New Zealand vs Bangladesh, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Bangladesh tour of New Zealand, 2016-17 Venue: Hagley Oval, Christchurch Date & Time: Jan 20-Jan 24, 11:00 AM LOCAL
Southee 3-48(12.5 ov)
52.5
Southee to Rubel, out Caught by Watling!! And that's it Bangladesh's innings comes to an end. Once again, it's the short ball that does the trick. Rubel camps back and goes for the wild pull shot. Gets a top edge and the ball lobs up high in the air. BJ Watling moves backwards and takes a good catch. Rubel c Watling b Southee 7(6) [4s-1]
52.4
Southee to Rubel, FOUR, Southee tried to fox Rubel with a slower delivery, but the Bangladeshi No. 11 picks it up and punishes it. He waits for the ball to come to him and tonks it over mid-on for a boundary
52.3
Southee to Rubel, 2 runs, full delivery, wristed wide of mid-on for a couple
52.2
Southee to Rubel, no run, good length delivery outside off, a wild swing and a miss
52.1
Southee to Rubel, no run, Rubel moves leg-side-ish and Southee follows him. The ball beats the dangling blade of Rubel and settles into the hands of Watling
50.6
Southee to Kamrul Islam, 1 run, brutal bouncer. Kamrul Rabbi is in position to hook it. Gets a top edge onto the helmet and the ball lands safely in the vacant square leg region. Single nabbed
50.5
Southee to Kamrul Islam, no run, back of a length delivery and around off, defended into the off-side
50.4
Southee to Taskin Ahmed, 1 run, Taskin makes room by moving away and employs a cross-batted stroke towards mid-off
50.3
Southee to Taskin Ahmed, SIX, these two are enjoying their stint with the bat! It was banged in short by Southee and Taskin pulls it handsomely over deep square leg to collect his second six
50.2
Southee to Taskin Ahmed, 2 runs, short ball and Taskin hurried by the delivery. He looked to pull it and the ball takes the bottom part of the blade and rolls through the point region
50.1
Southee to Taskin Ahmed, 2 runs, goes aerial, but doesn't time well. He creates his own room by moving towards leg-side and elevates this length delivery over mid-off. The ball dies down near the ropes and Taskin has to settle for a brace
24.6
Southee to Mahmudullah, no run, short ball again. Mahmudullah gets across and drops into the pitch
24.5
Southee to Mahmudullah, no run, full toss. Mahmudullah drives to mid-wicket
24.4
Southee to Mahmudullah, no run, short ones. Too predictable. Ducked
24.3
Southee to Mahmudullah, 2 runs, trying to tickle Mahmudullah's rib cage is Southee. The former gets across and tucks him fine for a single
24.2
Southee to Mahmudullah, no run, another bouncer. Mahmudullah ducks it
24.1
Southee to Mahmudullah, no run, short ball. Mahmudullah does not have to do anything with that
22.6
Southee to Hossain Shanto, no run, taps this fuller length delivery back to the bowler
22.5
Southee to Hossain Shanto, no run, short of length delivery, punched to covers off the back foot
22.4
Southee to Hossain Shanto, no run, short delivery wide of off, Shanto evades it with a duck
22.3
Southee to Shakib, out Caught by C de Grandhomme!! 200 Test wickets for Tim Southee! He becomes the fifth New Zealand player to get there. Shakib has thrown away his wicket here. He never looked settled. A shortish delivery wide of off and Shakib falls for the bait by going after it. Looks to cut and gifts a simple catch to de Grandhomme at deepish gully. Bangladesh are effectively 8-3. Shakib c C de Grandhomme b Southee 8(7) [4s-1]
22.2
Southee to Shakib, no run, Southee gets it closer to the stumps this time, but not close enough to induce a stroke out of Shakib
22.1
Southee to Shakib, no run, Shakib sees the line wide of off and shoulders arms
20.6
Southee to Shakib, 1 run, fuller length delivery wide of off, square-driven to deep point
20.5
Southee to Mahmudullah, 1 run, Southee bangs it halfway down, Mahmudullah pulls it with a swivel behind square. He was in total control of that shot
20.4
Southee to Mahmudullah, no run, sharp bouncer, Mahmudullah ducks underneath it
20.3
Southee to Mahmudullah, no run, wide of off, left alone
20.2
Southee to Mahmudullah, FOUR, short ball and Mahmudullah is brave to go after it. He pulls between mid-on and mid-wicket. The timing wasn't great, but he found the gap and the ball had enough legs to go past the ropes and Bangladesh are into the lead now
20.1
Southee to Mahmudullah, no run, good length delivery on off, pushed to covers
18.6
Southee to Mahmudullah, 2 runs, in the air but safe! Shortish ball, Mahmudullah mistimes the flat-batted slap. The ball travels to the right of Southee and the batters collect a brace
18.5
Southee to Soumya Sarkar, 1 run, toe-ends the drive down the ground for a single
18.4
Southee to Soumya Sarkar, no run, good length delivery that jags in a shade, Sarkar closes his bat face early and a leading edge forces the ball to go towards mid-off. Was in the air for a while, but safe
18.3
Southee to Soumya Sarkar, no run, back of a length delivery that nips in, Sarkar is late to tuck it off his hips. The ball rolls towards cover off the thigh pad
18.2
Southee to Soumya Sarkar, no run, a fraction short, Sarkar allows the ball to come to him, opens his bat face and defends it into the off-side
18.1
Southee to Soumya Sarkar, no run, full and outside off, driven firmly to short cover
13.6
Southee to Soumya Sarkar, no run, short of a good length delivery on off, Sarkar stands tall and defends it on the off-side
13.5
Southee to Soumya Sarkar, no run, short ball wide of off, Sarkar ignores it
13.4
Southee to Soumya Sarkar, FOUR, another slower delivery from Southee, but this time Sarkar spots it and smacks it through the covers. He crouches low and drills it through the vacant extra cover region
13.3
Southee to Soumya Sarkar, no run, length delivery around off, Sarkar opens his stance and taps it to gully
13.2
Southee to Soumya Sarkar, no run, slower ball! 112.5kph off-cutter and Sarkar is deceived by that. He is early into his defensive shot and gets an outside edge that goes on the bounce to the keeper
13.1
Southee to Mahmudullah, 1 run, short of length delivery on off and middle, Mahmudullah knocks it down the ground and gets it wide of wode mid-on. A single taken
11.6
Southee to Mahmudullah, 2 runs, gbit of shape into the right-hander, Mahmudullah opens his face of the bat and guides it behind square on the off-side
11.5
Southee to Mahmudullah, no run, pitches it up, but the line is very wide outside off, Mahmudullah is happy to let it pass
11.4
Southee to Mahmudullah, no run, short ball, Mahmudullah ducks under it
11.3
Southee to Mahmudullah, no run, short of length delivery on middle and leg, Mahmudullah shuffles across and misses the flick. Gets struck high on the thigh pad. The angle would have taken it down leg. Hence, no appeal
11.2
Southee to Mahmudullah, no run, fuller length delivery curling in, Mahmudullah is half-forward to push it back to Southee
11.1
Southee to Mahmudullah, no run, Southee pitches it full and draws Mahmudullah forward. Push-driven to mid-off
9.6
Southee to Soumya Sarkar, no run, slanted across Soumya Sarkar and left alone. That will be lunch
9.5
Southee to Soumya Sarkar, no run, shapes away late off the seam and beats Soumya Sarkar's advancing bat. Too good to get the edge
9.4
Southee to Soumya Sarkar, no run, defends the length ball towards cover
9.3
Southee to Mahmudullah, 1 run, Mahmudullah tucked this short ball behind square and set off. Soumya Sarkar was a little casual and might have been gone there. Will thank heavens that he managed to beat the direct hit
9.2
Southee to Mahmudullah, no run, short down the leg-side. Mahmudullah moves inside the line and lets it go
9.1
Southee to Mahmudullah, no run, Southee starts round the wicket and bowls it short. Mahmudullah mistimes the pull to the keeper. Might have brushed his thigh pad there
7.6
Southee to Soumya Sarkar, no run, slips it full. Soumya Sarkar pokes to cover
7.5
Southee to Soumya Sarkar, no run, bumper. Soumya Sarkar ducks
7.4
Southee to Soumya Sarkar, no run, shortish outside off. Soumya Sarkar back-cuts to gully
7.3
Southee to Soumya Sarkar, no run, angled across Soumya Sarkar, lets it go
7.2
Southee to Soumya Sarkar, no run, length ball on off. Soumya Sarkar quells it towards point
7.1
Southee to Mahmudullah, 1 run, tucked off the legs to fine leg for a single
5.6
Southee to Mahmudullah, no run, back of a length delivery around off, Mahmudullah forces off the back foot to point
5.5
Southee to Mahmudullah, no run, short ball and above Mahmudullah, leaves it
5.4
Southee to Tamim, out Caught by Santner!! Tamim departs just before lunch. He could have easily avoided this bouncer but falls in the trap that was laid out for him. Short ball and Tamim pulls it, there is a man at deep square leg and he has to move in a couple of yards to snaffle that. Bangladesh lose their first, New Zealand would want to sneak in through the window. Tamim c Santner b Southee 8(19) [4s-1]
5.3
Southee to Tamim, no run, goes across Tamim, lets it go
5.2
Southee to Tamim, no run, short ball. Tamim goes for the pull but fails to connect and the ball scoots through to the keeper
5.1
Southee to Tamim, no run, back of a length delivery. Tamim opens the face of the bat and defends to gully
3.6
Southee to Tamim, no run, slanted across Tamim, taps towards cover from the crease
3.5
Southee to Soumya Sarkar, 1 run, fullish on the legs again. Turns it to fine leg
3.4
Southee to Soumya Sarkar, no run, fuller but the line is a bit leg-stumpish. Kept out to mid-wicket
3.3
Southee to Soumya Sarkar, no run, takes it across Soumya Sarkar, leaves
3.2
Southee to Tamim, 1 run, full ball drifting on the legs of Tamim, flicked to fine leg
3.1
Southee to Tamim, no run, length ball on off. Tamim defends from the crease
1.6
Southee to Soumya Sarkar, FOUR, full again. Soumya Sarkar shows the maker's mark as he drives it past mid-off. Mid-on chases it but to no avail
1.5
Southee to Soumya Sarkar, no run, length ball on off. Soumya Sarkar covers the line and defends
1.4
Southee to Soumya Sarkar, no run, slanted across Soumya Sarkar, left alone
1.3
Southee to Soumya Sarkar, no run, comes in and hits Soumya Sarkar on the pad. There is an appeal for lbw but inside edge saves Soumya Sarkar
1.2
Southee to Soumya Sarkar, FOUR, now Soumya Sarkar is off the mark. Gets a full ball outside off and leans the drive through point
1.1
Southee to Soumya Sarkar, no run, takes it across Soumya Sarkar. Lets it go
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