Bangladesh vs New Zealand Cricket Series 2008-09
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Bangladesh vs New Zealand Cricket Series 2008-09
New Zealand will play 2 tests followed by 3 ODI matches during the Bangladesh tour starting October 07, 2008.Get the latest news of New Zealand's 2008-09 Bangladesh Tour →
Cricket Matches Schedule
- Thu 09, Oct 2008: 1st ODI - Bangladesh vs New Zealand at Mirpur
- Sat 11, Oct 2008: 2nd ODI - Bangladesh vs New Zealand at Mirpur
- Tue 14, Oct 2008: 3rd ODI - Bangladesh vs New Zealand at Chittagong
- Fri 17 - Tue 21, Oct 2008: 1st Test - Bangladesh vs New Zealand at Chittagong
- Sat 25 - Wed 29, Oct 2008: 2nd Test - Bangladesh vs New Zealand at Mirpur
Bangladesh vs New Zealand Cricket Series 2008-09
Bangladesh vs New Zealand 1st Test at Chittagong
BAN vs NZ, 1st Test, Chittagong: Vettori guides New Zealand to 3-wicket win
Oct 21, 2008
Captain Daniel Vettori's second half century of the match and his 82-run sixth-wicket stand with Daniel Flynn helped New Zealand come back for a three-wicket victory over Bangladesh in Tuesday's final session of the first cricket Test.
Vettori helped steer New Zealand to 281 for five at tea on the last day, needing another 36 runs to reach the 317 target. But he was bowled for 76 by Abdur Razzak after ushering the tourists to 298, 19 runs short of the win. Bangladesh left-arm spinner Shakib al Hasan picked up another wicket, dismissing Flynn on 49, with the teams tied at 316. Flynn, whose knock came off 126 balls with six boundaries, was denied a maiden half century when he only needed a single to bring up the victory. Jacob Oram (8) and Kyle Mills (1) were unbeaten at the finish when New Zealand reached 317 for seven.
Razzak took three wickets for 93 runs and Hasan got 2-82, giving him nine wickets for the match in an impressive bowling performance. Vettori, who also scored 55 in the first innings and took nine wickets, was adjudged man of the match. Resuming the fifth day at 145-2, Vettori and Aaron Redmond added 40 runs in the first session before Hasan dismissed Redmond for 79. Redmond's 237-ball innings included 10 boundaries.
Ross Taylor (9) was next to go when he was caught by substitute fielder Mahbubul Alam off a Murtaza delivery. Brendon McCullum added just two runs before he was trapped lbw by Razzak shortly after lunch, with the visitors on 216-5.
After dominating the opening session, New Zealand fell behind as Bangladesh stuck to a slow-but-sure batting formula to recover to 245, then bowled the tourists out for 171 in reply. Hasan's 7-36 in New Zealand's first innings was a Test record for Bangladesh, which has had only a solitary Test victory since joining cricket's elite. Bangladesh built a 316-run lead after scoring 242 in its first innings but although the match went to the final session, New Zealand was in command during the last day.
Bangladesh has never won a Test against New Zealand, losing five of their six previous matches by an innings. New Zealand won the preceding limited-overs series 2-1.
BAN vs NZ, 1st Test, Chittagong: New Zealand 171 & 317-6 bt Bangladesh 245 & 242 by four wickets
Bangladesh vs New Zealand Cricket Series 2008-09
Bangladesh vs New Zealand 1st Test at Chittagong
Scorecard
New Zealand beat Bangladesh by 3 wickets
Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bat
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245 all out (122.1 overs)
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242 all out (107.3 overs)
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171 all out (64.5 overs)
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317 for 7 (137.5 overs)
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| Tamim | c McCullum | b Vettori | 18 |
90 | 2 | 0 |
| Siddique | lbw | b O'Brien | 0 |
1 | 0 | 0 |
| Saleh | b O'Brien | 20 |
129 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ashraful | lbw | b Vettori | 2 |
35 | 0 | 0 |
| Mehrab | c Redmond | b O'Brien | 83 |
179 | 11 | 0 |
| Rahim | c How | b Vettori | 79 |
210 | 12 | 1 |
| Islam | st McCullum | b Patel | 14 |
46 | 2 | 0 |
| Saqibul | c Vettori | b Patel | 5 |
18 | 1 | 0 |
| Mortaza | c Ryder | b Vettori | 0 |
3 | 0 | 0 |
| Razzak | c McCullum | b Vettori | 11 |
22 | 1 | 0 |
| Shahadat | not out | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | 12b 1lb | 13 | ||||
| Total | all out | 245 | (122.1 ovs) | |||
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| Redmond | lbw | b Saqibul | 19 |
65 | 2 | 0 |
| How | c Saleh | b Saqibul | 16 |
46 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryder | c Saleh | b Saqibul | 1 |
5 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor | lbw | b Razzak | 12 |
22 | 2 | 0 |
| McCullum | c Razzak | b Saqibul | 25 |
37 | 4 | 0 |
| Flynn | c Rahim | b Islam | 19 |
42 | 2 | 1 |
| Oram | c Mortaza | b Saqibul | 0 |
4 | 0 | 0 |
| Vettori | not out | 55 |
82 | 7 | 0 | |
| Mills | c Rahim | b Saqibul | 4 |
43 | 0 | 0 |
| Patel | c Saqibul | b Ashraful | 0 |
31 | 0 | 0 |
| O'Brien | b Saqibul | 5 |
12 | 1 | 0 | |
| Extras | 1nb 8b 6lb | 15 | ||||
| Total | all out | 171 | (64.5 ovs) | |||
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| Tamim | c and b | Vettori | 33 |
100 | 5 | 0 |
| Siddique | c Redmond | b Mills | 6 |
13 | 1 | 0 |
| Saleh | lbw | b Patel | 6 |
23 | 1 | 0 |
| Ashraful | c Redmond | b Vettori | 0 |
2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mehrab | c Mills | b Patel | 6 |
18 | 1 | 0 |
| Rahim | b O'Brien | 32 |
121 | 4 | 0 | |
| Saqibul | c Taylor | b Vettori | 71 |
151 | 12 | 0 |
| Islam | lbw | b Vettori | 19 |
70 | 2 | 0 |
| Mortaza | st McCullum | b Redmond | 44 |
87 | 7 | 0 |
| Razzak | c Taylor | b O'Brien | 18 |
45 | 2 | 0 |
| Shahadat | not out | 0 |
17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | 2nb 4b 1lb | 7 | ||||
| Total | all out | 242 | (107.3 ovs) | |||
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| How | b Razzak | 36 |
82 | 5 | 1 | |
| Redmond | c Siddique | b Saqibul | 79 |
237 | 10 | 0 |
| Ryder | run out | 38 |
101 | 4 | 0 | |
| Vettori | b Razzak | 76 |
214 | 7 | 0 | |
| Taylor | c sub | b Mortaza | 9 |
20 | 0 | 0 |
| McCullum | lbw | b Razzak | 2 |
9 | 0 | 0 |
| Flynn | b Saqibul | 49 |
126 | 6 | 0 | |
| Oram | not out | 8 |
35 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mills | not out | 1 |
4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | 3w 13b 3lb | 19 | ||||
| Total | for 7 | 317 | (137.5 ovs) | |||
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Umpires: E A R de Silva, D J Harper
Bangladesh: Tamim, Siddique, Saleh, Ashraful, Saqibul, Mehrab, Islam, Mortaza, Shahadat, Rahim, Razzak
New Zealand: Redmond, How, Ryder, Taylor, McCullum, Flynn, Oram, Vettori, Mills, O'Brien, Patel