New Delhi. Fast bowler Ibadat Hossain did the work for Bangladesh, which probably no cricket lover would have expected. Ibadat Hossain took 6 wickets in the second innings against New Zealand and on this basis he laid the foundation for Bangladesh’s historic victory in Test cricket. Later by 8 wickets, Bangladesh went on to win their first Test match against the New Zealand team.
The Bangladesh cricket team got Test cricket status in the early 2000s, but since then Bangladesh has never been able to win over New Zealand. In the last 20 years, there were 15 matches between the two countries, in which 12 matches were lost by Bangladesh, while three matches were inconclusive. At the same time, Bangladesh started 2022 in a strong manner and from the year 2017 defeated the invincible Kiwi team on their soil.
In this match, the host New Zealand team, batting first, scored 328 runs for the loss of 10 wickets. Bangladesh then scored 458 runs in their first innings to take a 130-run lead. Ibadat Hossain showed a lot during New Zealand’s second innings and at the end of the fourth day of the match, New Zealand’s second innings score was 147 for five, of which he took four wickets.
At the same time, on the last day, Ibadat Hussain walked two more batsmen. In this way he took 6 wickets in the second innings. At the same time, New Zealand’s team could score 169 runs in their second innings. In such a situation, Bangladesh got a target of only 40 runs to win, which Bangladesh team achieved by losing 2 wickets. Bangladesh had won only one match (against Scotland) out of the 34 matches they had played in New Zealand in the previous three formats.
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