Bangladesh celebrate a wicket against the Black Caps. Photo: Bangladesh Cricket BoardAfter going unbeaten in their first 15 test encounters, the Black Caps have been beaten by Bangladesh for the second time in as many years. It was Bangladesh’s first test victory over the Black Caps at home, having enjoyed a historic eight-wicket triumph over the hosts in Mount Maunganui in January 2022. The New Zealand batters had few answers for the hosts’ spin-heavy attack on a track that turned but maintained its consistency in a manner that belied the Black Caps’ fourth-innings collapse. But after reaching his ninth test 50, Mitchell swept Nayeem Hasan to backward square in the 10th over of the day, where Taijul took the catch to quash the Black Caps’ faint hopes.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 02, 2023 06:36 UTC