Wagner employed his tried and tested formula of banging it short to pick up five wickets in the second innings and powered the home side to a thumping victory by an innings and 12 runs against Bangladesh in the Test. With this crushing win, the home side also took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match rubber.
Mahmudullah, the Bangladesh skipper, decided to go down fighting as he steered a few banged in deliveries through backward point. The right-handed batsman used more of an open stance to get beside the line and dab it behind point. However, he also got lucky with a few top-edged pulls.
Unfortunately for the Bangladesh skipper, he didn't find much support from the other end. Taijul Islam, who was struggling against Wagner, gloved one to silly point. Mustafizur Rahman, batting at No.9, slogged away a couple of sixes.
Unfortunately for the Bangladesh skipper, he didn't find much support from the other end. Taijul Islam, who was struggling against Wagner, gloved one to silly point. Mustafizur Rahman, batting at No.9, slogged away a couple of sixes.
Ross Taylor also played a key role in New Zealand's thumping win with a quickfire double hundred in the first innings. It was his 212-ball 200 that helped New Zealand to declare in the final session of Day 4. It has to be noted that the first two days of the Test were washed out due to persistent rain.
Brief scores: Bangladesh 211 (Tamim Iqbal 74; Wagner 4-28, Boult 3-38) and 209 (Mahmudullah 67; Neil Wagner 5-45, Trent Boult 4-52) lost to New Zealand 432/6 dec. (Henry Nicholls 107, Ross Taylor 200; Abu Jayed 3-94) by an innings and 12 runs.
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