Bangladesh bat against Windies

Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bat first against West Indies in the first Test of the two-match series at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Thursday. 

Shakib Al Hasan missed the recent Test series against Zimbabwe because of surgery on an injured finger in September.

The batsman was declared fit by the team’s physio and included in the squad for the two-Test West Indies series.

Shakib acknowledged playing the West Indies would be more challenging than the Zimbabwe series, but said the two sides are closely matched.

The West Indies have never lost a Test match in Bangladesh, winning six and drawing one.

The second Test will be played in Dhaka from November 30 to December 4.

The visitors will also play three one-day internationals and three Twenty20 internationals during their month-long tour of Bangladesh.

Squad:
Bangladesh best XI:  Imrul Kayes, Soumya Sarkar, Mominul Haque, Mahmudullah Riyad, Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Mushfiqur Rahim, Mohammad Mithun, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman and Khaled Ahmed.

West Indies best XI: Kraigg Brathwaite (captain), Kieran Powell, Shai Hope, Shimron Hetmyer, Sunil Ambris, Roston Chase, Shane Dowrich, Devendra Bishoo, Kemar Roach, Jomel Warrican and Shannon Gabriel.