New Zealand pulled off a shocking four-wicket win within the thrilling Mirpur Test to avoid a series loss against Bangladesh on Saturday, December 9. Despite rain interruption, the sport completed on Day 4 with spinners getting nearly all of wickets from either side.
Glenn Phillips, who smashed an excellent fifty in New Zealand’s first innings, emerged as a saviour for the Kiwis within the second innings as properly. Glenn and Mitchell Santner pulled off an unbeaten 70-run stand for the seventh wicket to drag New Zealand from 69/6 to the end line in a memorable Test at  Shere Bangla National Stadium.
Ajaz Patel took six wickets within the second innings and Mitchell Santner took three to bowl out Bangladesh on simply 144 runs on Day 4. However, the hosts rapidly regained management of the sport with early wickets within the final innings with Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Taijul Islam grabbing a mixed 5 wickets.
But as soon as once more Kiwi’s decrease order proved their mettle to snatch a misplaced recreation. Glenn remained unbeaten on 40 runs off 48 balls whereas Mitchell Santner added 35* runs to safe New Zealand a four-wicket win. Glenn bagged the Player of the Match award for scoring 127 runs in two innings and taking three wickets. Bangladesh’s spinner Taijul Islam claimed the Player of the Series award for taking 15 wickets on this series.
New Zealand will subsequent host Bangladesh in three ODIs and the identical variety of T20I matches beginning on December 17 in Dunedin.
Bangladesh Playing XI: Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shahadat Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nurul Hasan (wk), Nayeem Hasan, Taijul Islam, Shoriful Islam
New Zealand Playing XI: Tom Latham, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wk), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee (c), Ajaz Patel
