New Zealand last lost a Test at home in 2017, 17 Tests ago.
This is Bangladesh’s first victory against New Zealand in Tests.#NZvBD
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) January 5, 2022
Bangladesh Team dressing room celebrations following the historic win at Mount Maunganui.#BCB #cricket #BANvsNZ pic.twitter.com/78pGFQ30wP
— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) January 5, 2022
Taskin Ahmed on the mic 🎙#SparkSport #NZvBAN pic.twitter.com/Qqng5FDNSQ
— Spark Sport (@sparknzsport) January 5, 2022
Ebadot Hossain is now our favourite cricketer.
One of the 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 post-match interviews you’ll watch from a professional athlete 👏
He joined the Bangladesh Air Force and played volleyball and now he’s just bowled his country to a famous win 🐯#NZvBAN pic.twitter.com/CBKquRpzUx
— Cricket on BT Sport (@btsportcricket) January 5, 2022
Why it is a historic victory for Bangladesh?
- Bangladesh has become 1st team to beat New Zealand in New Zealand since 2017.
- New Zealand last time lost a Test match at home back in 2017 against South Africa,
- Before victory in the 1st test, Bangladesh had never won any match in New Zealand
- Furthermore, Bangladesh had only beaten Australia at home and are yet to win a Test match against India, South Africa, and Pakistan – with victory against New Zealand at least one box is ticked.
- In fact, in 127 Test matches that Bangladesh have played since 2000, they have won only 15 including one against Australia and England at home.
What a way to start the year for bangladesh cricket. Big congratulations to captain, players and coaching staff.
— Shakib Al Hasan (@Sah75official) January 5, 2022
- Bangladesh need just 40 runs to secure a historic win 🇧🇩
New Zealand are bowled out early on day 5!
Bangladesh need just 40 runs to secure a historic win 🇧🇩
Watch #NZvBAN on https://t.co/WngPr0Ns1J in selected regions! #WTC23 pic.twitter.com/m5X2rgH62s
— ICC (@ICC) January 4, 2022
Bangladesh beat New Zealand by 8 Wickets to win the 1st Test
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadman Islam | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 | |
| Nazmul Hossain Shanto | 17 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 41.46 | |
| Mominul Haque | 13 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 29.55 | |
| Mushfiqur Rahim | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 | |
| Extra | 4 (b 0, w 2, nb 1, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 42/2 (16.4) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | Liton Das, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Yasir Ali, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Shoriful Islam | |||||
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Latham (WK) | 14 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 46.67 | |
| Will Young | 69 | 172 | 7 | 0 | 40.12 | |
| Devon Conway | 13 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 32.50 | |
| Ross Taylor | 40 | 104 | 2 | 0 | 38.46 | |
| Henry Nicholls | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Tom Blundell | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Rachin Ravindra | 16 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 32.65 | |
| Kyle Jamieson | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Tim Southee | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Neil Wagner | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Trent Boult | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 61.54 | |
| Extra | 9 (b 2, w 1, nb 1, lb 5) | |||||
| Total | 169/10 (73.4) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taskin Ahmed | 14 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 2.57 |
| Shoriful Islam | 12 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz | 22.4 | 5 | 43 | 1 | 1.90 |
| Ebadot Hossain | 21 | 6 | 46 | 6 | 2.19 |
| Mominul Haque | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1.75 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Latham | 1-29 | 8.4 |
| DP Conway | 2-63 | 24.2 |
| WA Young | 3-136 | 53.3 |
| HM Nicholls | 4-136 | 53.5 |
| TA Blundell | 5-136 | 55.3 |
| R Taylor | 6-154 | 64.2 |
| KA Jamieson | 7-160 | 66.6 |
| R Ravindra | 8-160 | 67.6 |
| TG Southee | 9-161 | 69.3 |
| TA Boult | 10-169 | 73.4 |
NZ vs BAN Highlights: Bangladesh scripts history, defeats world champions to register their 1st ever victory in New Zealand: Follow LIVE Updates
Ebadot’s fine spell continues and Tom Blundell’s stay is a short one at Bay Oval. Follow play LIVE with @sparknzsport. #NZvBAN pic.twitter.com/QXzWj4ATRw
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) January 4, 2022
NZ vs BAN: What do Bangladesh need to do on Day 5?
- Bangladesh need to bowl out NZ as quickly as they can.
- New Zealand lead by 17 runs with Ross Taylor on the crease.
- The first target will be to get Ross Taylor’s wicket as he can do more damage than others.
- With the wicket becoming difficult to bat on, Bangladesh will have to be cautious.
- New Zealand have a potent pace bowling attack with Trent Boult, Kyle Jamieson, Neil Wagner and Tim Southee.
NZ vs BAN 1st Test: Bangladesh on cusp of history as they eye maiden win in New Zealand on Day 5 – Follow Live Updates
Even New Zealand’s wicketkeeping coach Luke Ronchi believes Bangladesh will have the upper hand on Day 5. “We lost crucial wickets at a poor time. All in all, Bangladesh have had the upper hand on us for quite a massive part of this test,” Luke Ronchi said.
Bangladesh, however, are cautious. Ross Taylor is an experienced batsman and can play through any bowling attack. He is batting on 33 will aim to continue adding as much as he can. In the tail end, Tim Southee, Rachin Ravindra and Kyle Jamieson can all frustrate Bangladesh bowlers.
NZ vs BAN 1st Test: Bangladesh on cusp of history as they eye maiden win in New Zealand on Day 5 – Follow Live Updates
Ross Taylor and Rachin Ravindra take the team to the close after an impressive session for @BCBtigers with the ball. The team will start Day 5 at Bay Oval with a lead of 17 runs. Scorecard | https://t.co/YHcdyJYy8A #NZvBAN pic.twitter.com/hsSs9kY3FK
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) January 4, 2022
Furthermore, Bangladesh will be wary of Kiwi pace attack in the fourth innings. The likes of Trent Boult, Kyle Jamieson and Tim Southee besides Neil Wagner can wreck Bangladesh batting despite excellent efforts in the first innings.
“This is very simple that tomorrow is a new morning. The wicket will not be easy tomorrow. The wicket is changing day after day. We will try our best to dismiss them in the first hour and chase the remaining runs. And it will not be easy to chase. We are keeping our head cool,” Liton Das said at the end of Day 4.
NZ vs BAN 1st Test: Where can I watch Live stream?
The game will be streamed live and exclusive on Amazon Prime Video from 3:30 AM IST.
Bangladesh Test wins:
| Margin | Toss | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 226 runs | won | v Zimbabwe | Chattogram | 06-Jan-05 |
| 95 runs | won | v West Indies | Kingstown | 09-Jul-09 |
| 4 wickets | won | v West Indies | St George’s | 17-Jul-09 |
| 143 runs | lost | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 25-Apr-13 |
| 3 wickets | lost | v Zimbabwe | Dhaka | 25-Oct-14 |
| 162 runs | won | v Zimbabwe | Khulna | 03-Nov-14 |
| 186 runs | won | v Zimbabwe | Chattogram | 12-Nov-14 |
| 108 runs | won | v England | Dhaka | 28-Oct-16 |
| 4 wickets | lost | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 15-Mar-17 |
| 20 runs | won | v Australia | Dhaka | 27-Aug-17 |
| 218 runs | won | v Zimbabwe | Dhaka | 11-Nov-18 |
| 64 runs | won | v West Indies | Chattogram | 22-Nov-18 |
| inns & 184 runs | won | v West Indies | Dhaka | 30-Nov-18 |
| inns & 106 runs | lost | v Zimbabwe | Dhaka | 22-Feb-20 |
| 220 runs | won | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 07-Jul-21 |
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