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Shakib leaves New Zealand in tatters
The Bulletin by Peter Burdon
October 18, 2008
New Zealand 155 for 9 (Vettori 49*, Shakib 6-32) trail Bangladesh (Mehrab 83, Mushfiqur 79, Vettori 5-59) by 90 runs
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
How they were out
Left-arm spinners ruled the day on which 15 wickets fell in Chittagong. After Daniel Vettori took his 16th five-wicket haul, Shakib Al Hasan rattled the New Zealand batsmen with career-best figures of 6 for 32. At stumps New Zealand trailed Bangladesh by 90 runs with one wicket remaining.
It isn't often that a player, who gets a five-for and is the side's top scorer, gets overshadowed by another. But Vettori, who now has 37 wickets against Bangladesh, 22 more than any other New Zealand bowler, stands at the edge of the spotlight that is on Shakib. Mehrab Hossain jnr and Mushfiqur Rahim fought valiantly to take their side to 245 but it never looked like it would be enough to hold off New Zealand's attacking batsmen. However the visitors' top four batsmen haven't played a Test in the subcontinent before and the inexperience showed.
More to follow
Tea New Zealand 57 for 4 (McCullum 3*, Flynn 0*) trail Bangladesh 245 by 188 runs
Bangladesh's spin attack fought back in the first Test against New Zealand by taking four wickets in the afternoon session of the second day in Chittagong. New Zealand was reduced to 57 for four at lunch, with Brendon McCullum and Daniel Flynn at the crease.
After Daniel Vettori ripped through the Bangladesh lower-order in the last half hour before lunch, the spin twins of Shakib Al Hasan and Abdur Razzak have done the damage to the visitors.
The opening pair of Jamie How and Aaron Redmond got through the first hour, but was focused on survival, rather than scoring runs, just as their opponents had done yesterday. After 10 overs, there had been just 10 scoring shots and the first hour produced 25 runs. There was little interest in attack. As so often happens in these situations, wickets began to fall.
The introduction of Shakib and Razzak in the second hour saw the game turn. How was the first to go when he spooned a leading edge to silly mid-off. Debutant Jesse Ryder, who looked nervous as he entered the crease, perished similarly soon after.
The demise of Ross Taylor may have been harsh. He was adjudged lbw when replays suggested he may have hit the ball onto his pad. Aaron Redmond's lbw was also debatable as the ball may have been heading down the leg side. His 19 came off 65 deliveries.
But the session belonged to Bangladesh's spin twins. Shakib finished with three for 11 off seven over. He was ably supported by Abdur Razzak with one for 17 off seven.
New Zealand will need to be more positive after tea to have any chance of reaching the Bangladesh's score, let alone getting a healthy lead into the second innings.
Lunch Bangladesh 245 (Mehrab 83, Mushfiqur 79, Vettori 5-59) v New Zealand
Daniel Vettori ripped through the Bangladesh lower-order on the second morning of the first Test in Chittagong to claim his fourth five-wicket haul against the hosts. Bangladesh were dismissed for 245 on the stroke of lunch, after being 229 for 5 just 30 minutes earlier.
A slower ball from Iain O'Brien provided the first breakthrough as Mehrab Hossain jnr misjudged the pace and played the ball straight to short midwicket. He added four to his overnight score and was out for 83.
Following that loss, debutant Naeem Islam and Mushfiqur Rahim looked comfortable, leaving deliveries outside the off stump and scoring off the limited number of loose balls.
After they had put on 41, Naeem got a rush of blood to the head, dancing down the track to offspinner Jeetan Patel to be comprehensively stumped. Mushfiqur was dismissed in the next over for an impressive 79 and the innings folded soon after.
Each of the New Zealand's bowlers was again on the spot, although Kyle Mills and O'Brien only had short spells due to the high temperatures, hovering around 30 degree Celsius in the first hour.
Vettori, with 5 for 59, was the pick of the bowlers while O'Brien claimed three scalps at a cost of 36 runs. This was the 16th time Vettori has taken a five-for in Tests, while it was the first time Bangladesh survived 100 overs against New Zealand.
Peter Burdon is a cricket writer based in New Zealand
© Cricinfo
The Bulletin by Peter Burdon
October 18, 2008
New Zealand 155 for 9 (Vettori 49*, Shakib 6-32) trail Bangladesh (Mehrab 83, Mushfiqur 79, Vettori 5-59) by 90 runs
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
How they were out
Left-arm spinners ruled the day on which 15 wickets fell in Chittagong. After Daniel Vettori took his 16th five-wicket haul, Shakib Al Hasan rattled the New Zealand batsmen with career-best figures of 6 for 32. At stumps New Zealand trailed Bangladesh by 90 runs with one wicket remaining.
It isn't often that a player, who gets a five-for and is the side's top scorer, gets overshadowed by another. But Vettori, who now has 37 wickets against Bangladesh, 22 more than any other New Zealand bowler, stands at the edge of the spotlight that is on Shakib. Mehrab Hossain jnr and Mushfiqur Rahim fought valiantly to take their side to 245 but it never looked like it would be enough to hold off New Zealand's attacking batsmen. However the visitors' top four batsmen haven't played a Test in the subcontinent before and the inexperience showed.
More to follow
Tea New Zealand 57 for 4 (McCullum 3*, Flynn 0*) trail Bangladesh 245 by 188 runs
Bangladesh's spin attack fought back in the first Test against New Zealand by taking four wickets in the afternoon session of the second day in Chittagong. New Zealand was reduced to 57 for four at lunch, with Brendon McCullum and Daniel Flynn at the crease.
After Daniel Vettori ripped through the Bangladesh lower-order in the last half hour before lunch, the spin twins of Shakib Al Hasan and Abdur Razzak have done the damage to the visitors.
The opening pair of Jamie How and Aaron Redmond got through the first hour, but was focused on survival, rather than scoring runs, just as their opponents had done yesterday. After 10 overs, there had been just 10 scoring shots and the first hour produced 25 runs. There was little interest in attack. As so often happens in these situations, wickets began to fall.
The introduction of Shakib and Razzak in the second hour saw the game turn. How was the first to go when he spooned a leading edge to silly mid-off. Debutant Jesse Ryder, who looked nervous as he entered the crease, perished similarly soon after.
The demise of Ross Taylor may have been harsh. He was adjudged lbw when replays suggested he may have hit the ball onto his pad. Aaron Redmond's lbw was also debatable as the ball may have been heading down the leg side. His 19 came off 65 deliveries.
But the session belonged to Bangladesh's spin twins. Shakib finished with three for 11 off seven over. He was ably supported by Abdur Razzak with one for 17 off seven.
New Zealand will need to be more positive after tea to have any chance of reaching the Bangladesh's score, let alone getting a healthy lead into the second innings.
Lunch Bangladesh 245 (Mehrab 83, Mushfiqur 79, Vettori 5-59) v New Zealand
Daniel Vettori ripped through the Bangladesh lower-order on the second morning of the first Test in Chittagong to claim his fourth five-wicket haul against the hosts. Bangladesh were dismissed for 245 on the stroke of lunch, after being 229 for 5 just 30 minutes earlier.
A slower ball from Iain O'Brien provided the first breakthrough as Mehrab Hossain jnr misjudged the pace and played the ball straight to short midwicket. He added four to his overnight score and was out for 83.
Following that loss, debutant Naeem Islam and Mushfiqur Rahim looked comfortable, leaving deliveries outside the off stump and scoring off the limited number of loose balls.
After they had put on 41, Naeem got a rush of blood to the head, dancing down the track to offspinner Jeetan Patel to be comprehensively stumped. Mushfiqur was dismissed in the next over for an impressive 79 and the innings folded soon after.
Each of the New Zealand's bowlers was again on the spot, although Kyle Mills and O'Brien only had short spells due to the high temperatures, hovering around 30 degree Celsius in the first hour.
Vettori, with 5 for 59, was the pick of the bowlers while O'Brien claimed three scalps at a cost of 36 runs. This was the 16th time Vettori has taken a five-for in Tests, while it was the first time Bangladesh survived 100 overs against New Zealand.
Peter Burdon is a cricket writer based in New Zealand
© Cricinfo
