louis, Hasan Mahmud hits the good length this time, on the fifth stump line, nips back in now, Mikyle Louis watches it through and lets it go to the keeper.

Hasan Mahmud to Mikyle Louis, Back of a length and outside off, swings away again, Mikyle Louis leaves it alone.

Hasan Mahmud to Kraigg Brathwaite, West Indies finally gets underway! This is on a hard length and on off, nips away, Kraigg Brathwaite tries to play at it but gets an outside edge that rolls past gully. A single is taken.

Hasan Mahmud to Kraigg Brathwaite, BEATEN! Hasan Mahmud goes fuller and around off, angles in and then shapes away, Kraigg Brathwaite gets drawn forward to defend but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Shoriful Islam to Mikyle Louis, Shoriful Islam starts with a maiden as well! This is on a length and on middle, Mikyle Louis keeps it out to the leg side.

Shoriful Islam to Mikyle Louis, Shoriful Islam lands this back of a length and around off, angling away this time to change things up, Mikyle Louis stays back to punch it away but misses.

Shoriful Islam to Mikyle Louis, Pitches it up, on off, gets it to move in, Mikyle Louis takes a good stride out and blocks it out.

Shoriful Islam to Mikyle Louis, Shoriful Islam errs in line and lands this on a good length but down the leg side, Mikyle Louis tries to flick it away but misses.

Shoriful Islam to Mikyle Louis, Full again and on middle too, swinging in, Mikyle Louis clips it to the right of mid-wicket.

Shoriful Islam to Mikyle Louis, Runs in hard from over the wicket angle and pitches the ball up on the off stump. Mikyle Louis offers a front foot defence.

Shoriful Islam to share the new ball attack with Hasan Mahmud for Bangladesh.

Hasan Mahmud to Kraigg Brathwaite, Overpitched and on the sixth stump line, Kraigg Brathwaite gets forward and pushes it to short covers. MAIDEN OVER TO START THE TEST!

Hasan Mahmud to Kraigg Brathwaite, On a length and on off, Kraigg Brathwaite gets behind the line of it and blocks it down the pitch.

Hasan Mahmud to Kraigg Brathwaite, Hasan Mahmud pitches it up around off, gets it to move away sharply, Kraigg Brathwaite strides out and leaves it alone.

Hasan Mahmud to Kraigg Brathwaite, Pulls his length back this time, on middle and off, Kraigg Brathwaite stays back and pats it down to the off side.

Hasan Mahmud to Kraigg Brathwaite, Goes a bit fuller this time, outside off, shaping further away, Kraigg Brathwaite lifts his bat and lets it go to the keeper.

Hasan Mahmud to Kraigg Brathwaite, Lovely start! Hasan Mahmud steams in from 'over the wicket and lands this on a good length, on middle, shaping away. Kraigg Brathwaite gets squared up trying to defend it and the ball goes off the leading edge along the ground towards point.

Here we go! Bangladesh walks out with the ball in hand to start the Two-match series along with the Umpires to start the Test match. Kraigg Brathwaite, the skipper of the West Indies walks out to open the batting along with Mikyle Louis. The youngster Hasan Mahmud takes the new ball for Bangladesh. Let's Play!

Moments away from the start, the teams and the officials walk out for the National Anthems! Its the National Anthem of Antigua and Barbuda followed by that of Bangladesh and finally the National Anthem of the West Indies.

PITCH REPORT! Curtly Ambrose and Samuel Badree analyze the pitch, noting it appears to be an excellent surface with an even covering of grass. They highlight that the pitch is hard and contains some moisture, which will likely favor the fast bowlers. According to them, the surface offers bounce and lateral movement, promising an engaging contest for the pacers.

Kraigg Brathwaite, the captain of West Indies says that they would have bowled first as well with some moisture on the pitch but it could get hard to bat on later in the game. Adds that the guys have played in the Super50 and they are in good spirits. Mentions that they have had a lot of success with pacers here and that is why they are going with four seamers. Ends by saying that getting to a good start will be crucial and they need to stick to the plans and get those big hundreds.

Mehidy Hasan, the skipper of Bangladesh says that they are looking to use the weather conditions at the start and put some pressure with the new ball. He further mentions that the team has been on a bit of a roller coaster but they are going to start the series with confidence and hopefully things will fall into places for them.