Taijul six-for helps Bangladesh defend 204 for 1-0 lead
Sunil Ambris and Jomel Warrican mounted a fightback with a staunch ninth-wicket stand, but the 204-run target eventually proved too much
22/11Result
1st Test, West Indies tour of Bangladesh at Chattogram, Nov 22-24 2018
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![Bangladesh]( "Bangladesh")
324 & 125 -
![West Indies]( "West Indies")
246 & 139 (35.2 ov)
Player of the Match
22/11Result
1st Test, West Indies tour of Bangladesh at Chattogram, Nov 22-24 2018
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![Bangladesh]( "Bangladesh")
324 & 125 -
![West Indies]( "West Indies")
246 & 139 (35.2 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 3
Taijul rises from Bangladesh shadows to get his due
In a country where being a Test specialist is usually seen as a hazard, Taijul Islam could have very easily slipped through the cracks. Thankfully for Bangladesh, he didn't
For West Indies, the answers to spin lie in the mind
The lack of partnerships at the top and in the middle order hurt the visiting side in the first Test, and they'll need to change their approach to the turning ball
Shakib becomes the quickest to 3000 runs-200 wickets double
The Bangladesh allrounder got there in his 54th Test, one fewer than Ian Botham, while also becoming the first bowler from his country to get 200 Test wickets
Taijul Islam's string of five-fors, and Kieran Powell's unwanted record
Stats highlights from day three of the Bangladesh-West Indies Test in Chattogram
Day 2
West Indies claw back late on 17-wicket day
Debutant Nayeem Hasan took five wickets to help Bangladesh go 78 ahead, but West Indies fought back with five wickets in the last session
Dowrich fancies West Indies' chances in 'even game'
West Indies' target on Saturday is to keep Bangladesh's lead below 200 runs, and they plan on doing that by "going hard at them" in the morning session
Shannon Gabriel suspended from Mirpur Test
West Indies pacer gets two demerit points for shoulder contact with Imrul Kayes, taking his tally to five and forcing the suspension
A happy homecoming for 17-year old Nayeem Hasan
A nervous Nayeem said that nobody from his family was at the ground but, of course, his first cricket coach, Mominul Haque, was
Day 1
Bangladesh surrender advantage after Mominul ton
Shannon Gabriel's four-wicket burst reduced the hosts to 235 for 7 before the lower order fought back
Gabriel brought us back in the game - Warrican
The left-arm spinner admitted that it was about discipline and not luck, when asked about the chances West Indies missed on the first day
A masterpiece at Fort Mominul Haque
Mominul Haque struck his sixth century in eight Tests at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Thursday. By Bangladesh's standards, that is good enough to get the stadium named after him
Others
Bangladesh coach sees no demons in Chattogram turning track
Steve Rhodes said that turning pitches in the subcontinent are as acceptable as quick tracks in places like Antigua
Bangladesh's big problem outside the off stump
West Indies' pace attack destroyed them at home and though conditions in the subcontinent will be different, Bangladesh need to sort out this weakness to have any chance of winning
Will Bangladesh banish July ghosts or West Indies conjure them?
A little more than four months ago, when the two teams met in the Caribbean, Bangladesh were trounced 2-0 by West Indies