West Indies beat Bangladesh by eight wickets inside four days in the series-opening Test at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, chasing down a target set up by a middle-day collapse the tourists had already forced on day three, to move 1-0 up in the two-match series.
Bangladesh were bowled out for 272 in their first innings, built around a century from Shadman Islam, and West Indies replied with 245, leaving the hosts a lead of only 27 runs — a margin that looked manageable until Roston Chase took 5 for 36 to help bowl Bangladesh out for just 142 in their second innings. That left West Indies needing only 170 to win, a target they reached for the loss of two wickets in 35.1 overs.
Brandon King finished unbeaten on a career-best 81 as West Indies cruised to the target without serious alarm, while Jomel Warrican backed up Chase's spell with 4 for 63 in Bangladesh's second innings to make sure the hosts never threatened to extend the match into a fifth day.
The win moves West Indies to 42 points from 13 matches in the WTC 2025-27 cycle, closing in on Sri Lanka in the table, while Bangladesh slip from fourth to fifth after picking up nothing from the defeat. For a Bangladesh side already working to build WTC credibility, a home loss inside four days is a setback they will want to answer quickly — with the second and final Test starting November 5, there is little time to regroup before the series is decided one way or the other.
The outcome traces directly back to Chase's work with the ball on day three, when his breakthroughs started the slide that left Bangladesh short of a defendable total. Taking five more in the second innings gives him match figures that shaped both results that mattered — Bangladesh's capitulation and West Indies' straightforward chase — and makes him the standout all-round contributor of the match.
Roston Chase's match-defining returns with the ball make him the clear standout from either side, with Brandon King's unbeaten chase adding batting value; Jomel Warrican's support role in Bangladesh's second-innings collapse also keeps him in the picture for the series decider.
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Scores and bowling figures in this article are verified against same-day and freshly re-checked reporting as of November 1, 2026.
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