Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza was on cloud nine following his team's shock win over England in the ICC World Cup on Monday - that also ensured its passage into the quarterfinals for the first time in history.
After Mahmudullah, who became the first Bangladesh batsman to score a World Cup ton with 103, and former captain Mushfiqur Rahim (89) added 141 runs for the fifth wicket to help the team post a competitive 275 for 7, fast bowler Rubel Hossain took 4 for 53 to seal a historic win.
"Feel very proud and a special thanks to the team management and coaching staff, and of course to the boys as well," Mortaza enthused at the post-match presentation at the Adelaide Oval.
"Thought the wicket was really good and we had to bowl well. In the start we were not so good, but in the middle we came back well."
Taking about the efforts of Mahmudullah, whose previous highest score was 82, and Mushfiqur, who scored his third fifty this edition, Mortaza said: "Mahmudullah scored his first hundred for Bangladesh, and Mushfiqur was also brilliant at the end.
"I think Rubel Hossain will be very happy now as he picked up four crucial wickets. Tamim [Iqbal] did feel really bad after that dropped catch [dropped Chris Woakes in the 48th over], as he is one of our best fielders, but in the end it didn't matter.
"Really happy for all those people back home who have wanted us to make it this far. This is for you guys. We had a good combination today, especially with the seven batsmen. They showed their guts today, and the bowlers then did a very good job."
An exultant Mahmudullah also shared his thoughts after picking up the Man-of-the-Match award. "Really impressed by the attitude of our boys. All the boys chipped in and everything went well. I was just trying to bat properly and not think too much. Soumya [Sarkar] batted really well, along with Mushy [Mushfiqur], who was the aggressor towards the end," the right-hander said.
"We thought we were about 15-20 runs short initially, but we thought that if we got early wickets, then we were in with a chance. For us this victory is really special, and thank to all of the fans for supporting us. Tamim is one of the best fielders in our team, so a catch can be dropped in the match. The way Rubel bowled those last two balls [cleaning up Stuart Broad and James Anderson], was just something really special."
