1:52pm And so, New Zealand finish with 180, which did not seem on the cards when they slumped to 97-7 earlier in the day. Phillips, though, mixed caution with aggression superbly, picking his spots and putting the Bangladesh bowlers under pressure. He fell short of his hundred but ensured that NZ managed to fashion a first-innings lead. Not much to shout about elsewhere, as far as the Kiwi batting display was concerned, although they will be happy with how their lower order, Jamieson and Southee included, stuck around.
As for Bangladesh, their spinners felt the pinch when Phillips came after them. Their lines and lengths wavered, and it was not until Shoriful break the game open with Jamieson's wicket that they wrestled back some control. Taijul bagged a three-wicket haul, as did Mehidy, with Nayeem chipping in with two. The most crucial scalps, however, were picked up by Shoriful, and that could yet prove to be the difference in this game.
Tea has been taken too, and we will be back in about 15 minutes as Bangladesh look to set a challenging fourth-innings target. Himanshu will be back for Bangladesh's innings.
TG Southee c Mehidy Hasan Miraz b Taijul Islam 14 (26m 15b 1x4 1x6) SR: 93.33
END OF OVER:37 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | NZ: 180/9
- Ajaz Patel0 (2b)
- Tim Southee14 (14b)
- Shoriful Islam4-1-15-2
- Taijul Islam16-0-64-2
Ajaz Patel is the last batter in. Over the wicket to the left-hander
GD Phillips c †Nurul Hasan b Shoriful Islam 87 (112m 72b 9x4 4x6) SR: 120.83
The assistance Shoriful has gotten in this spell shows that Southee and Jamieson could have a role to play in Bangladesh's second innings
Sandeep: "These are the kind of pitches and scores which give impact players like Philips, Pant, Maxwell hope to change test matches in one session. Imagine a century when team was 55/5. Wonderful aggressive batting."
END OF OVER:36 | 3 Runs | NZ: 176/8
- Tim Southee14 (14b)
- Glenn Phillips83 (68b)
- Taijul Islam16-0-64-2
- Shoriful Islam3-1-11-1
Just the one over for Mehidy. Taijul back on for the 36th over. Around the wicket to Phillips
END OF OVER:35 | 7 Runs | NZ: 173/8
- Glenn Phillips82 (67b)
- Tim Southee12 (9b)
- Shoriful Islam3-1-11-1
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz11-1-53-3
New Zealand trailing by just four runs now. One hit to the fence and they will be level...
END OF OVER:34 | 10 Runs | NZ: 166/8
- Glenn Phillips77 (63b)
- Tim Southee11 (7b)
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz11-1-53-3
- Shoriful Islam2-1-4-1
William G: "Now would be a great time for Captain Southee to bust out another quick 50 like he did against England in THAT test. We all thought that was in a losing cause, too..." -- Think this is the game you are referring to...