POBNEWS24,Dhaka Jan 4, 2022: Bangladesh are in the driver’s seat on the fourth day of the first Test against hosts New Zealand at Mount Manganui. Bangladesh made 458 in the first innings in reply to New Zealand’s 328 runs. Bangladesh’s lead is 130. Before this 130 runs, if New Zealand was all out, they would have lost by an innings. But that is not happening anymore.
The Kiwis are not relieved to have lost the innings. The Kiwis, who started the second innings at 130, are now 142 for five. They are now 12 runs ahead of Bangladesh, with only 5 wickets in hand. Ross Taylor is batting for 34 and Rachin Rabindra is batting for 4.
The Kiwis also had 2 wickets for 136 runs. After that they lost 3 wickets in Ebadat Hossain’s pace cannon.
Taskin Ahmed bowled 14-run captain Tom Latham. First-innings centurion Devon Conway returned to the dressing room. Conway, who scored 13 runs, was caught by Ebadat Hossain.
Earlier, Bangladesh started the fourth day’s play with 401 runs for 6 wickets. Mehdi Hasan Miraj and Yasir Ali Rabbi scored 458 runs. Miraj scored 47 and Rabbi 28 runs. Trent Bolt took 4 wickets for the Kiwis. Neil Wagner took 3 wickets and Tim Southee took 2 wickets.
