NZ vs BAN
\n Wellington
\nMominul Haque hailed Bangladesh\u2019s \u201cunbelievable\u201d win over New Zealand on Wednesday after they beat the world Test champions by eight wickets to end the \u2018Black Caps\u2019 run of 17 matches without defeat on home soil.
\nSeamer Ebadot Hossain took a career best 6-46 as the tourists dismissed New Zealand for 169 early on day five at Mount Maunganui and then knocked off the 40 runs for victory for the loss of two wickets.
\nIt was Bangladesh\u2019s first win in any format of the game in New Zealand and gave them a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
\n\u201cI can\u2019t describe it, it\u2019s unbelievable. I couldn\u2019t sleep yesterday because of the pressure,\u201d skipper Mominul told reporters.
\n\u201cIt was very important to win this Test match. Two years ago, we didn\u2019t play that much Test cricket, so we were keen to improve.
\n\u201cThis could be a sign of our improvement in Test cricket. Everyone supported each other during this match. I have said in the past that playing well collectively is the key to our success.\u201d
\nBangladesh had gone into the match focusing on the process rather than the result, he added.
\n\u201cYou have to have a clear mindset, before playing anywhere. If you\u2019re going out of the subcontinent, and you think to yourself that \u2018it will be tough,\u2019 then it will be tough,\u201d said Mominul.
\n\u201cWe didn\u2019t focus too much on the result of the Test matches, we tried to focus on the process.\u201d
\nThe Bangladesh captain also praised the performance of Ebadot, saying he had worked really well over the last two or three years, and added that the bowling attack was the star of the show.
\n\u201cHe has come from the Air Force and used to be a volleyball player,\u201d Mominul added. \u201cOur coaching staff did a lot of work to support him and helped him bowl in the right areas, and it was an unbelievable spell from him.
\n\u201cThe bowlers played the biggest part in this win. Winning a Test match with four bowlers is unbelievable.\u201d
\nMominul was also keen to temper expectations for Test cricket\u2019s ninth-ranked side despite the massive win.
\n\u201cIt helped that there was no expectation from us,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd I also want to say that don\u2019t expect us to become the number five or six in the world in Tests in the next one or two years.\u201d
\nThe second Test of the series will be played at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch from January 9-13.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
NZ vs BAN Wellington Mominul Haque hailed Bangladesh\u2019s \u201cunbelievable\u201d win over New Zealand on Wednesday after they beat the world Test champions by eight wickets to end the \u2018Black Caps\u2019 run of 17 matches without defeat on home soil. Seamer Ebadot Hossain took a career best 6-46 as the tourists dismissed New Zealand for 169 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":237178,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[432,2654,1922,2653],"class_list":{"0":"post-237164","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-bangladesh","9":"tag-mominul","10":"tag-new-zealand","11":"tag-unbelievable"},"yoast_head":"\n