Spinners lead Bangladesh fightback
Spinners Mehidy Hasan and Taijul Islam helped Bangladesh claw their way back into contention with New Zealand on day one of the second Test.
Spinners Mehidy Hasan and Taijul Islam helped Bangladesh claw their way back into contention with New Zealand on day one of the second Test.
New Zealand leg spinner Ish Sodhi says his side hoped to finish their long season away from home on a high by beating Bangladesh in the second Test.
Taijul Islam grabbed his second 10-wicket haul in Tests as Bangladesh defeated New Zealand by 150 runs in the first Test in Sylhet.
Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam claimed 4-40 to put Bangladesh within three wickets of a famous win over New Zealand in the first Test in Sylhet on Friday.
Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto hit his third Test century in four innings to put Bangladesh on course for a big total in the second innings of the first Test against New Zealand in Sylhet.
Kane Williamson struck a defiant century but was unable to put New Zealand in control of the first Test against Bangladesh in Sylhet.
Spinner Glenn Phillips took 4-53 as New Zealand restricted Bangladesh to 310-9 before bad light forced an early close to the opening day of the first Test in Sylhet.
Captain Tim Southee hopes New Zealand’s spinners will outwit Bangladesh during their two-Test series, which starts on Tuesday.
New Zealand on Saturday recalled 37-year-old SA-born seamer Neil Wagner for the two-Test series in Bangladesh.
Virat Kohli and Mohammed Shami starred as unbeaten India beat New Zealand in the first World Cup semi-final in Mumbai.
Virat Kohli scored a record-breaking 50th ODI hundred and Mohammed Shami took seven wickets as India beat New Zealand by 70 runs to reach the World Cup final on Wednesday.
Get live text commentary and score updates from first World Cup semi-final in Mumbai.
Lockie Ferguson insists New Zealand’s rocky road to a World Cup semi-final against in-form India in Mumbai on Wednesday is of no concern.
India may be the outstanding team at the World Cup but coach Rahul Dravid has warned Wednesday’s semi-final against New Zealand in Mumbai represents the “pointy end in a tournament”.
New Zealand all but booked their place in the World Cup semi-finals with a five-wicket win against Sri Lanka.