After losing four wickets in the first two sessions, Bangladesh held firm at the end of the first day against the West Indies to score 242-5 on Wednesday. (Cricket News | Day 1 Highlights
Left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican picked up three wickets, conceding 58 runs, to pose a strong challenge to the hosts.
Left-handed opener Shadman Islam was the best batsman for Bangladesh with 59 runs, his second fifty in test format.
“I was sticking to my plan,” Shadman said.
“We have got a good start but we need a few big partnerships to post a big total on the board.”
Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mominul Haque and Mushfiqur Rahim had managed solid starts by amassing 25, 26 and 38, respectively, but failed to come up with big scores.