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West Indies thrash Bangladesh by eight wickets in first Test in Mirpur

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In the first Test match in Mirpur, West Indies easily defeated Bangladesh by eight wickets, setting a target of just 170 runs which they achieved within 35.1 overs on the fourth day. Brandon King scored an unbeaten 81 not out to lead the chase, while Jomel Warrican and Roston Chase took crucial wickets for West Indies, earning them a 1-0 series lead.
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West Indies thrashed Bangladesh by eight wickets in the first Test match held in Mirpur on October 31, taking an early 1-0 lead in the two-match series. Brandon King scored a career-best 81 not out, hitting ten fours and one six, as West Indies chased down the target of 170 runs in just 35.1 overs after Bangladesh were bowled out for 142 in their second innings. Jomel Warrican was named player of the match for his impressive bowling performance with figures of 4-63 and a previous five-wicket haul, while captain Roston Chase also contributed significantly with 5-36 in the second innings. The West Indies team expressed determination to win the series and improve their rankings despite an initial setback.

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Bangladesh GPE · 10× Chase ORG · 6× West Indies GPE · 4× King PERSON · 3× Nayeem PERSON · 3× Warrican PERSON · 2× 3UFC ORG · 1× Brandon King PERSON · 1× Islam Makhachev PERSON · 1× Mirpur GPE · 1×

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🔮 The second Test will be played in Sylhet from November 5.
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Brandon King struck a career-best 81 not out as West Indies cruised to an eight-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first Test on Saturday to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. asserted
Indies → strike → series
King hit 10 fours and a six in his 115-ball knock to help the visitors chase down the target of 170 in 35.1 overs on the fourth day in Mirpur after Bangladesh were bowled out for 142 in their second innings. asserted
Bangladesh → hit → innings
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hosts → hint → overs
West Indies captain Roston Chase took 5-36 in the second innings, his fifth five-wicket haul in Test cricket. asserted
Chase → take → cricket
Chase said the team was determined to win the series and go up in the rankings. asserted
team → say → rankings
“The guys were determined, even though we didn’t have a good start in the first innings,” Chase said. asserted
Chase → have → innings
“We lost the lead, but we were still determined to fight back and try to win the game, and that’s what we did.” asserted
we → lose → what
Bangladesh had resumed the fourth day at 79-6, holding a lead of 106, but their hopes of setting a challenging target suffered an early blow when Jaker Ali edged Warrican to slip, where Chase took the catch. asserted
Chase → resume → catch
Jaker, who scored 22 off 34 balls, was the second-highest scorer for Bangladesh in the innings. asserted
who → score → innings
Nayeem Hasan survived two dropped catches off Chase, on 21 and 29, to keep Bangladesh going. ‘Intention was good’ Nayeem added 26 runs with Hasan Mahmud before Warrican trapped the latter lbw for eight. asserted
Warrican → survive → eight
Taijul Islam contributed eight in a 17-run partnership with Nayeem before Chase dismissed him to leave Bangladesh at 127-9. asserted
Chase → contribute → 9
Nayeem then reached his maiden Test half-century off 87 balls, with four boundaries, but his resistance ended when he attempted to hit Chase over long-on and was caught by Joshua Bishop. asserted
he → reach → Bishop
He made 52 off 91 balls, while Shoriful Islam remained unbeaten on seven as Bangladesh were dismissed cheaply. asserted
Bangladesh → make → seven
Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto said his team failed to execute their plans. asserted
team → say → plans
“All three departments didn’t do well, especially in the field. asserted
departments → do → field
These things can happen sometimes, but I believe the intention and preparation were quite good,” he said. asserted
he → happen → ?
“Going forward, we need to look at those areas and work out how we can do better in these conditions.” asserted
we → go → conditions
West Indies started confidently, with openers King and John Campbell continuing their aggressive approach to take the visitors to 64 without loss in 14.1 overs before rain interrupted play. asserted
rain → start → play
After a delay of about an hour, they added another 23 runs before bad light and lightning forced a further stoppage of 45 minutes. asserted
light → add → minutes
King was dropped on 70 by substitute fielder Ebadot Hossain off Taijul after the break, but the opener made Bangladesh pay with his fine, unbeaten knock. asserted
Bangladesh → drop → knock
Campbell fell just short of a half-century, bowled by Shoriful for 49 off 55 balls, with six fours and a six. asserted
Campbell → fall → fours
The victory continued a positive period for West Indies, who recently pushed India in a one-day series and shared a 2-2 draw in a T20 series against the world champions earlier this month. asserted
who → continue → champions
The second Test will be played in Sylhet from November 5. asserted
Test → play → November
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