Bangladesh Bat First in Dhaka Test as Mushfiqur Misses Out, Bishop Debuts
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Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bat first against West Indies in the first Test of the two-match World Test Championship series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Wednesday.
Veteran batter Mushfiqur Rahim misses out after hurting his hand in practice on the eve of the match, with Towhid Hridoy taking his place in the middle order.
West Indies handed a Test debut to left-arm spinner Joshua Bishop, with Amir Jangoo keeping wicket, while Bangladesh picked three spinners in Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam and Nayeem Hasan.
The second Test of the series will be played in Sylhet.
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