, Oct. 27 -- West Indies beat Bangladesh in the first T20I of a three-match series at the Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium in Chattogram on Monday.

With this win, they took the lead 1-0.

West Indies won the toss and opted to bat first. They posted 165 for 3, with captain Shai Hope anchoring the innings with 46 not out off 28 balls. Rovman Powell posted 44 not out after a slow start.

Earlier, Alick Athanaze made 34 and Brandon King 33.

Taskin Ahmed took two wickets for Bangladesh, while Rishad Hossain picked up one.

Chasing 166, Bangladesh started brightly with Tanzid Hasan striking a six and a four in the opening over, but the early promise quickly faded.

Tanzid fell in the second over, followed by Litton Das and...