Where does Bangladesh's win rank among the greatest upsets in Tests?
A comprehensive, numbers-based look at the greatest upsets in Tests, taking into account team strengths, recent form and result margin
Bangladesh's hero Ebadot Hossain acknowledges the crowd's applause • Getty Images
2. Recent overall form of the winning (weaker) team. This is based on the results of the last 10 Tests, across venues, with a point for a win, half a point for a draw and none for a loss. That is the Result Index, and "10-RI" is the value taken for this parameter. Thus, a team which has lost a lot recently gets a higher score, which boosts the overall Upset Index total.
3. Recent location-specific form of the winning team. The same process as above, applied to the most recent five home/away matches
4. Recent overall form of the losing (stronger) team. In this case, the RI value is taken as is
5. Recent location-specific form of the losing team
6. Team Performance Points of each team in the Test. A total of 10 points is allocated between the two teams, depending on the margin of the result. 7. Location of the match (away, neutral, home): five points for an away win, three for a win at a neutral venue, and one for a home win
Recent Overall form - Bangladesh: 7.5 (LLWLDLLWLL)
Recent away form - Bangladesh: 3.5 (WLDLL)
Recent Overall form - New Zealand: 8.0 (LDWWDWWWWW)
Recent home form - New Zealand: 5.0 (WWWWW)
Team Performance Points - Bangladesh: 6.85 (a rather easy eight-wicket win)
Match location - away win: 5.0
Anantha Narayanan has written for ESPNcricinfo and CastrolCricket and worked with a number of companies on their cricket performance ratings-related systems