NZ beat BAN-Ross Taylor Farewell Test: New Zealand batter Ross Taylor on Tuesday 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.
NZ beat BAN: Ross Taylor ‘the bowler’ wraps up Bangladesh innings on Farewell Test as Kiwis avenge defeat, levels series 1-1; Watch video
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. On Tuesday, Bangladesh started their second innings following on New Zealand but were bowled out for 278 as the Kiwis sealed a win. The visitors were folded for 126 in the first innings.
The way Ross Taylor, who hadn’t bowled for over 8 years in intl cricket, kept waiting for the umpire to take his cap 😭pic.twitter.com/8Yy6fz3zfN
— Sritama Panda (Ross Taylor’s Version) (@cricketpun_duh) January 11, 2022
NZ beat BAN-Ross Taylor Farewell Test: 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.
A few cricketers to take a wicket on the final ball of their Test careers to end the opposition innings
Richard Hadlee
Glenn McGrath
Muttiah Muralitharan
Ross Taylor— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) January 11, 2022
With this win, New Zealand levelled the series 1-1 and have earned 12 points in their quest for the World Test Championship (WTC).
NZ beat BAN: Ross Taylor ‘the bowler’ wraps up Bangladesh innings on Farewell Test as Kiwis avenge defeat, levels series 1-1; Watch video
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.
NZ beat BAN-Ross Taylor Farewell Test: 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.
