Player of the Match
Player of the Match

And New Zealand have declared. The players run off. The hosts feel they have enough. The innings was built on the mammoth 252 from Tom Latham with Conway making another hundred. A nice little innings for Ross Taylor on his last Test before Blundell chipped in with an aggressive fifty. Hard work for the Bangladeshi bowlers after they decided to bowl first. Now it is up to their batters to respond. Back for the reply in just a short while...

Aaron : "Very good declaration with showers forecast later in the test. Now can the NZ bowlers get some redemption like the batsman "

Kabir: "This pitch is almost flat, no swing. So BD should bat minimum 150 overs in the 2nd innings, otherwise It would-be hard to secure a draw. "

Jarrod: "Innings break discussion - while I think Nicholls is a better batter than Mitchell/Ravindra/Phillips, I think Mitchell at 5 would give the side a better balance and allow for either a spinning all-rounder or even allowing for Ajaz Patel. "

128.5
2
Taskin Ahmed to Jamieson, 2 runs, top-edge crashes into the back of the helmet, the protective padding on one side comes off, the ball flies wide of gully and they come back for two. Jamieson removes his helmet and drinks have been called for
128.4
1
Taskin Ahmed to Blundell, 1 run, full on off, whipped to long-on
128.3
0
Taskin Ahmed to Blundell, no run, slower ball outside off, Blundell charges and can't lay bat on ball on the cut
128.2
2
Taskin Ahmed to Blundell, 2 runs, short of a length outside off, Blundell moves across and pulls to deep mid-wicket, the fielder runs and stops it with his boot, saves two

Bangladesh 3rd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st27Shadman IslamMohammad Naim
2nd44Najmul Hossain ShantoMohammad Naim
3rd34Mominul HaqueMohammad Naim
4th18Mominul HaqueLitton Das
5th5Litton DasYasir Ali
6th101Nurul HasanLitton Das
7th15Litton DasMehidy Hasan Miraz
8th25Litton DasTaskin Ahmed
9th0Taskin AhmedShoriful Islam
10th9Taskin AhmedEbadot Hossain