Tigers slip to 5-96
A self-destructive Bangladesh slid further when they lost two more wickets in the first half an hour on the fifth and final day of the opening Test against New Zealand at the Basin Reserve today.
Resuming the day on 66-3, they lost Shakib Al Hasan for a five-ball duck in the second over of the day without adding any runs to their overnight total. The scorer of a magnificent 217 in the first innings played a careless drive off left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner and lobbed the ball straight to mid-on for Kane Williamson to take a simple catch. Overnight batsman Mominul Haque then departed for 23, leaving Bangladesh tottering at 96-5.
Skipper Mushfiqur Rahim and Sabbir Rahman were battling out against a hostile Neil Wagner and a probing Santner after that.
Meanwhile, injured opener Imrul Kayes came to the ground in the morning before being taken to hospital for further medical check-ups and it is unconfirmed whether he will be able to return to bat again in a Test match where the Tigers were on top till the fourth evening when his injury changed the complexion of the game. The visitors are now fighting to save the game after scoring a massive 595-8 declared in their first essay.
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