Published: Oct 24, 2016, 10:42 AM (IST)
Edited: Oct 24, 2016, 10:43 AM (IST)
Monday, being a working day and the first of the week, is the most despised day of the week. However, in Bangladesh, and in other parts of the world where cricket is followed passionately, this Monday was awaited with keen anticipation. England, the pioneers of the game and one of the top teams in Test cricket, were involved in a close contest with the relatively tyros of the game, Bangladesh, in the first of the two-Test series. While the hosts needed 33 to win on the final day of the game, visitors needed just 2 wickets to spoil Bangla hopes.
As it turned out, England required just 21 balls on the final day to get out of the jail and win the first Test. All-rounder Ben Stokes got both the wickets on the final day on consecutive deliveries to inspire a famous win. For Bangladesh, debutant Sabbir Rahman played a lone hand and was left stranded in the end on 64. For his crucial 85 in the second innings and six wickets in the match, Stokes was rightly announced the Man-of-The-Match. The action will now shift to Mirpur, where the two teams clash in the second Test from October 28.
Meanwhile, as we said, all the eyes were trained on the final day of this cliff-hanger-of-a-game, where the question was who will blink first — England or Bangladesh. And as the moment came when England sealed it in their favour, Twitter witnessed an outpour of emotions. We bring to you some of those top tweets here:
Well played @englandcricket. Never in doubt Another fine example of why Test cricket is such a great format.
— Alec Stewart (@StewieCricket) October 24, 2016
A nipper in Chittagong! Test cricket at its best. #BANvENG
— Jason Gillespie (@dizzy259) October 23, 2016
This is England’s 10th narrowest victory in Tests. The top-9 are all against Australia. #BanvsEng
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) October 24, 2016
Superb bowling from Stokes but poor umpiring from Dharmasena who got both decisions wrong. Shafiul WAS playing a shot. Just not a v gd shot!
— simon hughes (@theanalyst) October 24, 2016
Man of the Match awarded to Dharmasena….what a game he had… #banveng
— Innocent Bystander (@InnoBystander) October 24, 2016
When we’re trying to sell cricket to the Americans we should show them this Test match. If they don’t like it, their loss… #BANvENG
— Alt Cricket (@AltCricket) October 23, 2016
Well played Bangladesh! Fans – You don’t need to mourn but to cheer. Bangladesh cricket has grown stronger. What a test match! #BANvsENG
— Santosh Singh (@santoshiitbhu) October 24, 2016
lolll!!!! First in ODIs now in tests as well!!! Bangladesh is a new choker of the cricketing World !!! #BANvsENG
— Monica (@monicas004) October 24, 2016
Feel for Bangladesh.. So near and yet so far.. Should’ve won it. But all credit to England. #BANvENG #BANvsENG
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