10 Best victories of Bangladesh in cricket history
There have been times when Bangladesh achieved the unthinkable on the cricket field.
2. Bangladesh vs New Zealand,1st Test, 2022
New Zealand, who were the title-holders of the inaugural World Test championship locked horns with Bangladesh for a two-match Test series in 2022 in New Zealand. The Bangla Tigers entered the first game as underdogs and even a draw against a power-packed New Zealand side would have been considered an achievement. But they turned all the speculations upside down to register a win for the ages.
The hosts batted first and scored 328 runs in their first innings. Bangladesh, in reply, put up a brilliant effort with the bat to post a mammoth 458 on the board and gained a daunting lead of 130 runs. The Black Caps in the second innings were 136 for 2 and the game was moving towards a draw.
But Ebadot Hossain rose to the occasion and ran through the New Zealand batting line-up. He took a six-wicket haul and the Kiwis were bowled out for 169. Hence, Bangladesh required just 40 runs to register a historic victory and they achieved the target without much fuss for the loss of two wickets.
Though Mominul Haque & co. could not clinch a series win as the Black Caps won the second game, a test win on New Zealand shores certainly illustrated how far Bangladesh cricket has come.
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