Kemar Roach struck some early blows but Shadman Islam struck a half-century for Bangladesh as West I🎐ndies were let down by some slack fielding.
Saturday's play was delayed by five hours in Kingston due♌ to a wet outfield.
Havingꦫ won the toss and chose to bat, Bangladesh were reduced to 10-2 inside seven overs, with Roach (2-20) in s𝓀harp form.
He dismissed Mahmudul Hasan Joy oꦚn three a༒nd Mominul Haque on a duck.
Yet Shadman steadied the ship, and reached 50 not out by stumps, with Ba👍ngladesh on 69-2; Shahadat Hossain in place on 12 at the other end.
Mat💃ters could have been much different had the Windies held onto catches in the field. Shadman was dropped on 15 b📖y Alick Athanaze and then again on 35 by Kraigg Brathwaite.
A comedy of errors saw West Indies miss a chance to dismiss Shahadat, too. He edged a Ja🅷yden Sea🧔les ball, but Athanaze and Kavem Hodge both squandered chances to hold it in the slips.
Data Debrief: Roach brings up Bangladesh 50
Roach ha🙈s now taken 50 wickets against Bangladesh, and he was the standout Windies performer on a truncat☂ed day.
"Just keep challenging guys on the front foꦕot - that's my job," he sai📖d.
"The pitch here is very good for batting - it 𒅌h𒊎ardens as the Test goes on. So the key is consistency. It was an even day for us with two wickets in it."
The Windies are looking for back-to-back Test wins for the first time since June 2022, though they🐟 will have to be sharper in the field to get the job done.
