West Indies Bat; Permaul, Gazi Debut

Dhaka: West Indies captain Darren Sammy won the toss and elected to bat in the first Test against Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Tuesday.

Bangladesh gave off-spinner Sohag Gazi a test debut while left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul earned a first test cap for West Indies.

West Indies play two tests, five one day internationals and Twenty20 international on their month-long tour.

The second Test match is in Khulna from Nov. 21-25.

Teams

Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Nasir Hossain, Junaid Siddique, Mushfiqur Rahim (captain & wk), Rubel Hossain, Shahriar Nafees, Sohag Gazi, Naeem Islam, Shahadat Hossain

West Indies: Kieran Powell, Chris Gayle, Darren Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Marlon Samuels, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Darren Sammy (captain), Sunil Narine, Ravi Rampaul, Tino Best, Veerasammy Permaul

Scores	Upcoming	Results
South Africa vs Pakistan - 3rd ODI 4th Test - Australia v India - December 26-30, 23:30 GMT 1st Test - Zimbabwe v Afghanistan - December 26-30, 07:30 GMT 3rd ODI - Zimbabwe v Afghanistan at Harare Afghanistan won by 8 wickets (with 139 balls remaining) 3rd T20I - West Indies v Bangladesh at St Vincent Bangladesh won by 80 runs

West Indies Win High Scoring T20 Tie [+]

The West Indies beat Bangladesh by 18 runs in their one-off Twenty20 international at Shere Bangla stadium on Monday.

West Indies Opt to Bat First in T20 [+]

West Indies won the toss and opted to bat first in the one-off Twenty20 International against Bangladesh at Mirpur on Monday.

All-round Bangladesh Seal ODI Series [+]

Nasir Hossain held his nerve, despite wickets falling around him and helped his side chase down 218 and clinch the series in the fifth and deciding day-night international in Dhaka on Saturday.

Bangladesh Elect to Field in Decider [+]

Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim won the toss and opted to field in the fifth and final one-day international against the West Indies in Dhaka on Saturday.

All-round Sammy Helps West Indies Draw Level [+]

The West Indies beat Bangladesh by 75 runs in the fourth one-day international at Shere Bangla stadium on Friday, levelling the five-match series 2-2, going into the decider on Saturday.

Bangladesh Opt to Field, Roach Return [+]

Bangladesh have won the toss and elected to bowl first against West Indies in 4th ODI at Mirpur on Friday.

Bangladesh Looks Series Win, Add Sunny to Spin Attack [+]

Bangladesh bolstered their spin attack for the final two one-day internationals against West Indies by calling up left-armer Elias Sunny on Thursday.

Samuels, Narine Star in West Indies Win [+]

Marlon Samuels' century helped the West Indies defeat Bangladesh by 4 wickets at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here on Wednesday.

West Indies to Bowl; Permaul Debuts [+]

West Indies have won the toss and will field first in third ODI against Bangladesh Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur on Wednesday.

Abul Hasan Ruled out of Rest West Indies Matches [+]

Abul Hasan has been ruled out of the remaining three one-day internationals of a five-match series against West Indies due to a side strain, the BCB said.