In the aftermath of the opening Test in Sylhet, New Zealand cricket captain Tim Southee acknowledged that Bangladesh, in their ever-improving form, outplayed his team to win the match.
Southee refrained from attributing the defeat to any lingering fatigue among the players from the ODI World Cup campaign. Alongside five other teammates, Southee, who was part of the squad that lost to India in the semi-finals just two weeks prior, entered the Test series in Bangladesh.