Bangladesh Elect to Bowl First as West Indies Win Toss in Second Test Wait, that adds “Bangladesh elect to bowl first,” which is an inference not stated in the original. Correcting that: West Indies Win Toss and Opt to Bat Second in Second Bangladesh Test

West Indies captain Roston Chase won the toss and chose to bat against Bangladesh on Thursday, as the visitors look to seal the series in the second Test in Sylhet.

The tourists lead the two-match series 1-0. They made two changes from their opening win, as John Campbell and Tagenarine Chanderpaul were ruled out with a virus. Opener Joshua Da Silva and debutant batsman Kevin Wickham come in.

The 23-year-old Wickham scored an unbeaten 67 in a practice match against a BCB XI.

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Bangladesh Make Two Changes

Bangladesh also made two changes from their eight-wicket defeat in Mirpur. Taskin Ahmed and Mushfiqur Rahim replace Shoriful Islam and Mominul Haque.

Teams

Bangladesh: Shadman Islam, Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (capt), Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nayeem Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Taijul Islam, Hasan Mahmud.

West Indies: Joshua Da Silva, Brandon King, Kevin Wickham, Kavem Hodge, Amir Jangoo, Roston Chase (capt), Justin Greaves, Kemar Roach, Shamar Joseph, Jomel Warrican, Jayden Seales.

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