Bangladesh vs West Indies First Test: Bangladesh Takes Control Before Lunch on Day 1

Bangladesh is back in action in Test cricket with a series against West Indies, and the first Test match is underway in Antigua. Before the lunch break on Day 1, Bangladesh has made significant progress, having reduced West Indies to 50/2 after 23 overs. The key to Bangladesh's success so far has been Taskin Ahmed, who has picked up both wickets, bringing a sense of relief to the team.

Winning the toss, Bangladesh opted to bowl first, while the hosts decided to play with four fast bowlers. In contrast, Bangladesh went with three pacers, taking conditions into account. The breakthrough came in the 14th over of the innings, as Taskin provided the first wicket, dismissing the West Indies' openers.

In consecutive overs, Taskin Ahmed struck again, removing Craig Brathwaite, the West Indies captain, and Kacey Carty, who came in at number three. Brathwaite was dismissed for 4 runs in 38 balls, trapped lbw. Carty, after facing 8 balls, was caught by Taijul Islam, failing to score.

The other opener, Mikyle Louis, found support from Kavem Hodge. At the break, Louis was still unbeaten on 36 runs from 72 balls, while Hodge had scored 10 runs.

Taskin Ahmed was the standout performer for Bangladesh in this session, taking 2 wickets for 19 runs from 6 overs.

With two wickets down before lunch, Bangladesh is in a strong position to build on their momentum in the second session of Day 1.