Test cricket is waking up Bangladesh cricket fans before sunrise on the first day of the new year. Bangladesh will play the first Test of the series on New Zealand soil.

Going down with a difficult challenge ahead. Bangladesh has lost nine of the nine Tests it has played on New Zealand soil before. Time will tell whether there will be any exceptions this time.

The Bangladesh team has already come down in the first Test of the series at Mount Manganui with the dream of something exceptional. The bat-ball fight has not started yet, but the toss is over. Before winning the toss, Bangladesh Test captain Mominul Haque announced his decision to bowl.

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New Zealand has already gone down in batting. Taskin Ahmed got 1 run in the first over, Shaiful Islam got no run in the next over.

However, Shaiful hit in the fourth and second over of the innings. Wicketkeeper Liton Das made a great catch to Tom Latham with his ball. New Zealand lost the first wicket by 1 run.

Defending WTC champions New Zealand and the young Bangladesh side to face each other

However, New Zealand has managed to cope with that injury. At the time of writing, the Kiwis have scored 75 runs for 1 wicket. Opening batsman Will Young was unbeaten on 27, while three-man Devon Conway was on 36.

Bangladesh XI:

Sadman Islam, Mahmudul Hasan, Nazmul Hossain, Mumina Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Liton Das, Yasir Ali, Mehedi Hasan Miraj, Taskin Ahmed, Ibadat Hossain, and Shaiful Islam.

New Zealand XI:

Tom Latham, Will Young, Devon Conway, Ross Taylor, Henry Nichols, Tom Blundell, Rachin Rabindra, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner, Trent Boult.