Match Details
On Day 5, New Zealand, starting at 113/7, faced a challenging task on the final day. Daryl Mitchell and Ish Sodhi displayed resilience in the first hour, with Mitchell reaching fifty. However, Nayeem Hasan broke the partnership by dismissing Mitchell for 58. Skipper Tim Southee joined Sodhi and added an attacking flair, hitting several sixes. Taijul Islam eventually dismissed Southee after an entertaining 34 off 24 balls.
With Ajaz Patel as the last batsman, Ish Sodhi held the fort, but Taijul Islam secured the final wicket by dismissing Sodhi for 22. New Zealand was bowled out for 181, and Bangladesh achieved a historic victory, winning by 150 runs. Taijul Islam starred with a six-wicket haul in the second innings, securing all ten wickets in the match.
What an entertaining test match we had, who would have thought before the start of the test match that Bangladesh would create a history at the end of the test match, but they have done it and this is the beauty of test cricket. Bangladesh have secured a lead of 1-0 two-match test series.
Stay tuned with us as we will be back with the post-match presentation ceremony.