Player of the Match
Player of the Match

For those asking, New Zealand's away record in the recent past has been good. They have won their away series' against South Africa and England

So Bangladesh end up on 265, a solid total which is defendable yet also chaseable even if history favours the home side, although the potential for evening dew may hamper their spinners. Mushfiqur and Naeem were the stars, rescuing their side from early trouble with a 154-run fourth-wicket stand but neither could convert their fifties into hundreds as their team-mates failed to provide the support that could have seen their side make 300. For New Zealand Tim Southee was outstanding on his return whilst Corey Anderson and Jimmy Neesham also showed glimpses of brilliance with their bowling efforts, but the visiting spinners disappointed by failing to either threaten or control. Join another member of our team at 5.45pm for the second innings. This is Avi Singh signing off for now and thanking you for the feedback and your joining our coverage today.

Matt: "Fun Fact- Every person counted all the letters in McCullum's name just now to see if it was true"

49.5
W
Anderson to Abdur Razzak, OUT, shortish slower ball outside off, Razzak moves across to pull, strikes the thigh pad and balloons up behind the wicket as they set off, Brendon McCullum puts in a superlative dive to pull off a great catch, the only issue being there was no contact with bat or glove as the umpire nevertheless sends the batsman packing

Abdur Razzak c †BB McCullum b Anderson 12 (10m 8b 2x4 0x6) SR: 150.00

Matt: "Fun Fact- Every person counted all the letters in McCullum's name just now to see if it was true"

49.4
2
Anderson to Abdur Razzak, 2 runs, heaves a full ball off middle out to cow corner where long-on dives well to flick up to deep midwicket who also ran around
49.3
4
Anderson to Abdur Razzak, FOUR, goes for another heave to a full ball outside off and manages to bisect the long-off and deep point sweepers
49.2
4
Anderson to Abdur Razzak, FOUR, outside off and he throws the hands at it and sends it backward of point for some much-needed runs for the home side
49.1
1
Anderson to Rubel Hossain, 1 run, bunted into the covers as another slower ball is sent down

END OF OVER:
49 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | BAN: 254/9 | RR: 5.18

  • Rubel Hossain2 (2b)
  • Abdur Razzak2 (4b)
  • James Neesham9-0-42-4
  • Corey Anderson8-1-35-1
48.6
1
Neesham to Rubel Hossain, 1 run, slower ball on leg worked backward of square

Jiten Surtani: "Fact time -BB McCullum: The only shortened name that has every letter appearing twice"

48.5
1
Neesham to Abdur Razzak, 1 run, eases it down to long-off
48.4
1
Neesham to Rubel Hossain, 1 run, nicely timed punch-drive past cover to get off the mark
48.3
1
Neesham to Abdur Razzak, 1 run, slower ball which loops into a full toss and worked to long-on

New Zealand 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st9AP DevcichHD Rutherford
2nd34GD ElliottAP Devcich
3rd17GD ElliottLRPL Taylor
4th61GD ElliottCJ Anderson
5th0GD ElliottBB McCullum
6th0GD ElliottJDS Neesham
7th22GD ElliottNL McCullum
8th6GD ElliottTG Southee
9th13GD ElliottMJ McClenaghan