{
  "id": 18239218,
  "title": "West Indies wins the toss and bats 1st in the 2nd cricket test against Bangladesh",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/west-indies-wins-the-toss-and-bats-1st-in-the-2nd-cricket-test-18239218",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T03:35:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/uncategorized/2026/11/04/west-indies-wins-the-toss-and-bats-1st-in-the-2nd-cricket-test-against-bangladesh"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "West Indies captain Roston Chase won the toss and opted to bat first in the second and final cricket test against Bangladesh, held in Sylhet, Bangladesh. The match, which serves as the second and concluding Test, took place on Thursday. This development comes after West Indies secured a victory in the first Test by eight wickets in Dhaka. The West Indies team made two changes for this match, with Kevin Wickham making his debut in the top order and Joshua Da Silva returning to the side. In response, Bangladesh made two changes, bringing back veteran Mushfiqur Rahim and pacer Taskin Ahmed, while Mominul Haque and Shoriful Islam were substituted due to injury concerns.",
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        "title": "West Indies wins the toss and bats 1st in the 2nd cricket test against Bangladesh",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/west-indies-wins-the-toss-and-bats-1st-in-the-2nd-cricket-test",
        "published": "2026-11-05T03:31:33.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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