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
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