05/12Result
2nd Test, New Zealand tour of Bangladesh at Dhaka, Dec 6-9 2023
New Zealand won by 4 wkts
Player of the Match
Glenn PhillipsNew Zealand
05/12Result
2nd Test, New Zealand tour of Bangladesh at Dhaka, Dec 6-9 2023
New Zealand won by 4 wkts
Player of the Match
Glenn PhillipsNew Zealand

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.

37.1
W
Taijul Islam to Southee, OUT, Southee bites the dust too, NZ bowled out for 180! Back of a length delivery outside off, and Southee thinks it is short enough to play the pull. The ball holds in the surface, though, and bounces extra, meaning that he cannot control his stroke. Shanks it towards long on, and Mehidy does the rest. Just the eight-run lead for NZ in the end, and this game is now set up beautifully for what looks like a one-innings shootout!

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
36.6
0
Shoriful Islam to Patel, no run, fuller and slanting into off stump. Ajaz looks for the flick but jams it off the inside half of his bat into his pads
36.5
0
Shoriful Islam to Patel, no run, length on middle and off. Comes half forward and defends

Ajaz Patel is the last batter in. Over the wicket to the left-hander

36.4
W
Shoriful Islam to Phillips, OUT, edged and taken! Phillips falls! Full just outside off and like the ball that got Jamieson, this might have straightened a smidgen too. Phillips tries to go downtown but the slight deviation means that the ball kisses the outside edge and nestles into the keeper's gloves. Phillips was not happy about something, not sure what that was, but Shoriful, audibly and visibly, was quite pumped!

GD Phillips c †Nurul Hasan b Shoriful Islam 87 (112m 72b 9x4 4x6) SR: 120.83

36.3
4
Shoriful Islam to Phillips, FOUR, moves on to 87! Drifts onto the pads and gets dealt with. Phillips brings his wrists into play and clips it behind square, through backward square leg for four!

The assistance Shoriful has gotten in this spell shows that Southee and Jamieson could have a role to play in Bangladesh's second innings

36.2
0
Shoriful Islam to Phillips, no run, back of a length outside off, and this one does not bounce as much as Phillips expects. Sneaks under the toe-end as he swishes at it
36.1
0
Shoriful Islam to Phillips, no run, shortish outside off and this zips through. Phillips slashes hard at it but is beaten for pace. Nurul collected that in front of his pace. That flew through! Oh, hang on, Bangladesh think the ball has grazed the edge on the way, and have reviewed this. Not sure I heard anything in real-time but the first replay shows that the ball and bat are awfully close. Flat line on UltraEdge, though, and Bangladesh burn a review. A bit of desperation, perhaps?

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
35.6
0
Taijul Islam to Southee, no run, full on middle and off. Southee lunges forward and defends
35.5
2
Taijul Islam to Southee, 2 runs, drops this short on middle and leg. Southee gets onto the back foot and heaves it to long on's right for a brace
35.4
0
Taijul Islam to Southee, no run, oh! Slightly shorter on middle and off. Bounces extra and Southee, trying to dab it away, nearly tickles it into the keeper's gloves
35.3
0
Taijul Islam to Southee, no run, an action replay! Perhaps a little fuller and slower. Southee goes searching for it and is beaten on the outside. A puff of dust too
35.2
0
Taijul Islam to Southee, no run, beauty! Looped up devilishly on a length just outside off. Grips in the surface and spins past the outside edge of Southee's bat
35.1
1
Taijul Islam to Phillips, 1 run, fired in on a length on middle and leg. Phillips comes forward and turns it into the mid wicket region for one

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
34.6
1
Shoriful Islam to Phillips, 1 run, length just outside off. Phillips presses half forward and punches it on the up to deep point
34.5
0
Shoriful Islam to Phillips, no run, peach! Back of a length delivery in the fifth stump channel that threatens to angle in before nipping away. Phillips goes feeling for it and is beaten all ends up
34.4
0
Shoriful Islam to Phillips, no run, banged into the track just outside off. Bounces a tad extra and gets big on Phillips as he looks to pull. Breezes past the top edge in the end
34.3
4
Shoriful Islam to Phillips, FOUR, Phillips does it almost instantly! Scores level! Half-tracker on off and this sits up to be hit. Phillips rocks into position and hammers it over mid wicket for four!

New Zealand trailing by just four runs now. One hit to the fence and they will be level...

34.3
1w
Shoriful Islam to Phillips, 1 wide, too short and too wide outside off. Balloons over the batter's head and called a wide, unsurprisingly
34.2
1
Shoriful Islam to Southee, 1 run, back of a length on middle and off. Southee drops it into the off side and calls his partner through for a single
34.1
0
Shoriful Islam to Southee, no run, back of a length just outside off. Southee gets up on his toes and plays with an open bat face behind point

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
33.6
2
Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Phillips, 2 runs, fuller on off stump. Phillips leans forward and pushes it enough to long off's left to hare back for two
33.5
0
Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Phillips, no run, fizzed through quicker on a length on off. Phillips opts to stay back and hurriedly pokes it towards the bowler
33.4
1
Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Southee, 1 run, back of a length outside off. Southee goes back and jabs it towards deep cover point

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...

33.3
6
Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Southee, SIX, there goes Southee, and it goes high and long into the Mirpur sky! In the slot on middle and leg stump, and Southee needs no second invitation. Clears his front leg and clubs it over wide long on!

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WktRunsPlayers
1st5DP ConwayTWM Latham
2nd19KS WilliamsonTWM Latham
3rd9TWM LathamHM Nicholls
4th15DJ MitchellTWM Latham
5th3DJ MitchellTA Blundell
6th18DJ MitchellGD Phillips
7th70MJ SantnerGD Phillips