HNY all.
Greatly enjoyed the first test between Bangladesh and NZ. The Kiwis have been a generous host for the Tigers for many years now and on that goodwill they have a huge fan base in Bangladesh.
I didn't expect this result and certainly not in the manner of execution from the Bangladesh side. Don't think the Kiwis made many (or any) major blunders, the Tigers seemed to have figured out a different gear in them to tap into out of the blue. Starting with Mominul deciding to bowl first.
Cricinfo ranked the result as the 5th greatest upset in Test Cricket. https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/nz-vs-ban-2021-22-1st-test-where-does-bangladesh-win-rank-among-the-greatest-upsets-in-tests-1295534
Would you agree with that assessment?
I probably would rank this higher than Afghanistan beating Bangladesh last year. Here's their top five list.
1. Australia vs South Africa, Melbourne, 1952-53
South Africa 227 (Anton Murray 51) and 388 (John Waite 62, Russell Endean 162) beat Australia 243 (Hugh Tayfield 6 for 84) and 290 (Tayfield 7 for 81) by 82 runs
2. Australia vs West Indies, Sydney, 1984-85
Australia 471 for 9 (Kepler Wessels 173, Allan Border 69) beat West Indies 163 (Bob Holland 6 for 54) and 253 (Holland 4 for 90) by an innings and 55 runs
3. England vs Australia, Lord's, 1888
Australia 116 and 60 beat England 53 (Charlie Turner 5 for 27) and 62 (Turner 5 for 36, JJ Ferris 5 for 26) by 61 runs
4. Bangladesh v Afghanistan, Chattogram, 2019
Afghanistan 342 (Rahmat Shah 102, Asghar Afghan 92, Rashid Khan 51) and 260 (Ibrahim Zadran 87, Asghar Afghan 50) beat Bangladesh 205 (Rashid 5 for 55) and 173 (Rashid 6 for 49) by 224 runs
5. Bangladesh v New Zealand, Mount Maunganui, 2022
aA...
here's looking @ you Medusa..
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