The Hindu : Sport / Cricket : Bangladeshis savour historic win

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Tuesday, Dec 28, 2004

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Bangladeshis savour historic win

DHAKA, DEC. 27. The 15-run loss in the second one-day international might have been the worst performance in its cricketing history for Sourav Ganguly and his men, but for the lowest-ranked Bangladesh it was rare moment of celebration.

And celebrate they did with the young and old alike pouring on to the streets in joy across the country, strangers embracing one another in victory mood, and politicians rushing to congratulate the cricket team on its rare win.

`Success at last', `Tigers over the moon' — screamed the headlines this morning as the dailies splashed Bangladesh's conquest of India on the front pages alongside the news of tsunami killing thousands in Asia.

The New Age aptly summed up the victory saying ``with repeated defeats in recent matches, and nothing much else to celebrate, the city and entire nation found a night to remember. It was a night of joy!''

The newspapers reserved their comments on the match for another day and devoted most print space to describe the scenes across the country after the team's first ever win at home and only its sixth ever.

Bikes, rickshaws, cars and even a tractor swamped with cheering people carrying the national flag or just showing the victory sign, flooded into the streets. Passengers of metro buses turned their journey into a victory lap. — PTI

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