2nd Test, Day 1: Spinners Drag Bangladesh Back Into Contest As New Zealand Teeter On 55-5 | Cricket News

Spinners Mehidy Hasan and Taijul Islam shared 5 wickets between them to assist Bangladesh claw their method again into competition with New Zealand struggling at 55-5 in Wednesday’s opener to the second Test. An astonishing 15 wickets fell within the first day’s play in Dhaka, with the hosts all out for simply 172 in an innings the place Mushfiqur Rahim grew to become simply the second batsman in Test historical past to be dismissed for obstructing the sphere. Mehidy and Taijul then reduce a swathe by way of New Zealand within the closing session earlier than unhealthy mild prompted an early end.

Mehidy scalped Devon Conway (11), Kane Williamson (13) and Tom Blundell (0) in between Taijul’s dismissal of Tom Latham (4) and Henry Nicholls (1) to obliterate the vacationers’ early benefit.

“We believed that we could make life difficult for them if we bowled in the right areas,” Mehidy mentioned after the day’s play.

“We struggled against their spinners. We know these conditions pretty well, so that gave our bowlers the confidence that we could take more advantage from this pitch.”

Daryl Mitchell was batting on 12 alongside Glenn Phillips on 5 when stumps have been drawn on the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, with 9 overs remaining.

Mitchell Santner and Phillips earlier took 3-65 and 3-31 respectively after the hosts opted to bat, whereas Ajaz Patel claimed 2-54 for the vacationers as they dominated of their bid to degree the two-match sequence.

‘Going to be a scrap’

“We saw the ball going a lot, so I think if it dries up a little bit, it might start to flatten out,” Santner mentioned of the spin-obliging pitch.

“We know it’s going to be a scrap, and we just have to try and apply ourselves.”

Mushfiqur top-scored with 35 after Bangladesh opted to bat, serving to the hosts recuperate from a dismal 47-4.

But he then suffered a uncommon dismissal within the second session when, after defending a supply from Kyle Jamieson within the forty first over, he instinctively swatted the ball away along with his hand.

England’s Leonard Hutton was the one different batsman to be dismissed for obstructing the sphere in Test cricket, throughout a match in opposition to South Africa on the Oval in 1951.

Mushfiqur’s out would have beforehand been thought-about a “handled the ball” dismissal, however a change within the legal guidelines in 2017 introduced the class below “obstructing the field”.

His 57-run partnership with Shahadat Hossain had helped the hosts recuperate from the spin demolition of their prime order by Santner and Patel.

But after Mushfiqur returned to the pavilion, Phillips dismissed Shahadat (31) and Nurul Hasan (seven) to place Bangladesh into additional hassle.

Tim Southee claimed the final wicket and didn’t concede a run in his 5.5 overs.

Earlier, Zakir Hasan and Mahmudul Hasan placed on 29 runs within the opening stand earlier than a disastrous 5 overs noticed Bangladesh lose 4 wickets for simply 18 runs.

Bangladesh are chasing a first-ever Test sequence win over the Black Caps after their 150-run victory in Sylhet final week.

(This story has been edited by Mahaz News employees …)