Bangladesh, you beauty!
A distinct ripple ran through world cricket with Bangladesh knocking New Zealand out of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 in Cardiff. The significance of the victory was not lost on anyone as the plaudits flowed freely.
Outstanding effort by @BCBtigers. Well batted @Sah75official and Mahmudullah. Brilliant fight and spirit
— Kumar Sangakkara (@KumarSanga2) June 9, 2017
Brillant chase Bangladesh, stunning comeback & partnership between Shakib and Mahmudullah! The #CT17 is truly alive.
— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) June 9, 2017
Seeing some brilliant match winning partnerships this CT 2017. This one between Shakib & Mahmudullah the latest. 👏👏👏#NZvBAN #CT17
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) June 9, 2017
Congrats to Pakistan, Sri Lanka & Bangladesh on their #CT17 victories in the last few days. What a tournament ! Come on Australia tmrw 👍✔️
— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) June 9, 2017
Accolades poured in for Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmadullah, the architects of the five-wicket win.
What ever happens tomorrow, this win Will give immense belief to d boys going forward! Shakib n Riyad u beauty!!!
— Chandika Hathu (@CHathurusinghe) June 9, 2017
Cant remember seeing a better ODI partnership than this one .... Must Win game,33 for 4,ball was swinging ... #CT17 #BestEver
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) June 9, 2017
What a way to clinch the victory! Superb knock by @Mahmudullah30 and @Sah75official vai. Well done mates!👌👌
— Mustafizur Rahman (@Mustafiz90) June 9, 2017
The stars, understandably, couldn’t get enough of the win.
The Bangladesh players were certainly grateful for their fans making the journey to Cardiff for their #CT17 victory v New Zealand pic.twitter.com/smj4zytJtU
— ICC (@ICC) June 10, 2017
Mashrafe Mortaza has a message of thanks from to the Bangladesh fans after their stunning #CT17 victory v New Zealand pic.twitter.com/7GFuQiLnO2
— ICC (@ICC) June 10, 2017
It was not all doom and gloom for New Zealand, though.
Thanks to, or in spite of, Bangladesh’s feat, all eyes are now trained on the England v Australia clash.
What a game that was from @BCBtigers !! Looking forward to attending tomorrows @englandcricket game even more now! #massive #ENGvAUS #CT17
— Ian Bell (@Ian_Bell) June 9, 2017
Congrats @BCBtigers great performance. Forget the rain that's 3 upsets in a row. This @ICC Champions Trophy is anybodies right now
— Scott Styris (@scottbstyris) June 9, 2017
England might have qualified for the semi-final, but it isn’t taking the old enemy lightly.
Looking forward to tomorrow's game 🏏 @CaptainMorganEU @SF_Stanford pic.twitter.com/Q4gaj15R89
— Eoin Morgan (@Eoin16) June 9, 2017
Training ✅ gym ✅ all set for the 🏏 tomorrow #CT17 @MyproteinUK pic.twitter.com/54oX7SpiFp
— Jos Buttler (@josbuttler) June 9, 2017