Bangladesh’s first rob in any format of the sport in Modern Zealand gave them a 1-0 lead within the two-match series with the second match beginning in Christchurch on Sunday.
Bangladesh’s Ebadot Hossain celebrates after picking up a wicket towards Modern Zealand within the 1st Take a look at. (Source: Twitter)
Bangladesh beat Modern Zealand for the first time in a Take a look at match on the 16th strive with an excellent looking eight-wicket victory at Mount Maunganui on Wednesday (January 5) that snapped the World Take a look at Champions’ 17-match unbeaten journey on dwelling soil. Seamer Ebadot Hossain took 6-46 as Bangladesh disregarded the Sad Caps for 169 on day 5 of the first Take a look at at Bay Oval and the tourists knocked off the 40 runs for victory for the loss of two wickets.
Bangladesh’s first rob in any format of the sport in Modern Zealand gave them a 1-0 lead within the two-match series with the second match beginning in Christchurch on Sunday. Modern Zealand resumed on 147/5 with a slender lead of 17 but were instant on the relieve foot when Ebadot trim bowled Ross Taylor for 40 and eradicated Kyle Jamieson for a duck in his first two overs.
Taskin Ahmed chipped in with his second wicket within the fifth over of the morning when he had all-rounder Rachin Ravindra caught within the relieve of for 16 and the Sad Caps were rocking on 160/8. Tim Southee had his middle stump eradicated in Taskin’s next over and Trent Boult departed for eight when he holed out within the deep to terminate the innings.
Shadman Islam scored the first runs of the rush but changed into caught within the relieve of for three and his fellow opener Najmul Hossain Shanto departed for 17 with victory in ogle. It changed into left to captain Mominul Haque, who scored 13 no longer out, and the experienced Mushfiqur Rahim, unbeaten on 5, to usher Bangladesh to their historical triumph.
Meanwhile, the likes of Wasim Jaffer praised Bangladesh’s historical rob. “Few things more fascinating in sport than the victory of the underdog. What a moment for @BCBtigers. congratulations, and dangle a bow,” Jaffer tweeted.
Few things more fascinating in sport than the victory of the underdog.
What a moment for @BCBtigers congratulations, and dangle a bow #NZvBAN pic.twitter.com/EkY5WDXahj— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) January 5, 2022
Whereas frail Modern Zealand pacer Mitchell McClenaghan wrote, “Colossal rob for @BCBtigers with out a doubt impressive”.
(with Reuters inputs)
