West Indies Beat Bangladesh by 8 Wickets in the First Test: Final Score and WTC Update

Updated November 2, 2026: West Indies beat Bangladesh by eight wickets in the first Test at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka. The match ended on Day 4, October 31, with West Indies completing a 170-run chase at 170/2 in 35.1 overs. The result gives the visitors a 1–0 lead in the two-Test series.

The ICC match report and the Cricket West Indies results page confirm the completed result and innings totals. Bangladesh made 272 and 142; West Indies replied with 245 and then 170/2. The figures below are the final score, not the Day 3 live position previously reported.

Bangladesh’s 27-run first-innings lead was added to its second-innings total of 142, leaving West Indies a target of 170. The visitors lost two wickets while reaching it. The margin means West Indies had eight wickets still available when the winning runs were scored; it does not mean the teams were separated by eight runs.

Match date, venue and time reference

The first Test was played at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The ICC’s series schedule gave the match a planned window of October 28 to November 1, 2026; it finished a day before that window closed. The ICC match-centre header currently displays 03:30 for the fixture but does not label a time zone. A scheduled start time with a confirmed timezone could not be established from the current official records, so this update does not convert that display or present it as a definitive local or UTC time. Since play is complete, the confirmed match date, venue and final score are the useful reference points.

How the Test unfolded

Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat. On the opening day, Shadman Islam was approaching a century and remained unbeaten on 99 when bad light ended play with Bangladesh at 213/3 after 74 overs. Towhid Hridoy had contributed 42 before retiring hurt with cramps. Shadman reached 105 the next morning, but West Indies then took seven wickets for 51 runs and dismissed Bangladesh for 272. Jomel Warrican finished that innings with 5/53, while debutant Joshua Bishop also took two wickets.

West Indies started their reply positively, but Bangladesh’s bowlers kept the innings from becoming a substantial lead. John Campbell made 54, while Tagenarine Chanderpaul scored 56 and Justin Greaves added 46. Nayeem Hasan took 4/33. West Indies were all out for 245, 27 runs short of Bangladesh’s first-innings score.

That small deficit made Bangladesh’s second innings important. West Indies captain Roston Chase took three wickets in a short spell, and Warrican removed two more as Bangladesh slipped to 79/6 by the end of Day 3. Bad light again brought play to an early close. That score was only a stumps update: Bangladesh still had four wickets in hand, and the match remained undecided at that point.

On Day 4, Bangladesh reached 142 before losing its remaining wickets. Nayeem resisted with 52, but Chase took 5/36 and Warrican claimed 4/63. Their combined work kept the target within reach. West Indies then began the chase with an opening stand of 112. Campbell made 49 and Brandon King finished unbeaten on 81. After Tagenarine Chanderpaul fell, Kavem Hodge joined King and made an unbeaten 31 as the visitors reached 170/2 in 35.1 overs.

What decided the result

The key change from the Day 3 position was the speed with which West Indies finished Bangladesh’s second innings. At 79/6, Bangladesh led by 106 and still had a chance to add runs through its lower order. Instead, the innings ended at 142, leaving a target that West Indies could pursue without needing to bat for most of the remaining scheduled time.

Warrican’s nine wickets across the match and Chase’s five-wicket second-innings haul were the most direct reasons the target stayed manageable. Bangladesh had established a first-innings advantage through Shadman’s century, but the two innings totals together did not create a larger fourth-innings task. In the chase, King’s unbeaten 81 and the 112-run opening partnership meant West Indies recovered quickly from the loss of Campbell and kept the required rate under control. The ICC named Warrican Player of the Match.

Toss and starting XIs

These are the starting XIs announced for the toss. The ICC later confirmed that Jaker Ali entered during the match as a concussion substitute for Mominul Haque.

Bangladesh

Shadman Islam, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Mominul Haque, Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Towhid Hridoy, Litton Das (wicketkeeper), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nayeem Hasan, Taijul Islam, Hasan Mahmud and Shoriful Islam.

West Indies

John Campbell, Brandon King, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Kavem Hodge, Amir Jangoo (wicketkeeper), Roston Chase (captain), Justin Greaves, Kemar Roach, Shamar Joseph, Kevin Wickham and Jayden Seales.

Series and World Test Championship context

This was the opening match of the two-Test series and part of the 2025–27 ICC World Test Championship. West Indies now lead the series 1–0. The second Test is scheduled to begin in Sylhet on November 5, 2026, according to the ICC’s series information. That is a separate fixture and should not be confused with the completed Mirpur scorecard.

The first Test had been scheduled across five days, but a Test can finish before the final listed day once one side has won. Here, West Indies completed the chase on the fourth day, so there is no fifth-day session or unfinished innings to add to the final result.

Official ways to check the result

For the completed innings and match summary, see the ICC match centre and the ICC World Test Championship fixture page. The ICC’s final report from Mirpur summarizes the fourth day and the eight-wicket win. Cricket West Indies also records the score at its official results page. These pages confirm the final result; a live score widget may still show a session snapshot or a different fixture, so match the team names and venue before relying on a score.