Neil Wagner and Trent Boult bowl New Zealand to series win
The hosts needed only one extended session on day five to blast out the last seven Bangladesh wickets and wrap up victory by an innings and 12 runs
07/03Result
2nd Test, Bangladesh tour of New Zealand at Wellington, Mar 8-12 2019
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![Bangladesh]( "Bangladesh")
211 & 209 (56 ov) -
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
432/6d
Player of the Match
07/03Result
2nd Test, Bangladesh tour of New Zealand at Wellington, Mar 8-12 2019
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![Bangladesh]( "Bangladesh")
211 & 209 (56 ov) -
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
432/6d
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
LRPL Taylor
200(212) 19x4 - 4x6
Control %82%
- Productive Shot
- cut shot
- 53 runs
- 7x4 - 0x6
HM Nicholls
107(129) 9x4 - 0x6
Control %83%
- Productive Shot
- flick
- 31 runs
- 1x4 - 0x6
Match Details
Toss
New Zealand , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
New Zealand led the 3-match series 2-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11:00 start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
8,9,10,11,12 March 2019 (5-day match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
BANGLADESH 211 (61 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Tamim Iqbal74 (114)
- Litton Das33 (49)
- Neil Wagner4/28 (13)
- Trent Boult3/38 (11)
NEW ZEALAND 432/6d (84.5 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Ross Taylor200 (212)
- Henry Nicholls107 (129)
- Taijul Islam2/99 (21)
- Abu Jayed3/94 (18.5)
BANGLADESH 209 (56 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Mahmudullah67 (69)
- Mohammad Mithun47 (105)
- Neil Wagner5/45 (14)
- Trent Boult4/52 (16)
Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: Hemant Brar
END OF OVER:56 | 6 Runs 2 Wkts | BAN: 209/10
- Abu Jayed0 (3b)
- Neil Wagner14-4-45-5
- Trent Boult16-5-52-4
That's all from our side for this Test. Thanks for joining us. See you soon.
Williamson: Fantastic performance. We needed to score quickly to have a chance to win here. It was about playing good cricket. We were under some pressure after the first day. I think Bangladesh bowled well in the first wicket without much luck. On Watling hamstring injury: Hoping it's minor and he will back soon.
Mahmudullah: Very disappointing. We could have done lot better. We are much better than that. Going forward, we need to adept as soon as we can. I dropped [Taylor's] catch and then another was dropped in the slips. Had we taken those, story might have been different.
Ross Taylor is Man of the Match. "I was trying to be positive at 8 for 2 but it changed the next day," he says. "A green wicket always plays on your mind. He [Crowe] was a mentor to me and I am sure he would have been proud."
1.10pm A win by an innings and 12 runs for New Zealand who effectively needed just a little over two days to wrap up the Test. Ross Taylor's 200 yesterday set up the declaration for New Zealand yesterday and today, Wagner picked up a five-wicket haul in another relentless display of short-ball barrage.
55.6
W
Wagner to Ebadot Hossain, OUT, that's a five-wicket haul for Wagner. And the series for New Zealand which means they stay at No. 2 in the ICC rankings irrespective of the what happens in the third Test. Coming back to the delivery, it was full and straight, Ebadat backs away but fails to put bat on the ball and the ball clatters into the middle and leg stump
Ebadot Hossain b Wagner 0 (2m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
55.5
0
Wagner to Ebadot Hossain, no run, fuller outside off, looks to play at it and misses
Around the wicket to Ebadat Hossain
55.4
W
Wagner to Mahmudullah, OUT, short again and Mahmudullah goes for the pull, gets a top edge towards fine leg, Boult moves to his right, settles under and takes a good catch near the boundary
Mahmudullah c Boult b Wagner 67 (116m 69b 12x4 1x6) SR: 97.10
55.3
0
Wagner to Mahmudullah, no run, short of length but down the leg side this time, no contact with the bat
55.2
6
Wagner to Mahmudullah, SIX, short of length around off, backs away and cuts it over backward point, all the way for a six
Ghulam: "Hemant, eight down. (Perhaps nine down by the time I submit). " -- Right, thanks
55.1
0
Wagner to Mahmudullah, no run, short of length in the rib cage, dabs it towards square leg
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New Zealand find a way, once again
Having made a habit of winning Test matches from tough situations, they channeled all those fightbacks into a supreme performance after losing two days to rain
Shoulder injury puts Kane Williamson in doubt for third Test
Wicketkeeper-batsman BJ Watling, who hurt his hamstring while warming up on the fifth morning, will also be monitored ahead of the Christchurch Test
