West Indies took a 1-0 lead in the two-match Test series against Bangladesh with an 8-wicket victory in the first Test on Saturday, October 31 at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka. Set a target of 170, West Indies comfortably got over the line with opener Brandon King leading the chase with a magnificent innings of 81* (115).
He had the support of John Campbell (49 off 55) at the crease, and the duo got the chase off to a terrific start, adding 112 runs for the first wicket. Later, King and Kavem Hodge (31* off 27) took West Indies past the finishing line in 35.1 overs with an unbeaten 50-run stand for the third wicket off 51 balls.
Earlier on Day 4, Bangladesh resumed their second innings on 79/6 with Jaker Ali (18*) and Nayeem Hasan (18*) at the crease. West Indies struck in the very first over of the day as Jomel Warrican got Jaker Ali (22) caught at slip.
However, Nayeem Hasan continued to hold one end and kept the scoreboard ticking, making full use of the reprieve given to him. He brought up his maiden Test fifty as wickets continued to tumble. He was eventually dismissed for 52 (91) holed out to long on against Roston Chase. As a result, Bangladesh got bundled out for 142, leading by 169 runs in the second innings.
Meanwhile, following their victory, West Indies remained second last (eighth) on the WTC points table for the 2025-27 cycle with three wins from 13 matches, having 26.92% points percentage. On the other hand, Bangladesh have slipped to fifth position with three wins from seven matches, having a points percentage of 47.62.
WTC Points Table for 2025-27 Cycle
| Pos. | Team | M | W | L | T | D | N/R | PTS | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 75.00 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 72.22 |
| 3 | South Africa | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 66.67 |
| 4 | India | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 51.52 |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 47.62 |
| 6 | England | 16 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 38.54 |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 33.33 |
| 8 | West Indies | 13 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 26.92 |
| 9 | Pakistan | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4.63 |


