Rafique picked up where he left off in the first innings

Bangladesh drew against West Indies in the first Test in St Lucia with Khaled Mashud hitting his maiden Test century.

The visitors had the luxury of declaring on 271-9, leaving West Indies the improbable task of chasing 336 in 29 overs to win the match.

The hosts reached 113-0 after 23 overs when the captains shook on a draw.

Bangladesh have never won a Test match and this was only their third draw. The previous two were against Zimbabwe, in rain-curtailed contests.

The TIgers had resumed play on the final day fighting to save the match after slumping to 94-6 in their second innings, leading by just 158 overall.

But a brilliant rearguard effort from Mashud ensured Bangladesh were able to avoid the prospect of a defeat after generally holding the advantage through the first three days.

Rajin Saleh departed for 51, trapped lbw by Fidel Edwards for his second Test half-century, after initially being dropped by Chris Gayle on 48.

It was always going to be tough for us to get 20 wickets on that pitch Brian Lara More post-match reaction

But wicket-keeper Mashud proved impossible to dislodge in his dogged 281-ball stay, while first-innings centurion Mohammad Rafique was equally tough for his 29.

Windies skipper Brian Lara was moved to give Shivnarine Chanderpaul a bowl as his frontline attack failed to finish the visitors off.

And part-time spinner Ramnaresh Sarwan finished with figures of 4-37 before Bangladesh declared.

West Indies made no attempt to go for the runs with Gayle ending the second innings 66 not out, and Devon Smith unbeaten on 40.

The second and final Test begins starts in Kingston, Jamaica, on Friday.

West Indies: Brian Lara (capt), Chris Gayle, Devon Smith, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Dwayne Smith, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Ridley Jacobs, (wkt), Tino Best, Pedro Collins, Fidel Edwards, Jermaine Lawson.