Rain forces early stumps after Shakib strikes
24 Oct 2013 5:24 AM IST
A downpour led the umpires to suspend and then call off play after an early tea break with the game evenly poised. New Zealand had dismissed the hosts for 282 early in the morning thanks to Neil Wagner’s maiden five-wicket haul, but Bangladesh struck back through Shakib.
He took two wickets in his first two overs, with New Zealand in trouble at 32-2 at lunch before Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor rebuilt. Williamson had to leave the field after Rubel Hossain struck him with a bouncer, but he returned soon afterwards as Shakib removed incoming batsman Brendon McCullum.
Rubel took a stunning catch at deep square leg as the New Zealand captain fell for 11. Resuming on 228-5 at start of play, Bangladesh managed to add only 54 more runs in the face of tight bowling.
Wagner finished with 5-64, making full use of overcast conditions to induce some edges from the batsmen, after play resumed 30 minutes early to make up for overs lost on the opening day due to rain.
‘I take quite a bit of confidence out of that and that’s something I think that any bowler works hard for in their career. So I’m pleased with that. Every opportunity you get, you want to put your hand up and make the most of it,’ said Wagner, who replaced left-arm spinner Bruce Martin for this Test.
New Zealand 107 for 3 (Taylor 37*, Williamson 28*, Shakib 3-25) trail Bangladesh 282 (Tamim 95, Wagner 5-64) by 175 runs.
He took two wickets in his first two overs, with New Zealand in trouble at 32-2 at lunch before Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor rebuilt. Williamson had to leave the field after Rubel Hossain struck him with a bouncer, but he returned soon afterwards as Shakib removed incoming batsman Brendon McCullum.
Rubel took a stunning catch at deep square leg as the New Zealand captain fell for 11. Resuming on 228-5 at start of play, Bangladesh managed to add only 54 more runs in the face of tight bowling.
Wagner finished with 5-64, making full use of overcast conditions to induce some edges from the batsmen, after play resumed 30 minutes early to make up for overs lost on the opening day due to rain.
‘I take quite a bit of confidence out of that and that’s something I think that any bowler works hard for in their career. So I’m pleased with that. Every opportunity you get, you want to put your hand up and make the most of it,’ said Wagner, who replaced left-arm spinner Bruce Martin for this Test.
New Zealand 107 for 3 (Taylor 37*, Williamson 28*, Shakib 3-25) trail Bangladesh 282 (Tamim 95, Wagner 5-64) by 175 runs.
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