05-01-2022, 00:54
(This post was last modified: 05-01-2022, 01:13 by Ska'dForLife-WBA.)
Fabulous story unfolding at Mount Maunganui, where Bangladesh stand on the verge of their first ever Test win in New Zealand. Part-timer Ebadot Hossain, who mainly plays volleyball and has a day job with the Bangladesh airforce, took three wickets in seven balls yesterday to run through the Kiwi top order, has added another two this evening to become the first Bangladesh player since 2013 to claim a Test five-fer, and NZ are now 169-9 with a lead of just 39.
And now Taijul has taken a sensational over-the-shoulder diving catch on the boundary to dismiss Boult! Ebadot Hossain finishes with 6-46, having had a career average in the 80s up till now. Bangladesh need 40 to win, New Zealand need a miracle.
If they succeed, this'll be a first Test win over New Zealand at the sixteenth attempt, a first win on NZ soil in any format, a first Test win over a top-five side away from home (their previous five away wins against Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka and West Indies), and an end to New Zealand's seventeen-match unbeaten run at home.
Early wobble: Shadman Islam caught behind for 3 off Southee, Bangladesh 3-1.
And now Taijul has taken a sensational over-the-shoulder diving catch on the boundary to dismiss Boult! Ebadot Hossain finishes with 6-46, having had a career average in the 80s up till now. Bangladesh need 40 to win, New Zealand need a miracle.
If they succeed, this'll be a first Test win over New Zealand at the sixteenth attempt, a first win on NZ soil in any format, a first Test win over a top-five side away from home (their previous five away wins against Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka and West Indies), and an end to New Zealand's seventeen-match unbeaten run at home.
Early wobble: Shadman Islam caught behind for 3 off Southee, Bangladesh 3-1.
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