West Indies' Decisive Win Over Bangladesh in Opening Test

West Indies showcased a strong performance against Bangladesh in the opening Test, securing a major win. The home side held the edge from the outset as 17 wickets fell on Day 3, putting Bangladesh under severe pressure. The fourth day of play saw a brief flurry of boundary scoring by Jaker Ali, but Alzarri Joseph soon made a game-changing breakthrough. Hasan Mahmud, left with no option but to play, ended up sending the ball outside. Despite Jaker Ali's continued boundary onslaught, his stint ended with Joseph dismissing him lbw. In a troubling turn, Shoriful Islam suffered a shoulder hit and chose not to take further risk after enduring one more over. Despite Bangladesh's lackluster batting, the win was secured by the strong performance of the West Indies batsmen, banking an impressive 450 in the first innings. 

The brief scores summarise the dominance of West Indies: West Indies 450/9d (Justin Greaves 115*, Mikyle Louis 97; Hasan Mahmud 3/87) & 152 (Alick Athanaze 42; Taskin Ahmed 6/64) beat Bangladesh 269/9d (Jaker Ali 53; Alzarri Joseph 3/69) & 132 (Mehidy Hasan 45; Kemar Roach 3/20) by 201 runs.