New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips shines each with the bat in each the innings which enabled the guests to defeat Bangladesh in the second Test in Dhaka.
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New Zealand beat Bangladesh by 4 wickets on the fourth day of the second check on December 9 to degree the two-match series at 1-1 as Ajaz Patel ripped via the Asian facet with six wickets earlier than his batting colleagues secured victory.
Chasing 137 to win on a treacherous monitor at Mirpur’s Shere Bangla Stadium after Bangladesh’s Zakir Hasan hit a battling 59, the vacationers rode on Glenn Phillips’ unbeaten 40 and Mitchell Santner’s 35 not out to prevail.
Phillips was dropped on nought by Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto however maintained his composure after the Black Caps have been diminished to 69-6 earlier than tea to information them dwelling.
New Zealand Ajaz Patel in motion in the course of the second Test in opposition to Bangladesh in Dhaka.
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Bangladesh had resumed on their in a single day rating of 38-2 however misplaced wickets cheaply in the morning as spinners Patel (6-57) and Santner (3-51) took benefit of the activate provide to heap strain on the batsmen.
Patel produced a double strike in the twenty fifth over to eliminate Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Nurul Hasan and depart Bangladesh in deep hassle at 97-7 however opener Zakir, who was starved of the strike as wickets tumbled on the different finish, soldiered on.
Zakir took Bangladesh past the 100-run mark after which introduced up his half-century to muted celebrations earlier than hitting Santner for an enormous six, however the left-hander grew to become Patel’s fifth sufferer when he miscued a sweep.
The hosts have been dismissed for 144 earlier than lunch in what was successfully the third day of a rain-affected contest in which a complete day was misplaced.
New Zealand had dragged themselves again into the competition on Friday because of a fifty by Phillips that gave them an eight-run lead after Bangladesh made 172 in their first innings.
Bangladesh gained the opening match by 150 runs in Sylhet for his or her first victory on dwelling soil in opposition to New Zealand. (Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru Editing by Mark Potter)
