New Zealand’s spinners ran circles around Bangladesh’s batsmen and bowled out them for 172 in the final session of the first day of the second Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka Wednesday.
The hosts went into the final session with just two wickets in hand and it didn’t take long for the visitors to wrap up the innings as Glenn Phillips trapped Taijul Islam (six) lbw and skipper Tim Southee caught Shariful Islam (10). .
The Kiwi spinners dominated the proceedings in the first innings, as Phillips and Mitchell Santner took three wickets each while Ajaz Patel claimed two.
Mushfiqur Rahim was the highest scorer for Bangladesh with 35 before becoming the first Bangladeshi to get out for obstructing the field in Test cricket.