Ross Taylor saluted Bangladesh for their triumph in the first Test but warned Friday that a green Christchurch wicket was much more in New Zealand's favour as he looks to bow out of Test cricket with a bang.

Skipper Mominul Haque believed that the collective effort and the desire to win were the primary ingredients behind Bangladesh’s historic maiden Test victory against New Zealand in Mount Maunganui today.

Bangladesh pacer Ebadot Hossain stated that his team’s goal was solely focused on beating New Zealand on their home soil for the first time. 

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.

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 coach Russell Domingo expressed his relieve after finally being out of the quarantine and being able to train under sunshine in New Zealand, 11 days after reaching the country for two Test matches.

A state of stability and relief returned to the Bangladesh camp on their two-Test tour of New Zealand after all the members of the side returned negative in their latest round of Covid-19 tests yesterday, allowing them to start preparing for the series from today.

Bangladesh cricketers are now free to start preparations in full force for the two-match Test series against New Zealand, scheduled to start from January 1, as the results of the Covid-19 tests that the Tigers underwent yesterday returned negative today.