BAN vs WI 2026/27, BAN vs WI 1st Check Match Report, October 28 – 31, 2026

West Indies 245 (Chanderpaul 56, Campbell 54, Hasan 4-33) and 170 for two (King 81*, Campbell 49, Hodge 31*) beat Bangladesh 272 (Islam 105, Warrican 5-53) and 142 (Hasan 52, Chase 5-36, Warrican 4-63) by eight wickets

King struck ten fours and a six throughout his 115-ball knock, discovering his boundaries predominantly on the leg facet. Campbell (49) and No. 3 Tagenarine Chanderpaul (1) fell in fast succession when Hasan Mahmud and Taijul Islam have been re-introduced late within the day, however the sport was principally achieved by then. No. 4 Kavem Hodge remained unbeaten on 31 alongside King, because the pair sealed a snug win within the third session.

Once they returned after the break, Campbell resumed by hammering Nayeem for a 4, adopted by King discovering three fours in a row towards Shoriful Islam. Then, Najmul Hossain Shanto dropped King at second slip, with the Bangladesh captain additionally having to go off the sector as a result of a finger harm. King cracked a square-cut subsequent ball, citing his fifth Check half-century.

King additionally survived two shut calls towards Nayeem and Taijul, however Bangladesh could not string collectively sufficient good balls throughout this early section of the chase. By the point Shoriful lastly broke the opening stand – bowling Campbell off the within edge – the left-hander had scored 49, together with six fours and a six. Mahmud then had Chanderpaul caught at fantastic leg, however at that time, West Indies have been 120 for two already.

Through the closing phases of the chase, King was dropped once more, when Ebadot Hossain couldn’t maintain on to an opportunity at long-off. The batter was on 71 at that time. On the different finish, Hodge hit 4 fours and a six, most notably a lap-sweep off Taijul and a hoick down the bottom. A few overs later, King whacked Taijul via mid-off to complete the chase, as a part of an unbroken 50-run stand with Hodge for the third wicket.

Warrican removed Jaker Ali within the first over of the morning. Jaker was on 22 when he struck Warrican for a boundary. The following supply, nonetheless, he edged the ball to Chase, who took a wise low catch within the slips.

Warrican dropped a low caught-and-bowled likelihood within the thirty second over, earlier than Chase dropped Nayeem twice, off Warrican in successive overs. Warrican, although, acquired his batting associate Hasan Mahmud out a few overs later after Mahmud’s affected person eight off 31 balls. Warrican spun one again into the batter, who went on the again foot however was pinned lbw.

The No. 10, Taijul Islam, walked out and linked with a reverse sweep for 4, earlier than he fell lbw to Chase. Nayeem reached his half-century with a boundary and a fast single off Warrican on both facet of the rain break. Nayeem was the final batter out when Chase removed him with a mis-hit to mid-on.

By then, Nayeem had dragged Bangladesh to a preventing complete in Dhaka, nevertheless it proved to be too little as West Indies romped to a win to go 1-0 up within the two-match Check sequence.