New Zealand persisted to dominate the 2d Take a look at because the hosts sealed a 395-run first-innings lead after posting a mammoth general of 521/6 declared on Day 2 on the Hagley Oval, in Christchurch. Bangladesh have been bundled out for simply 126 after Trent Boult and Tim Southee ran during the batting unit on Monday.
Bangladesh, who shocked New Zealand within the sequence opener in Mount Maunganui, seemed a shadow of the dominant self that they have been within the first Take a look at. Barring Yasir Ali (55) and wicketkeeper-batter Nuru Hossain (41), not one of the different Bangladesh batters controlled a double-figure ranking because the guests have been bundled out in simply 41.2 overs.
Trent Boult led New Zealand’s tempo assault, selecting up 5 wickets for 43 runs. He were given the massive wickets of Najmul Hossain Shanto and Litton Das whilst senior pacer Tim Southee were given captain Mominul Haque for 0.
All through the process the innings, Boult took his three hundredth take a look at wicket to enroll in Richard Hadlee, Daniel Vettori and his new ball spouse Tim Southee amongst New Zealanders who’ve taken 300 wickets in assessments. The milestone got here in Boult’s seventy fifth take a look at at a mean of 27.35, together with his 9th five-wicket hauls in assessments.
Bangladesh batters struggled to manage up with the New Zealand bowling assault on a inexperienced most sensible on the Hagley Oval as Boult, Southee and Kyle Jamieson picked up all 10 wickets between them. Bangladesh are prone to observe on with 3 extra days to head with New Zealand having sealed a mammoth lead.
Ross Taylor, who was once given a guard of honour through the Bangladesh gamers on Monday, would possibly have performed his remaining Take a look at innings. The senior batter who will retire from Take a look at on the finish of the sequence made 28 after captain Tom Latham and Devon Conway punished the Bangladesh bowlers during the last two days.
CAPTAIN LATHAM MAKES 252
Tom Latham scored 252 and Devon Conway 109 as the 2 in a single day batters stored scoring freely on Day 2 of the 2d Take a look at.
Latham’s 2nd double century in Exams was once a mammoth innings which started when he misplaced the toss Sunday for the 6th time as New Zealand’s stand-in captain. It ended 552 mins, or 5 1/2 classes, later after Latham had shared partnerships of 148 for the primary wicket with Will Younger and 215 for the second one wicket with Conway.
Latham ticked off milestones with metronomic regularity – a 50 from 65 balls, his century from 133 deliveries and 150 in 199 balls – ahead of he ended the primary day 186 now not out.
His shot-making was once fluent and sundry. When the ball was once new and difficult and Bangladesh pitched quick he peppered the fence in the back of the purpose boundary. When the bowling was once fuller he drove at the off aspect or labored the ball thru mid-wicket.
