Bangladesh Hosts West Indies in Two-Test Series

Bangladesh and the West Indies begin a two-Test series in Mirpur on October 28, with the second match scheduled for Sylhet from November 5. Bangladesh sit fourth in the 2025–27 World Test Championship standings, while the West Indies are eighth; Bangladesh are looking to build on recent results, and the visitors hope to capitalize on what previews describe as Bangladesh’s uneven preparation. Bangladesh have recalled Taskin Ahmed and Litton Das, while the West Indies will be without Shai Hope and Alzarri Joseph and have handed Kevin Wickham his first Test call-up. Former Sri Lanka cricketer Russel Arnold described the Mirpur pitch as hard with grass cover, predicting early pace and bounce before wear could bring uneven bounce and spin; he favored batting first. The series will be televised on T Sports in Bangladesh, streamed on FanCode in India and Tapmad in Pakistan, and shown on Rabbithole’s YouTube channel elsewhere; free entry is available to the North and South Stands for the first Test.