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