First Test: Bangladesh (458 & 42-2) beat NZ (328 & 169) by 8 wkts
Bangladesh earn their first-ever Test win over
New Zealand
Bangladesh have ended New Zealand’s 17-match
unbeaten run on home soil with a surprising eight-wicket victory at mount
maunganui.
The world test champions were dismissed for 169
in their second innings, with Bangladesh knocking off the 40 runs required for
victory for the loss of two wickets because the tourists beat new Zealand
during a match for the first time.
The hosts had begun day five on 147-5, a slender
lead of 17 runs, and were quickly on the rear foot as seamer ebadot hossain
clean-bowled ross taylor for 40, then removed kyle jamieson for a duck in his
first two overs. Taskin ahmed chipped in with the wicket of all-rounder rachin
ravindra for 16.
The black caps were rocking on 160-8 and Bangladesh
finished them off, task in removing tim southee’s middle stump before trent
boult departed for eight as he holed go in the deep. There was a
brief early wobble for the tourists when shadman islam was caught behind
for 3 off southee’s bowling.
Najmul hossain shanto and also the captain,
mominul haque, steadied the ship and by the time najmul was caught smartly by
taylor for 17, the finish was visible . Mominul, who scored 13 not
out, and also the experienced mushfiqur rahim (unbeaten on five) ushered
bangladesh to their historic triumph.
Ebadot finished with second-innings figures of
6-46, together with his early wickets key to forcing a result. The previous
participant, who continues to be used by the bangladesh air force,
was named player of the match. “it’s an extended journey, volleyball to cricket
… i’m enjoying cricket now,” he said after the game.
In the first innings, New Zealand had posted a
formidable 328, devon conway top-scoring with 122, but they found themselves
130 runs behind at halfway. Bangladesh made 458 in response, with four players
– mominul (88), liton das (86), mahmudul hasan joy (78) and najmul (64)
reaching half-centuries.
Bangladesh’s first win in any format of the
game in new zealand gives them a 1-0 lead within the two-match series,
with the second test starting in christchurch on sunday. The hosts
are wanting to restore from their first home test defeat
since country won at wellington in march 2017
