Bangladesh opt to bat in first West Indies Test

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CHATTOGRAM, Feb 3, 2021 (BSS) – Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque won the toss and elected to bat first in the first of a two-Test series against the West Indies at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium today.

Bangladesh picked four spinners — Shakib Al Hasan, Taijul Islam, Nayeem Hasan and Mehidy Hasan — alongside lone pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman in their line-up.

The West Indies handed a Test debut to Nkrumah Bonner, Kyle Mayers and Shayne Moseley.

Bangladesh: Mominul Haque (capt), Tamim Iqbal, Shadman Islam, Shakib Al Hasan, Najmul Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim, Liton Das, Mehidy Hasan, Taijul Islam, Nayeem Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman.

West Indies: Kraigg Brathwaite (capt), Jermaine Blackwood, Nkrumah Bonner, John Campbell, Joshua Da Silva, Kyle Mayers, Shayne Moseley, Jomel Warrican, Rahkeem Cornwall, Kemar Roach, Shannon Gabriel.