Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed stated that Bangladesh’s players fired on all cylinders to achieve their historic maiden Test victory against New Zealand at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui today.

An extremely special chapter has unfolded in Bangladesh cricket history as the Tigers toppled the number one ranked Test side to break New Zealand’s 17-match unbeaten run on home soil.

Ebadot Hossain and Bangladesh handed New Zealand a heavy blow early with the dismissal of Ross Taylor as the visitors kicked off the fifth day of the Mount Maunganui Test today from where they left off on the fourth day.

Bangladesh pacer Ebadot Hossain said that his team has the motivation to do well and want to deliver a victory to the nation, following his four-wicket haul which catapulted the tourists into pole position going into the final day of the Mount Maunganui Test on Tuesday.

Ebadot Hossain bowled a sensational late spell to wrestle back the initiative in favour of Bangladesh just as New Zealand were looking to get their noses in front on a topsy-turvy day of Test cricket at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Tuesday.

Dangerman Devon Conway was dismissed in a dramatic fashion as New Zealand find themselves in a spot of bother against Bangladesh in their second innings on 68 for two at Tea on the fourth day of the first Test at the Bay Oval.

Taskin Ahmed drew first blood after Lunch, dismissing opener Tom Latham as the New Zealand skipper dragged the pacer’s delivery onto the stumps.

After surviving the tougher part of the morning session on the fourth day, Bangladesh lost two of their overnight batters in succession to give New Zealand a ray of hope to salvage a positive result in their favour in the first of the two-Test series at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui. 

After 10 overs of play during the fourth day of the first Test against New Zealand, Bangladesh are on course to fulfil what team director Khaled Mahmud said during the press conference yesterday: that he hopes to see his side play out the fourth day's first session unscathed and secure a lead of around 150 in the process.

Bangladesh's score edged past 300 with both Mominul Haque and Liton Das reaching fifties before tea on day three. Mominul was unbeaten on 61 off 175 deliveries while Liton Das kept the Kiwi pacers at bay with a cool 51 off 97 deliveries as Bangladesh reached 307 for 4 at tea, 21 short of New Zealand's first innings score.

New Zealand pacer Neil Wagner has praised Bangladesh batters for the composed and gritty effort put in following the end of the second day’s play of the first Test at Mount Maunganui on Sunday.

Young Mahmudul Hasan Joy played an unbeaten knock of 70 as Bangladesh spent a perfect day at Mount Maunganui on the second day of the first Test against New Zealand today.

The decision by New Zealand great Ross Taylor to end his illustrious Test career after the looming Bangladesh series has placed a new emphasis on the two matches which start at Mt Maunganui's Bay Oval on Saturday.

The upcoming season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) will see former ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza team up with Bangladesh T20I captain Mahmudullah Riyad and ODI captain Tamim Iqbal at Dhaka and both Riyad and Tamim were glad that the three will be able to play together for the same team.

The second meeting of the BCB board of directors was held today at BCB’s Mirpur office in Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium and following the meeting, the BCB president Nazmul Hassan revealed the new standing committees was revealed while the board president also confirmed that Jamie Siddons, former coach of Bangladesh, will be appointed as batting consultant.

Spinner Ajaz Patel has been left out of the New Zealand squad for the series against Bangladesh less than three weeks after becoming only the third bowler to pick up all 10 wickets in an innings of international cricket.

Bangladesh national team’s recent performances in Tests with a creaking top-order have created concern ahead of their series against New Zealand.

There have been insinuations, remarks and opinions regarding all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan’s involvement in Test cricket from the media, cricket experts and even board officials.

Bangladesh suffered an embarrassing defeat by an innings and eight runs against Pakistan in the rain-affected second Test of the two-match Test series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.  

Premier allrounder Shakib Al Hasan has achieved another career milestone as he became the quickest player to reach the elite club of players with 4000 runs and 200 wickets in Test cricket.