‘It’s unbelievable’: Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque after defeating New Zealand in 1st Test

After Bangladesh beat New Zealand by eight wickets on the ultimate day of the primary Test, profitable captain Mominul Haque praised his facet for ending the World Test Champions’ profitable run of 17 matches at dwelling.
A sleepless Mominul was beneath strain earlier than the beginning of play on Wednesday however later hailed his facet’s efficiency for doing effectively in all departments. “I can’t describe it, it’s unbelievable. I couldn’t sleep yesterday because of the pressure,” Mominul instructed reporters after the match received over.
“It was very important to win this test match. Two years ago, we didn’t play that much test cricket, so we were keen to improve. I think it was a team performance, we did very in all three departments. Our bowlers used the moisture really well, and the batters did really well too. I said previously that we need to win these test matches for our legacy.”
“Bangladesh had gone into the match focusing on the process rather than the result,” he added. “You have to have a clear mindset, before playing anywhere. If you’re going out of the subcontinent, and you think to yourself that ‘it will be tough,’ then it will be tough. We didn’t focus too much on the result of the test matches, we tried to focus on the process.”
Seamer Ebadot Hossain took a profession finest 6-46 because the vacationers dismissed New Zealand for 169 early on day 5 at Mount Maunganui after which knocked off the 40 runs for victory for the lack of two wickets. It was Bangladesh’s first win in any format of the sport in New Zealand and gave them a 1-0 lead within the two-match collection.
The Bangladesh captain additionally praised the efficiency of Ebadot, saying he had labored rather well over the past two or three years.
“He has come from the Air Force and used to be a volleyball player,” Mominul added. “Our 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.”
The tall right-armer, who snaps to consideration and salutes when he takes a wicket, saluted twice when he bowled Taylor for 40. Then he dismissed Kyle Jamieson to depart New Zealand 160-7. Shoriful pulled off a superb diving catch at mid-wicket to finish the second dismissal.
The hero of the match Ebadot additionally narrated his story after the match. “It’s a long story, volleyball player to Test cricketer,” Ebadot mentioned. “But I’m a soldier of the Bangladesh Air Force and I know how to salute. On New Zealand soil over the last 11 years our brothers and our teams didn’t get any wins. But when we came to New Zealand we set a goal. We raised our hands and said Yes, we have to do it and we can do it on New Zealand soil.”
“New Zealand are Test champions so if we raise our hands and beat New Zealand on New Zealand soil our next generation will be able to beat them too.”

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Ebadot credit Bangladesh’s West Indies-born bowling coach Ottis Gibson for his transformation as a quick bowler, for urging him to pitch the ball up on off stump. That was the important thing to Bangladesh’s bowling success on the a docile pitch at Bay Oval, the place New Zealand’s shorter lengths have been unsuccessful.
Meanwhile, New Zealand captain Tom Latham mentioned that they have been poor of their efficiency in all of the departments. “We were short in all three facets. Bangladesh showed us how to go about things on that wicket. They were able to build partnerships, to bowl well from both ends and build pressure and unfortunately we weren’t able to do it for long enough,” mentioned Latham.
The second Test begins at Christchurch on Sunday.