Bangladesh vs West Indies Test Series 2026 Set For Mirpur And Sylhet

The Bangladesh vs West Indies Test series has its dates. The Bangladesh Cricket Board has confirmed two home Tests in the ICC World Test Championship 2025-2027 cycle. Mirpur hosts the first from 28 October to 1 November. Sylhet takes the second from 5 to 9 November. The tourists play a three-day warm-up match from 22 October.

The two sides arrive from different places in the table. Bangladesh sit fourth of nine. West Indies are eighth. Bangladesh have three wins, two defeats and one draw from six Tests in this cycle. West Indies have two wins, eight defeats and two draws from twelve.

Mirpur first, Sylhet second

The opening Test is at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. Sylhet stages the second. It starts four days after the first is due to finish. Both are established Test grounds. Bangladesh have split home red-ball series between the two venues before. The confirmed schedule is below.

• Warm-up match, three days, from 22 October
• First Test, 28 October to 1 November, Mirpur
• Second Test, 5 to 9 November, Sylhet

Three clear days separate the two Tests if the first runs its full five. The warm-up finishes six days before Mirpur. Both matches are scheduled across the standard five days. That leaves the tourists one recovery window inside a fortnight of red-ball cricket.

Standings before a ball is bowled

The cycle numbers favour the hosts. Bangladesh drew their recent series in Australia 1-1. That record reads three wins, two defeats and one draw across six Tests. West Indies opened this cycle with five straight defeats, including a 3-0 loss to Australia and a 2-0 loss to India, according to CricTracker. Twelve Tests have produced two wins. Only one team sits below them. The table holds nine sides.

Bangladesh's crowded October

Bangladesh reach Mirpur off a month abroad. Afghanistan host them for a one-off Test in the UAE from 9 to 13 October. A three-team ODI series follows in the same country. Bangladesh play on 17 and 21 October, with the final on 23 October. The first Test in Dhaka starts five days after that. Two formats and two countries sit inside three weeks. The second Test in Sylhet also runs alongside an Afghanistan v Zimbabwe Test in the UAE. Both are scheduled for 5 to 9 November.

The West Indies preparation

The visitors get one three-day fixture before the first Test. It is their only red-ball preparation on this tour. The match runs from 22 October. West Indies closed their previous assignment with a 1-1 result against Pakistan, according to CricTracker. Eight of their twelve Tests in this cycle have ended in defeat. Both matches in Bangladesh carry World Test Championship points. Neither board has named a squad.