Amir Jangoo’s unbeaten 111 rescues West Indies from 27 for 3 as Bangladesh’s spinners go wicketless in Sylhet

Three down early, then 131 for the fourth wicket

Roston Chase won the toss and batted, and for an hour that looked a mistake. Taskin, back in for Shoriful Islam, bowled Brandon King for 9 and trapped Joshua Da Silva lbw for 12. Hasan bowled Kavem Hodge for 1. Reports said Da Silva was opening for the first time in 35 Tests, with John Campbell and Tagenarine Chanderpaul both out with viral fever.

Jangoo, who made a duck in Mirpur, then found a partner in Kevin Wickham, a 23-year-old debutant who took 123 balls over his fifty. They added 131 before Hasan bowled Wickham for 61 near tea. West Indies had reached 86 for 3 at lunch and 180 for 4 at tea.

The hundred came off Taijul

Jangoo got to three figures in the 63rd over with a six over extra cover off Taijul, from his 149th ball, then kissed the turf. It was his second Test century after the 233 he made against Sri Lanka in his second Test. Bangladesh had their chance to stop him short of it, when a return catch went down on 68.

Taijul kept his place after coach Phil Simmons called his form “hugely concerning” on the eve of the match. He came into the match with five wickets from his last four Tests and has not added to them yet.

Bangladesh talked about pace and still picked three spinners

Spin let Bangladesh down in Mirpur, where the home spinners took no wicket as West Indies chased 170 to win by eight wickets. After that, The Daily Star reported that management was considering a move away from the spin-first plan, and an extra pacer was discussed. The XI they named swapped Taskin for Shoriful, pace for pace, and brought Mushfiqur Rahim back with Mominul Haque out after his concussion. Spin still got 60% of the overs on day one. We would question that split: every wicket so far has gone to the two quicks.

Bad light again, and that helps the side in front

Reports put the final-session stoppage at 35 minutes, with only five more overs possible afterwards and 15 in the session. The day finished 20 overs short of the usual 90, and bad light also interrupted Mirpur. West Indies only need a draw to take the series, so every lost over counts against Bangladesh more than against them. That is our reading rather than anything either team has said.

What happens next

Day two starts on Friday with the new ball available ten overs in, which is Bangladesh’s best route back through Taskin and Hasan. The Test is scheduled to run to 9 November, and Bangladesh’s next assignment is South Africa at the Wanderers from 15 November.

Market watch

• First-innings runs depend on those ten overs before the new ball. A set Jangoo and Greaves could push the total well on before Bangladesh’s quicks return with it.
• Bowler markets should now reflect what happened, not the team sheet. Spin may grow as the pitch wears, but day one gave no evidence for it.
• Late-day light has cut overs in both Tests of this series, so match-result prices should allow for fewer overs than a five-day schedule suggests.
• A draw gives West Indies the series 1-0. Read series prices with that in mind.

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