NZ beat BAN, 2nd Test: Latham stars in Ross Taylor's farewell Test

NZ beat BAN, 2nd Test: Tom Latham stars- New Zealand captain led from the front in the second Test. Kiwis beat Bangladesh by inns & 117 runs to level the series 1-1. The Blackcaps punished the visitors with Tom Latham scoring a double century which followed clinical bowling performance from the likes of Trent Boult & Tim Southee. Follow all NZ vs BAN LIVE Updates on Insidesport.IN

Hear from @RossLTaylor on @sparknzsport after his final Test match for New Zealand. #NZvBAN pic.twitter.com/rsw80ycoMZ

— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) January 11, 2022

Liton Das smashed a century against Blackcaps on Tuesday but wickets kept falling on the other end. A victory means a winning farewell for veteran Ross Taylor who was playing his last Test.

Ross Taylor picked his third wicket in the longest format to help the Kiwis register a thumping win over Bangladesh by an innings and 117 runs in the second Test.

It was an eventful farewell match for Taylor, who wrapped up the Bangladesh innings after dismissing Ebadot Hossain as he picked his third wicket in Test cricket.

Unlike their first innings, Bangladesh got off to a cautious start but Kyle Jamieson and Neil Wagner wreaked havoc to dismantle the batting lineup. Liton Das (102) was the lone fighter for Bangladesh as tried hard to carry the visitors’ innings.

With this win, New Zealand levelled the series 1-1 and have earned 12 points in their quest for the World Test Championship (WTC).

On Monday, before stumps, Bangladesh was bowled out for 126 in the first innings, giving New Zealand a lead of 395 runs. For the hosts, Trent Boult returned with five wickets.

Coming to Taylor, the 37-year-old has been a mainstay in the BLACKCAPS batting order since making his debut in 2006, amassing a plethora of records and achievements, most notably rising to the top of New Zealand’s runs scoring (18,074) and appearances (445) charts.

Superman Tom Latham takes a breathtaking catch at slips after double century- Watch video

NZ beat BAN, 2nd Test: Tom Latham stars in Ross Taylor’s farewell Test as Blackcaps beat Bangladesh by inns & 117 runs, levels series 1-1

CENTURY Liton Das brings up his second Test century! A brave innings by the Tigers batter who continues his red-hot form this series.

🇧🇩 Liton Das brings up his second Test century!

A brave innings by the Tigers batter who continues his red-hot form this series.

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— ICC (@ICC) January 11, 2022

FIFTY! Something to cheer for Bangladesh fans as Liton Das smashes half-century
WICKET! Neil Wagner strikes again as Mominul Haq perishes
WICKET! Mohammad Naim gets caught out to Tom Latham as Bangladesh lose their third wicket.
WICKET! Najmul Hossain Shanto caught out to Trent Boult off Neil Wagner
WICKET! Shadman Islam caught out to the wicketkeeper as Jamieson strikes early.

NZ beat BAN, 2nd Test: Tom Latham stars in Ross Taylor’s farewell Test as Blackcaps beat Bangladesh by inns & 117 runs, levels series 1-1

BANGLADESH 2ND INNINGS (FOLLOWING ON)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Shadman Islam	c †Blundell b Jamieson	21	48	55	3	0	43.75
Mohammad Naim	c Latham b Southee	24	98	160	1	0	24.48
Najmul Hossain Shanto	c Boult b Wagner	29	36	58	5	1	80.55
Mominul Haque (c)	c Taylor b Wagner	37	63	90	4	0	58.73
Litton Das	lbw b Jamieson	102	114	189	14	1	89.47
Yasir Ali	c Latham b Wagner	2	9	11	0	0	22.22
Nurul Hasan †	c Wagner b Mitchell	36	54	76	7	0	66.66
Mehidy Hasan Miraz	c Latham b Jamieson	3	30	33	0	0	10.00
Taskin Ahmed	not out	9	17	43	2	0	52.94
Shoriful Islam	c Southee b Jamieson	0	6	9	0	0	0.00
Ebadot Hossain	c Latham b Taylor	4	6	9	1	0	66.66
Extras	(b 4, lb 1, nb 4, w 2)	11
TOTAL	(79.3 Ov, RR: 3.49)	278
Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Shadman Islam, 13.5 ov), 2-71 (Najmul Hossain Shanto, 26.2 ov), 3-105 (Mohammad Naim, 36.1 ov), 4-123 (Mominul Haque, 44.4 ov), 5-128 (Yasir Ali, 46.4 ov), 6-229 (Nurul Hasan, 63.6 ov), 7-244 (Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 71.5 ov), 8-269 (Litton Das, 75.2 ov), 9-269 (Shoriful Islam, 77.2 ov), 10-278 (Ebadot Hossain, 79.3 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	WD	NB
Tim Southee	17	6	54	1	3.17	0	0
Trent Boult	16	6	42	0	2.62	0	0
Kyle Jamieson	18	4	82	4	4.55	1	0
Neil Wagner	22	7	77	3	3.50	1	4
Daryl Mitchell	6	1	18	1	3.00	0	0
Ross Taylor	0.3	0	0	1	0.00	0	0

NZ beat BAN, 2nd Test: Tom Latham stars in Ross Taylor’s farewell Test as Blackcaps beat Bangladesh by inns & 117 runs, levels series 1-1

Earlier, resuming Day 2 at 349/1, Devon Conway brought up his century but after a knock of 109, he was sent back to the pavilion via a run-out. Wickets kept falling, but skipper Tom Latham remained firm at one end. Latham went on to play a remarkable knock of 252 runs off just 373 balls with the help of 34 fours and 2 sixes. Wicketkeeper-batter Tom Blundell also chipped in with an unbeaten knock of 57 as New Zealand finally declared their innings at 521/6.

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Shadman Islam	c Tom Latham b TA Boult	7	8	0	0	87.50
Naim Sheikh	b TG Southee	0	5	0	0	0.00
Nazmul Hossain Shanto	c Tom Latham b TA Boult	4	12	0	0	33.33
Mominul Haque (C)	b TG Southee	0	8	0	0	0.00
Liton Das	c TA Blundell b TA Boult	8	18	1	0	44.44
Yasir Ali Chowdhury	c DJ Mitchell b KA Jamieson	55	95	7	0	57.89
Nurul Hasan (WK)	lbw b TG Southee	41	62	6	0	66.13
Mehidy Hasan Miraz	b TA Boult	5	33	0	0	15.15
Taskin Ahmed	c WA Young b KA Jamieson	2	3	0	0	66.67
Shoriful Islam	b TA Boult	2	3	0	0	66.67
Ebadot Hossain	Not out	0	2	0	0	0.00
Extra	2 (b 0, w 1, nb 1, lb 0)
Total	126/10 (41.2)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Tim Southee	12	4	28	3	2.33
Trent Boult	13.2	3	43	5	3.23
Kyle Jamieson	9	3	32	2	3.56
Neil Wagner	7	1	23	0	3.29

Fall Of Wickets	FOW	Over
Shadman Islam	1-7	1.2
N Sheikh	2-11	2.5
Nazmul Hossain Shanto	3-11	5.2
Mominul Haque	4-11	6.1
Liton Das	5-27	11.2
Nurul Hasan	6-87	28.6
Mehidy Hasan Miraz	7-109	37.4
Taskin Ahmed	8-118	38.4
Yasir Ali	9-126	40.4
Shoriful Islam	10-126	41.2