Mount Maunganui Test: Led by Abadot Hossain’s 6-wicket haul, Bangladesh stunned world Test champions with their first win in an international in New Zealand. Tom Latham’s men lost the first Test of the 2-match series by 8 wickets.
Abadot Hossain took his maiden 6-wicket haul in Tests to propel Bangladesh to victory in New Zealand (AP Photo)
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- Bangladesh beat New Zealand by 8 wickets in the first test at Mount Maunganui
- This is Bangladesh’s first Test win over world champions New Zealand.
- Bangladesh had won 32 matches in New Zealand before the Mount Maunganui Test
Bangladesh ended their long wait for their maiden win over New Zealand in New Zealand as the visiting team led by Mominul Haque defeated world Test champions by 8 wickets in the first match of the 2-Test series at Mount Maunganui on Wednesday .
Bangladesh has been touring New Zealand since 2001. He had played 32 matches in all formats before the Test at Mount Maunganui and lost all. The win in the New Year’s Test is also their first win over New Zealand in the longest format of the game in 16 attempts.
Bangladesh has become the first Asian side to beat New Zealand in Tests since Pakistan’s 10-wicket victory in Hamilton in January 2011.
1st win vs New Zealand in New Zealand (all formats)
First Test win against New Zealand
Test victory for the first time against a team in the top five of the ICC rankings
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Chasing 40 to win in the morning session on Day 5, Bangladesh lost opener Shadman Islam and first-innings batting hero Nazmul Hossain Shanto early, but captain Mominul Haque and senior batsman Mushfiqur Rahim pulled him from the finish line. carried forward.
Well, it was senior campaigner Mushfiqur who scored the winning runs at the Bay Oval as Bangladesh players celebrated the historic achievement. It was a treat for the meager number of Bangladesh fans who flocked to the stadium as the visiting team scored an emphatic victory over the Tom Latham-led New Zealand side.
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