NZ v BAN, second test day 2: Latham and Boult surprise New Zealand in Bangladesh
Reflexes
- At the end of the game on the second day, hosts New Zealand defeated Bangladesh with 126 runs.
- Trent Boult took 5 wickets and accomplished the feat of completing 300 wickets in Trials.
- In addition to scoring a double century, Latham also had two catches on the second slip.
Christchurch. After losing the first test, New Zealand declared their first innings at 521 for 6 in the second test. After this, at the end of the game on the second day, hosts New Zealand defeated Bangladesh with 126 runs. Trent Boult took 5 wickets for the Kiwi team and accomplished the feat of completing 300 wickets in Trials.
Four Bangladeshi batsmen scored 11 in the seventh over. After this, Yasir Ali marked the first half century. He was fired for 55 just before the end of the second day’s game. In addition to scoring a double century, Latham also had two catches on the second slip. He scored 252 of 305 balls, stayed in the crease for 552 minutes and added 215 runs for the second wicket with Conway. Conway had scored 99 yesterday. He completed his third century by taking a run off the first ball from Ibadat Hussain.
South African-born batsman Conway has scored three centuries and two half centuries in five Tests. He now has 623 runs in nine test innings. He was eliminated with a score of 109. Ross Taylor then reached the fold, whose last test innings of his career. The way New Zealand has generated a mountain of runs, it doesn’t seem like they have to hit in the second inning. He equaled Daniel Vettori’s record of playing a 112 Test record for New Zealand.
Taylor was fired for 28 and the audience rose and greeted him. If he doesn’t hit again, he will have 7,683 test runs to his name. New Zealand also lost the lands of Henry Nicholls (0) and Daryl Mitchell (3).
(With inputs from Bhasha)
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