Bangladesh open West Indies Test series in Mirpur on October 28

Mirpur hosts the opening Test

Bangladesh and West Indies are set to begin their two-Test series in Mirpur on Wednesday, October 28. The first Test is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, according to the match schedule.

The match centre lists Bangladesh’s squad with Mushfiqur Rahim, Mominul Haque, Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Taijul Islam among the players. West Indies’ listed squad includes Justin Greaves, Roston Chase, John Campbell, Joshua Da Silva, Kemar Roach and Jayden Seales.

Series context

The match-centre’s all-time Test head-to-head record shows West Indies with 15 wins and Bangladesh with five from 22 meetings. It lists Bangladesh sixth and West Indies eighth in the Test rankings.

The fixture is the first match of West Indies’ 2026 tour of Bangladesh, which consists of two Tests. The match status on the schedule page is “Match Yet To Begin.”