Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com
Bangladesh begins their tour of the West Indies today with the first Test match of the two-match Test series at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua.
Fans can watch the live broadcast on T Sports starting at 8:00 pm Bangladesh time.
Bangladesh come into the series on the back of consecutive Test series hammerings suffered at the hands of India and South Africa. Recent red-ball records in the Caribbeans don’t make things easier as the Tigers were thrashed in their last six matches.
In 20 encounters, Bangladesh have four Test wins against the West Indies’ 14, with two matches ending in a draw.
The Tigers won two away from home – a 2-0 sweep in 2009 -and clinched as many at home.
It has been a constant slump for Bangladesh in the Caribbeans since the 2009 triumph as they lost six matches across three separate visits. Those were hammering defeats as it included two 10-wicket losses, as many thrashings by 200-plus runs, and an innings defeat. In 2018, the Tigers were bundled out for 43 – their lowest-ever total in the format.
Nine members of the Bangladesh squad haven’t played in the West Indies.
No Bangladesh batter has struck a century in the West Indies since Mushfiqur Rahim’s 116 in Kingstown in 2014. Mushfiqur, however, is unavailable for the series due to injury.
