BAN vs NZ: The tables turned in the Dhaka Test, New Zealand, having lost 5 wickets at 45 at one time, was close to victory.

matnewsDecember 9, 2023

The tables have turned in the second Test match being played between Bangladesh and New Zealand in Dhaka. New Zealand, which once lost 5 wickets for 45 runs in its first innings, is now close to victory. In the second innings, Bangladesh team was reduced to 144 runs, after which Kiwi team got the target of 137 runs to win. Till the time of writing the news, New Zealand has scored 24 runs at the loss of 2 wickets in the second innings and needs 113 runs to win. Tom Latham and Henry Nicholas are at the crease.

Bangladeshi batsman trapped in Ejaz Patel’s spin

New Zealand’s spin bowler Ajaz Patel bowled brilliantly in Bangladesh’s second innings. He took 6 wickets for 57 runs in 18 overs of bowling. This is Patel’s fourth 5 wicket haul in his Test career so far. He took only 2 wickets in the first innings of this test. In the second innings, Ijaz took the first wicket by bowling Mahmudul Hasan Joy in the very first over. After this, Mominul Haq (10), Mehdi Hasan Miraj (3), Nurul Hasan (0), Shoriful Islam (8) and Zakir Hasan (59) were sent to the pavilion.

At one time New Zealand had lost 5 wickets for 45 runs.

In this rain-affected match, the New Zealand team had at one time lost 5 wickets for 45 runs and there was little hope of victory, but Glenn Phillips got his team out of trouble by playing an innings of 87 runs. On the third day of the Dhaka Test, New Zealand started their innings at 55/5. Glenn Phillips played a explosive inning of 87 runs in 72 balls, taking the team’s score to 180. Phillips batted at a strike rate of 120 and hit 9 fours and 4 sixes in his innings.

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Phillips took 3 wickets in the first innings

Bangladesh had scored 172 runs in the first innings. In reply, New Zealand scored 180 runs in the first innings. New Zealand got a lead of 8 runs in the first innings. New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips also made a good contribution with the ball in the first innings. He took 3 wickets for 31 runs in 12 overs of bowling. Mitchell Santner also took 3 wickets. Ejaz Patel took 2 wickets in the first innings.