BAN vs WI 1st Test Live Commentary - Mirpur (28 October 2026)

Shorter in length, on leg, Najmul Hossain Shanto stays back and nudges it towards backward square leg for a single.

Flatter, short and on middle, skids through. Shadman Islam backs away to punch but has no room to work with and stabs it down the pitch.

Drags his length back, on off, Shadman Islam pats it back to the bowler.

Another shorter one, quicker too, on off. Shadman Islam punches it to short cover.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Shadman Islam lunges out and turns it past short leg.

Pushed through quicker again, short and on middle, Shadman Islam stays back and keeps it out. THAT WILL BE LUNCH ON DAY 1!

Tossed up, full and on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto drills it to long off for a single.

Floated, full and on middle, Shadman Islam gets forward and turns it to short leg.

Goes short, on middle, Shadman Islam stays back and flicks it to deep square leg for a run.

Pushed through quicker, full and on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto tucks it to short mid-wicket.

Dragged back, on middle, Najmul Hossain Shanto moves back and keeps it out to the leg side.

Flighted, full and on middle, Najmul Hossain Shanto dives it down to long on for oe more.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Shadman Islam prods forward and blocks it out.

Floated, full and on middle, Shadman Islam drills it to long on for a single.

Flighted, full and on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto steps across and drives it to long on for a run.

Drops it short, outside off. Shadman Islam moves back and cuts it wide of deep point for a brace.

Fires this one, full and on off, Shadman Islam tucks it to short mid-wicket. John Campbell dives to his right to make the stop. He quicky releases an underarm throw at the bowler's end but it is well wide of the stumps.

Slows it up, full and on middle, Shadman Islam defends it on the front foot.

Floated, full and on middle and leg, Najmul Hossain Shanto turns it past short leg for a single.

Drops it a bit short, on off, Shadman Islam moves back and clips it to short mid-wicket.

Tossed up, full and on off, Shadman Islam drills it wide of the bowler. Jomel Warrican dives to his right on the follow-through to make the stop.

Dragged back, on leg, Shadman Islam flicks it off the back foot through square leg for a run.

Quicker one, short and around leg, Najmul Hossain Shanto rocks back and heaves it away to deep square leg for one.

Looped up, full and on off, Shadman Islam drills it to wide mid off for one more.

Tossed up, full and outside off, Shadman Islam reaches out and bunts it to mid off.

That beats everyone! Flatter, short and on off, turns in sharply. Shadman Islam moves back to pull it away but gets cramped for room and misses. The keeper also fails to stop it, allowing a couple of byes.

Floated, full and on off, Shadman Islam goes down and reverse sweeps it through point for a single.

A bit quicker, shortish and on middle, Najmul Hossain Shanto works it off the inner half of the bat through square leg for a run.

Flighted, full and on off, Shadman Islam taps it to short cover.

Drags his length back, outside off. Shadman Islam backs away to cut but misses.

Floated, full and around leg, Shadman Islam clips it to square leg.

Flighted, full and on off. Shadman Islam gets forward, opens the bat face and pushes it through cover-point for a single.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Najmul Hossain Shanto turns it to the leg side.

Fires this one, full and on leg, Najmul Hossain Shanto tucks it straight to short mid-wicket.

In the air..SAFE! Jomel Warrican loops it up, full and around off. Najmul Hossain Shanto uses his feet and tries to loft it but mistimes it high in the air. It goes well over mid off, but does not have enough legs to go to the fence. Shamar Joseph runs backwards to collect it and keeps it to two runs.

Flatter, full and on middle, Najmul Hossain Shanto fends it down the pitch.

Tossed up, full and on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto presses forward and pushes it to short cover.

Flatter, shortish and on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto stays back, opens the bat face and steers it towards backward point for a single.

Flighted, full and on off, Shadman Islam goes down and reverse sweeps it through point for a couple of runs.

A bit short, on leg, Shadman Islam nudges it through mid-wicket for a run.

FOUR! Pure timing! Joshua Bishop gives this one some more air, full and on middle. Najmul Hossain Shanto gets right under it and drives it gently but with sublime timing down the ground. The fielder at mid on dives to his right, but the ball beats him and rolls to the fence for a boundary.

Slows it up, full and on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto defends it on the front foot.

Floated, full and on middle, Mominul Haque stays back and pats it back to the bowler.

OUT! TAKEN! Jomel Warrican strikes right away, and the bowling change has worked out for West Indies. This is tossed up, full and on off. Mominul Haque skips down the track to loft it over mid off, but does not quite get to the pitch of it. He still tries to force the shot, but his bat turns in his hands, and the ball lobs only as far as Shamar Joseph at mid off, who takes a good reverse-cup near his chest. Mominul throws away his wicket here and fails to convert his start. Bangladesh are 68/2 now. 

Flighted, full and on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto knocks it to mid off.

Slows it up, full and on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto knocks it to the right of the bowler.

More air on this one, full and on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto lunges out and guides it off the outer half of the bat wide of first slip for one.

Looped up, full and on off, Shadman Islam taps it to the off side.

Tossed up, full and around off, Mominul Haque strides out and drives it through covers for a single.

Goes a bit short, on middle, Shadman Islam moves back and punches it down to long on for a run.

Flatter, full and on off, Mominul Haque goes deep inside the crease and keeps it out to the off side.

Nicely bowled! Pushed through quicker, full and outside off, skids through. Mominul Haque looks to drive it away but fails to connect.

Quicker again, shortish and on off, Mominul Haque steps across and lets it hit his pads.

Looped up, full and outside off, Mominul Haque reaches out and drills it to sweeper cover for one.

Good-length delivery, on middle, Mominul Haque nudges it to short mid-wicket.

Fuller one, on middle, angling in, Mominul Haque drills it towards mid on.

Back of a length and on off, Mominul Haque stays back and pats it towards cover-point for a single.

FOUR! Nicely done! Short of a length and angling into the leg side. Shadman Islam gets on top of the bounce, lifts his front leg up and pulls it through square leg for a boundary. The runs have started to flow now.

Goes fuller and on middle, Shadman Islam watches it through and blocks it down the pitch.

Beaten! Full again and just around off, gets it to shape away late. Shadman Islam has a tentative poke at it but the ball zips past the outside edge.

FOUR! Put away! Shorter in length and on middle. Shadman Islam picks up the length early, rocks back and pulls it away to the deep square leg fence for a boundary.

Tossed up, full and on off, Shadman Islam prods forward and blocks it out.

Floated, full and on off, turns away. Shadman Islam presses forward but only to leave it.

Flighted, full and on off, Shadman Islam defends it on the front foot.

FOUR! Lovely shot! More air on this one, full and around off. Shadman Islam leans into the drive nicely and creams it through covers for another boundary. That brings up the 50-run stand between these two batters.

Dragged back, around off, Shadman Islam moves back and cuts it to point.

Good length and in the channel outside off, holds its line. Mominul Haque leaves it alone.

Fuller delivery, on off, angling in. Mominul Haque gets behind the line of it and blocks it out.

Beauty! Full again and just on off, angles in and then shapes away after hitting the deck. Mominul Haque gets drawn forward into a defensive stroke but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Overpitched delivery, on off, Mominul Haque jams it out towards mid off.

Justin Greaves sticks to the fuller length, around off, angles in a bit. Mominul Haque offers no shot at it.

Back-to-back maiden overs from Justin Greaves! This is back of a length and on middle and leg. Mominul Haque stays back and keeps it out to the leg side.

Fires this one, full but way down the leg side. Shadman Islam gets nowhere near it. The keeper also fails to collect it cleanly.

So close! Tossed up, full and on off. Shadman Islam presses forward but leaves it alone, thinking it will turn away. This one goes straight and just misses the off pole by a whisler.

Goes short and around off, Shadman Islam moves back and punches it through extra covers for a couple of runs. 50 up for Bangladesh!

Buzzers! Flighted, full and on off, Shadman Islam drills it towards mid off and sets off for the run. The fielder picks up and has a shy at the bowler's end but misses and the ball rolls into the deep, allowing the batters to get an extra run.

Flatter, full and on leg, Shadman Islam tucks it to short mid-wicket.

Slows it up, full and on middle, Shadman Islam defends it on the front foot.

Fuller in length and around off, Mominul Haque presses forward and fends it away towards point.

Full again, on middle, angling in, Mominul Haque clips it to square leg. The fielder fumbles but no harm done.

Hits the deck hard, on middle and leg. Mominul Haque stays back to keep it out but misses and gets hit on the thigh pad.

In the blockhole, on middle, Mominul Haque gets his bat down and digs it out to short mid-wicket.

Sticks to the fuller length, attacking the stumps. Mominul Haque tucks it to short mid-wicket once again.

Hits the deck hard, on off, jags back in a bit. Mominul Haque looks to defend from the crease but once again gets hurried. It goes off the bottom edge on a couple of bounces to first slip.

Turn and bounce! Floated, full and just around off, turns away with extra bounce. Shadman Islam drops his hands at the last moment to let it go.

Flatter, full and on middle, Shadman Islam tucks it towards mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Gets it away! Tossed up, full and down the leg side. Mominul Haque gets down on one knee and paddles it away to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

Flighted, full and on middle, Mominul Haque flicks it away through mid-wicket for a brace.

Drops it a bit short, on middle, Mominul Haque moves back and keeps it out.

Looped up, full and on off, Mominul Haque drives it to long off for one more.

Fuller in length and on middle, angling in, Mominul Haque clips it through mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Back of a length and angling under the armpit of the batter. Mominul Haque looks to flick it away but misses.

Hard length and around off, holds its line. Mominul Haque looks to block it but gets rushed. It takes the bottom edge and rolls towards first slip.

Overpitched delivery, on middle, Mominul Haque steps across and drills it hard and wide of mid on. Shamar Springer dives to his right and gets a good hand on it, taking the sting out of the ball. However, the batters still manage to take three runs.

Just short of a length and well outside off, Shadman Islam leaves it alone.

On a length and on leg, Shadman Islam clips it through square leg for a run.

Fuller around middle and leg, Mominul Haque sweeps this through the short fine leg region for a couple. 

Darted into the batter, on middle and off, Mominul Haque gets it edged onto the pads and the ball lobs to silly point for no run. 

Too full, on off, Mominul Haque pushes this to mid off for no run. 

Flighted, around off, Mominul Haque strides towards the pitch of the ball and leaves it. 

Full and on the pads, Mominul Haque sweeps this through square leg for a couple. 

Tossed up, around off, Mominul Haque rocks onto his back foot and cuts this through covers for a single. 

Back of a length, on off, shaping into the batter. Shadman leaves it.

Good length, on off, Shadman Islam keeps it out. 

 FOUR! That's been cut away for yet another boundary. Back of a length, around off, Shadman Islam gets up on his toes and smashes this through the covers region for a boundary. 

On a length, around off, Shadman Islam defends it out to mid on. 

Full and wide of off, Shadman Islam leaves it all alone. 

Good length, on the pads, Shadman Islam looks to tickle it to fine leg but misses and gets it thudded ont he thigh pads. 

Fuller around middle and off, Mominul Haque jams it off his back foot. 

 FOUR! Short of a length, around off, Mominul Haque gets up on his toes and cuts this through the point region for his first boundary of the contest. 

Pushed through on off, Mominul Haque blocks it out. 

Flighted, around off, turns away with good bounce. Mominul Haque leaves it alone.

Pushed through on off, Mominul Haque guides this to the deep third region for a brace. 

Darted on off, Mominul Haque defends this off his back foot. 

Full and wide down the leg side. Shadman Islam leaves it. 

Bowls it on a back of a length, around off, Shadman Islam shpulders his arms at it. 

On a length, around middle and off, Shadman Islam hits this from the inner portion of his bat towards the left of the bowler for a dot. 

Short and around off, Shadman Islam leaves it all alone. 

Good-length delivery, on the pads, Shadman Islam flicks this through the backward square leg region for a brace. 

Shamar hits the deck hard on middle and leg, Shadman Islam jams this to square leg for a dot. 

Bowls it around the blind spot to the left-hander, taking it away from the batter. Shadman Islam leaves it. 

 FOUR! The first boundary of the Test match comes off the bat of Shadman Islam in the 9th over. Over-pitched on the pads, Shadman just glances this past the right of a diving fielder at square leg and the ball crawls to the fence for four runs.

Back of a length, around off, shaping away from the batter. Shadman Islam leaves it all alone. 

hard length, on middle and off, Shadman Islam pats this gently towards the off side and takes a run. 

Good length, wide of off, Mominul Haque leaves it all alone. 

Good length, down the leg side, Mominul Haque goes for a flick but misses.

Good length, on middle and off, Mominul Haque defends this off his back foot. 

Shamar bowls it short and on off, Mominul Haque hops up on his toes and jams it around short leg. Mominul Haque did not look confident here. 

Hard length, down the leg side, Mominul Haque misses the flick. 

Back of a length, around off, just holding its line. Mominul Haque plays within the line and gets beaten on the outside. 

Good length, on middle and off, Mominul Haque gets onto his back foot and pats this to extra cover and rotates the strike. 

LEG BYE! Good length, on the pads, Shadman Islam gets it clipped off his pads through backward square leg for a leg bye. 

Jayden hits the deck hard, shaping it back into the batter. Tanzid Hasan leaves it all alone. Even this wasn't far from the stumps. Tanzid Hasan trusts the bounce on the deck here. We have seen it bounce variably, though. 

Full and wide of off, Tanzid Hasan offers just a leaves. 

Bouncer, on middle and leg, Tanzid Hasan once again leaves it. 

 OUT! CAUGHT! Excellent setup from Jayden Seales. He pushed the batter on the back foot, with the bouncer on the previous delivery and followed it up with a slightly fuller one. Tanzid Hasan gives in as he plays at one away from his body and loses his wicket. Seales dangles the carrot, wide of off, Hasan goes for the big drive, but his front foot goes nowhere. He edges it, and Justin Greaves gallops it at second slip to his right. Tanzi departs early, and Bangladesh are 9/1.

Hard length, on top of off, Mominul Haque dabs this to gully. 

Jayden comes over the stumps, bowls it on a length, wide of off, Mominul Haque looks to drive it away. Gets it edged off the inside towards the fine leg region for a single. 

Shamr continues from around the stumps, in order to make the batter play at it. Bowls it on a length, down the leg side, Shadman Islam goes for a flick but misses out. 

Pitched-up around off, Shadman Islam hammers this through the bowler for a single. Shadman Islam gets off the mark on the 15th delivery he had faced this morning. 

Glimpses of peak Windies bowling at times in Mirpur. Short again, on off, shaping away from the batter. Tanzid Hasan has no idea where the ball is going and just looks to block within the line. Gets beaten. 

BYE! Good length, wide of off, shaping away from the batter. Tanzid Hasan blocks within the line and gets beaten on the outside. The ball dies in front of the keeper and he fails to gather it cleanly. Bye taken. 

Hard length, on top of off, Shadman Islam jams it out. 

Back of a length, around off, Shadman Islam covers his off-stump and offers a leave at it. The ball wasn't far from the stumps. 

Jayden continues from around the stumps and bowls it on a length, wide of off. Tanzid Hasan gets onto his front foot and drives this through covers for two. 

The ball is doing the talking early on in Mirpur. Hard length, on off, shaping into the batter. Tanzid Hasan gets up on his toes and looks to flick it away but gets beaten and is hit on his thigh pads. 

On a length, wide outside off, Tanzid Hasan leaves it all alone. 

Jayden bowls it full, and on off, Tanzid Hasan gets it flicked off the inside of his bat towards the right of long leg for two more runs. 

Short and wide of off, Tanzid Hasan gets up on his toes and cuts this to point for no run. 

Over-pitched, onm off, Tanzid Hasan gets on top of the bounce and nails the off-drive but it hits Jayden Seales on his right foot and the over ends with a dot. 

Shamar comes around the stumps as well. Shadman Islam looks to swing at it but misses out. 

Shadman is crumbling slowly under pressure. Short again, on off, Shadman Islam doesn't back down and goes for a pull but misses out as the ball shapes away. 

Good length, on middle and off, Shadman Islam defends it out off his back foot. 

UNPLAYABLE! Excellent length and line from Shamar Joseph. Bowls it around that 6-8 m length, around the fourth stumps, Shadman Islam blocks within the line and gets beaten on the otuside. 

Back of a length, wide of off, Shadman Islam leaves it all alone. 

On a length, around off, Shadman Islam pokes at it but gets beaten yet again. 

Good length, on middle and off, Tanzid Hasan liiks to flick it away but gets it away towards square leg from the inner portion of his bat. 

Good length, wide of off, Tanzid Hasan doesn't play at it and leaves it. 

Jayden hits the hard length, around off, Tanzid Hasan covers his off-stump and leaves it. 

Jayden hits the deck hard, bowls it on a length, around off, shapiong back into the batter but not enough to hit the stumps. Tanzid leaves it. 

On a length, around the pads, Tanzid Hasan glances this to square leg for a dot. 

Beauty of a delivery to bowl another maiden. Good length, on off, shaping away from the batter. Tanzid Hasan tentatively pokes at it, without much of a footwork and gets beaten on the outside. 

Back of a length, around off, Tanzid Hasan gives it a good look and leaves it. 

Yorker, on off, Tanzid Hasan jams it to silly mid off. 

Shamar steams in and bowls at 144 kph. On a length, wide of off, Tanzid Hasan gives it a good look and leaves it all alone. 

Good length, wide of off, Tanzid Hasan leaves it all alone. The ball dies in front of the keeper. 

First runs on the board. Pitched-up delivery, wide of off, Tanzid Hasan presses onto his front foot and punches this through the extra cover region for three runs to get off the mark. 

Shamar bowls it around that 6-8 m length, on off. Shadman Islam presses onto his front foot and keeps it out. 

Good length, on middle and off, Shadman Islam keeps it out.

On a length, around off, Shadman Islam pushes this to the off side. 

Back of a length, around off, shaping away from the batter. Shadman Islam leaves it all alone. 

Jayden bowls it on a short of a length, wide of off, going across the batter. Shadman Islam gets up on his toes and looks to cut it away but misses out. 

Jayden bowls it on a good length, in the channel, straightening a tad. Shadman Islam covers his off-pole and leaves it. A good leave. 

Short and around off, Shadman Islam offers only a leave at it. A maiden to start.