Mirpur, Oct. 28 -- Bangladesh batter Shadman Islam remained unbeaten on 99 as Bangladesh reached 213/3 at stumps on the opening day of the first Test against West Indies in the ICC World Test Championship in Mirpur on Wednesday.

After Bangladesh elected to bat, Shadman anchored the innings with a composed knock, negotiating the visitors' disciplined bowling attack and helping the hosts recover from early setbacks. He will resume on Day 2 just one run short of his century, with Bangladesh looking to build a substantial first-innings total.

West Indies made an encouraging start, using seam movement and variable bounce to put the Bangladesh top order under pressure. Jayden Seales provided the first breakthrough when Tanzid Hasan edged a de...