Bangladesh will be without Mushfiqur Rahim for the opening Test against West Indies after the veteran batter was ruled out with a hand injury, while Litton Das returns to the side for the two-match series opener in Mirpur on Wednesday.
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and elected to bat first at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, with the hosts opting for three specialist spinners and two pacers.
Mushfiqur suffered the injury after being struck by a ball during training on Tuesday. Litton, meanwhile, has recovered sufficiently from the right hip injury he sustained during the one-off Test against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi to make the playing XI.
Bangladesh have made two changes to the side that played their most recent Test against Afghanistan, with Towhid Hridoy replacing Mushfiqur and Shoriful Islam coming in for Ebadot Hossain.
The match is the first of Bangladesh’s remaining six Tests in their bid to reach the World Test Championship final for the first time. They need four wins and at least one draw from those matches to secure a place in the final.
Bangladesh XI: Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Shadman Islam, Mominul Haque, Litton Das, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nayeem Hasan, Hasan Mahmud, Taijul Islam, Towhid Hridoy, Shoriful Islam.
West Indies XI: Jonathan Campbell, Brandon King, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Kavem Hodge, Amir Jangoo (wk), Roston Chase (captain), Justin Greaves, Kemar Roach, Shamar Joseph, Jomel Warrican, Jayden Seales.
