AZIZAH ANAWAR

The triumph was regarded as one of the biggest surprises in Test cricket history, but for Bangladesh, it was a rare display of raw effort and ability over the course of five arduous days that created a poetry of success. In the middle of a dysfunctional board that has consistently failed to offer fast bowlers with a platform to refine their abilities and a terrible run of form since the T20 World Cup, it was a triumph for the ages. When the Tigers left for the mission, they were regarded as no-hopers following a dismal home series defeat to Pakistan, which included a surrender on the fifth day of the rain-soaked second Test.