BBC Sport
Bangladesh beat New Zealand for the first time in Test cricket with a sensational eight-wicket win in the first Test in Tauranga. The Kiwis started day five on 147-5 but lost five wickets for just 22 runs. Opener Will Young made 69 and pace bowler Ebadat Hossain took 6-56, finishing with match figures of 7-121. That left Bangladesh needing just 40 to win, which they patiently knocked off inside 17 overs.
The victory is Bangladesh’s first — other than against Zimbabwe — since 2018, when they beat West Indies in Dhaka and Chattogram. The Tigers had lost 12 and drawn three of their previous 15 Tests against New Zealand, and it is just their sixth win in 61 overseas Tests. It is also the first Test that New Zealand — who were crowned World Test champions last year — have lost at home since March 2017.
“I can’t describe it, it’s unbelievable,” said Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque. “I couldn’t sleep yesterday because of the pressure. It was very important to win this Test match. I said previously that we need to win these Test matches for our legacy.” The second and final Test in the series starts on Saturday in Christchurch. Bangladesh built a first-innings lead of 130 after making 458, despite nobody making a century. Earlier, Devon Conway made 122 in his first Test on home soil as New Zealand were bowled out for 328.