2nd Test: Bad light stops play after 12 wickets fall on Day 3 between New Zealand and Bangladesh
Cricket | March 10, 2019 11:42 ISTNew Zealand ended day three of the second Test on 38/2, trailing Bangladesh (211) by 173 runs.
New Zealand ended day three of the second Test on 38/2, trailing Bangladesh (211) by 173 runs.
Trent Boult picked up his ninth Test five-wicket haul and bowled out Bangladesh for 429, way short of New Zealand’s 715 for six declared in the first innings.
New Zealand has risen to No. 2 in world rankings, recently leap-frogging South Africa and it hoped to show itself deserving of that ranking in only its third Test at home this summer.
The first day likely will still be remembered more for Tamim's masterful batting than for Wagner's pugnacious bowling, though it ensured New Zealand ended the day in a commanding position.
In addition, one demerit point each has been added to the disciplinary records of both players, for whom it was their first offence since the introduction of the revised Code in September 2016.
In team Rankings, New Zealand have slipped behind South Africa to fourth place.
A 4-1 margin will look much better than 3-2 but it will be easier said than done at the Basin Reserve in Wellington.
Boult picked 5 for 21 in his devastating spell of 10 consecutive overs to dismiss India for their seventh lowest ODI total -- 92 in 30.5 overs.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar said the eight-wicket loss to New Zealand is a "reality check" for the team.
The skipper said the poor shot selection was the cause behind India's terrible showing on Thursday.
Only four Indian batsmen - Dhawan (13), Pandya (16), Kuldeep (15) and Chahal (18 not out) - posted double-digit scores.
Fans' amusement knew no bound while India kept losing wickets in a heap in the 4th ODI.
Trent Boult's 5/21 resigned India to their heaviest ODI defeat in terms of the number of balls remaining.
The 29-year-old said an opening batting partnership will be crucial for the hosts.
The home team won despite having been dismissed for 178 in the first innings, that total made competitive by lower-order batsman Tim Southee's 68. Southee was named player of the match.
Jeet Raval (74) and Tom Latham (74 not out) completed half centuries and Kane Williamson made 48 as New Zealand finished the day at 231/2, with an overall lead of 305.
Boult's first five wickets came faster than any other bowler in Test history; from 11 balls, beating Jacques Kallis's record of 12 balls against Bangladesh in 2002.
Boult provided New Zealand early success when the out-of-form Hafeez edged low to Tim Southee at second slip.
New Zealand recovered from Tom Latham's first-ball dismissal to reach 56-1 in its second innings at stumps, trailing by just 18 runs.
An announcement to this effect was made on Monday by James Wear, GM Commercial, New Zealand Cricket, at a special interaction arranged by official broadcasters of IPL.
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