Warrican and Chase spin West Indies to eight-wicket Test win over Bangladesh
Warrican took nine wickets in the match as the visitors took an unassailable 1-0 lead in the two-match series in Dhaka.
DHAKA, Bangladesh. The West Indies moved closer to ending 2026 unbeaten in Test series after beating Bangladesh by eight wickets at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka, taking an unassailable 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
Captain Roston Chase praised his side for recovering from a first-innings deficit to win a day early.
"We came here with a goal to win these two Test matches and move up in the rankings. We want to finish at least sixth or fifth in the table, and to do that, we need to win these two matches," Chase said.
Spinners take control
Chase took 5 for 36 and Warrican 4 for 63 as Bangladesh were bowled out for 142 in their second innings. Nayeem Hasan top-scored for the hosts with 52. Warrican finished with nine wickets in the match and was named player of the match.
"I'm pleased with my performance in the second innings because I didn't have the best of outings with the ball in the first innings," Chase said.
Chasing 170, King and Campbell put on 112 for the first wicket. King finished unbeaten on 81, Campbell made 49 and Hodge added 31 not out as the visitors reached their target comfortably.
Discipline and the arm ball
Warrican put his success down to discipline, consistency and using the conditions.
"I found that there was a lot of pace in it, so when I bowled my arm ball, it was very, very effective."
He credited recent work with former West Indies bowlers Nikita Miller and Ravi Rampaul, and praised Joshua Bishop for two early first-innings wickets and Chase for leading the attack in the second innings.
Chase described the pitch as a good cricket surface. The West Indies will now aim to complete a series sweep in the second Test and improve their World Test Championship standing.
