New Zealand vs Bangladesh, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Bangladesh tour of New Zealand, 2019 Venue: Basin Reserve, Wellington Date & Time: Mar 08-Mar 12, 11:00 AM LOCAL
Henry Nicholls 107(129)
79.4
T Islam to Henry Nicholls, out Bowled!! Makes too much room, exposes the sticks, Taijul bowls a flatter delivery and Nicholls had a long way to reach as he tried to guide the ball to third man. Missed it completely, ball hits middle and off and off he walks to a great round of applause. Fine hundred from the left-hander. Henry Nicholls b T Islam 107(129) [4s-9]
79.3
T Islam to Ross Taylor, 1 run, fired flat and outside off stump, Taylor late-cuts it to backward point
79.1
T Islam to Henry Nicholls, 2 runs, moves leg-side and slices this short ball, the fielder doesn't cover for the spin after it pitches, luckily it didn't gave enough pace to run past him to the boundary
78.6
Mominul to Henry Nicholls, 1 run, full toss, swung away to deep mid-wicket
78.5
Mominul to Henry Nicholls, no run, oh this one has been crashed back, Mominul stops it in his followthrough
78.4
Mominul to Henry Nicholls, no run, Nicholls wanted to slog that all the way over the mid-wicket fence, but ended up inside-edging it to short fine leg
78.3
Mominul to Ross Taylor, 1 run, full and outside off stump, Taylor drives it to deep cover
78.1
Mominul to Ross Taylor, 1 run, fullish and outside off stump, Taylor drives it to long-off
77.5
T Islam to Henry Nicholls, 2 runs, backs away and cuts, calls for two and easily gets back for the second run. 98 now
77.4
T Islam to Ross Taylor, 1 run, full and outside off stump, Taylor drives it to deep extra-cover
77.2
T Islam to Henry Nicholls, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Nicholls drives it back to the bowler
77.1
T Islam to Ross Taylor, 3 runs, cut away in the gap but the outfield is thick, so the ball slows down at deep backward point, Taylor scampers back for the third as the crowd applauds for the 200-partnership
76.4
Mominul to Ross Taylor, 1 run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Taylor paddles it to fine leg
76.2
Mominul to Ross Taylor, 1 run, this is driven in the gap to the right of short cover, first runs of the session
75.5
T Islam to Henry Nicholls, no run, tad too full and Nicholls squeezes the drive back to the bowler
75.4
T Islam to Henry Nicholls, no run, slower and turning in, Nicholls blocks it back to Taijul
75.3
T Islam to Ross Taylor, 1 run, flighted close to off, Taylor pushes it down the ground to long-off
74.4
Mominul to Ross Taylor, 1 run, drifts in with the arm and Taylor punches it down to long-on
73.3
T Islam to Ross Taylor, 1 run, shortened the length as Taylor advanced down the wicket, well adjusted and played to long-on
71.6
T Islam to Henry Nicholls, 1 run, slides on the pads and Nicholls nurdles it to deep square leg
71.5
T Islam to Ross Taylor, 1 run, not all that short but Taylor is so good with the cut shot, he goes back and tries the shot, first is hit on the glove and then the ball hits the bat, single to sweeper cover
70.5
Ebadat Hossain to Henry Nicholls, no run, angled in from a fullish length and Nicholls pushes it to mid-on
70.4
Ebadat Hossain to Ross Taylor, 1 run, low full toss almost a yorker length, jammed out to long-on
69.3
T Islam to Ross Taylor, 3 runs, bends low, takes it on the full and laps it fine, another three
69.1
T Islam to Henry Nicholls, no run, flatter delivery and Nicholls punches it back down the wicket
68.6
Mominul to Henry Nicholls, 1 run, this time he does and picks up a single to deep mid-wicket
68.5
Mominul to Henry Nicholls, no run, slower and on the pads, Nicholls can't beat the mid-wicket fielder
68.4
Mominul to Ross Taylor, 1 run, quicker, fuller and outside off, Taylor eases it to long-off
68.2
Mominul to Ross Taylor, 1 run, on the shorter again and outside off, Taylor cracks it to deep point
67.5
T Islam to Henry Nicholls, no run, comes down the track and nudges it with the spin to mid-wicket
67.4
T Islam to Henry Nicholls, 2 runs, 150 partnership. Bit of glove love between the duo. Nicholls paddles it fine and they collect two more
67.3
T Islam to Henry Nicholls, 2 runs, fraction short and Nicholls makes room to cut it in front of square, plenty of spaces out there and he called for two straightaway, easy peasy
67.2
T Islam to Ross Taylor, 1 run, just an extended forward push and the ball pings off the middle to long-off
66.5
Mominul to Henry Nicholls, FOUR, they're just toying with the bowling. Part-timer on and all the fancy shots are out as well. Flighted on off-stump, Nicholls reverse sweeps it behind point and the ball races away to the fence
66.4
Mominul to Henry Nicholls, no run, spinning in, Nicholls ekes out an inside edge onto the pad, the ball rolls into the leg-side
66.3
Mominul to Ross Taylor, 1 run, flighted outside off, Taylor drives it down to long-off
66.1
Mominul to Ross Taylor, 1 run, drifting in and Taylor nurdles it round the corner - to backward square leg
65.5
T Islam to Ross Taylor, 3 runs, quicker and around off-stump, Taylor bends low and paddles it, nice wrist roll and that enabled him to place it fine, the pair race back for the third
65.1
T Islam to Henry Nicholls, FOUR, runs continue to flow at a brisk pace.. Fraction short and though Nicholls was cramped up a bit, he manages to get the pull over the square leg fielder
64.6
Mominul to Henry Nicholls, 1 run, lands it very full and Nicholls squeezes out the drive to long-off
64.5
Mominul to Henry Nicholls, no run, slower through the air and Nicholls pushes it back to Mominul
64.4
Mominul to Henry Nicholls, 2 runs, makes room to carve the shortish ball in front of square on the off-side, two added before Tamim from sweeper cover gets around to tidy up
64.3
Mominul to Ross Taylor, 1 run, opens himself up and drives inside out to long-off
63.6
T Islam to Henry Nicholls, 1 run, similar shot to the previous one and this time there's no misfield, hence only a single
63.5
T Islam to Henry Nicholls, 2 runs, takes the paddle sweep from middle stump and places it fine, a fumble in the deep allows the duo to steal a second
63.4
T Islam to Henry Nicholls, no run, tossed up on middle, Nicholls works it to mid-wicket
63.3
T Islam to Ross Taylor, 1 run, bit more air this time and Taylor drives to long-off. He called for two but has to settle with one
62.4
Mominul to Henry Nicholls, no run, tossed up on middle, clipped straight to mid-wicket
62.3
Mominul to Henry Nicholls, no run, comes down the track and yorks himself, squeezes it back to Mominul
62.2
Mominul to Ross Taylor, 1 run, flatter and Taylor knocks it towards mid-on, waits for the ball to pass the chasing mid-wicket fielder before taking the single
61.5
T Islam to Henry Nicholls, no run, hits it straight to the mid-wicket fielder this time
61.4
T Islam to Henry Nicholls, no run, nudges it towards mid-wicket and shouts a loud "no" to deny the single
61.3
T Islam to Ross Taylor, 1 run, touch short and Taylor has enough space to dab it wide of backward point
60.6
Mominul to Ross Taylor, no run, slower and around off, Taylor bunts it into the off-side
60.3
Mominul to Henry Nicholls, 2 runs, angled across off from round the wicket and Nicholls cracks the cut in front of square on the off-side, two more
60.2
Mominul to Henry Nicholls, no run, flighted on middle and Nicholls flicks it to mid-wicket
60.1
Mominul to Ross Taylor, 1 run, gentle toss up outside off and Taylor crunches the drive to sweeper cover
59.4
T Islam to Ross Taylor, 1 run, drifting in with some flight and Taylor drives it to long-off
59.1
T Islam to Henry Nicholls, no run, shortish length and Nicholls tucks it straight to backward square
58.6
Mustafizur to Ross Taylor, 2 runs, shouts of "catch" but this pull shot from Taylor drops well short of deep square leg. It's well wide of him too. They amble back for two
58.3
Mustafizur to Henry Nicholls, no run, slower ball just outside off, defended down the pitch
58.3
Mustafizur to Henry Nicholls, no ball, 2 runs, back of a length on leg, clips it through midwicket
58.2
Mustafizur to Ross Taylor, 1 run, back of a length on leg, works it wide of mid-on
57.6
T Islam to Henry Nicholls, 1 run, clipped off the pads through backward square
57.5
T Islam to Ross Taylor, 1 run, takes it on the low full toss and punches it to long-off
56.6
Mustafizur to Henry Nicholls, wide, short and wide, and called a wide again for height
56.5
Mustafizur to Henry Nicholls, FOUR, pitched up at the stumps, Nicholls punches it straight back down the ground to raise a breezy half-century. These are some easy runs against a defeated Bangladesh unit
56.5
Mustafizur to Henry Nicholls, wide, short and wide, way too high. Nicholls lets it go
56.4
Mustafizur to Henry Nicholls, FOUR, short one again, and it's a boundary again. This one packs a lot more power from Nicholls as he smashes the pull backward of square
56.3
Mustafizur to Henry Nicholls, FOUR, short of length at the body, pulls it nice and fine for four
56.2
Mustafizur to Henry Nicholls, no run, down the leg-side, brushes a bit of pad on the way to the keeper
56.1
Mustafizur to Ross Taylor, 1 run, short of length outside off, chopped wide of cover
55.2
T Islam to Henry Nicholls, 2 runs, flat on leg stump, clipped behind square by Nicholls. Lethargic fielding gives them an easy two
55.1
T Islam to Ross Taylor, 1 run, flighted up outside off, slapped to sweeper cover
54.5
Mustafizur to Henry Nicholls, no run, defended into the off-side
54.4
Mustafizur to Ross Taylor, 1 run, full ball outside off, Taylor knocks it wide of short cover and runs around halfway down the pitch before realizing that Nicholls wasn't moving. Luckily for him, the fielder wasn't able to make the stop even with a dive
54.2
Mustafizur to Henry Nicholls, no run, bending back in on off stump, full length, punched to mid-on
54.1
Mustafizur to Henry Nicholls, 2 runs, length ball on middle and leg, clipped through midwicket
53.6
T Islam to Henry Nicholls, 1 run, flighted up on off, driven to long-on
53.5
T Islam to Henry Nicholls, no run, length ball on middle, turned to short midwicket
53.4
T Islam to Henry Nicholls, no run, back of a length, sliding across off, Nicholls punches to short cover
53.3
T Islam to Henry Nicholls, no run, spinning in on leg, Nicholls misses his clip and wears it on the pad
53.2
T Islam to Henry Nicholls, no run, shimmies down and whips it back to Taijul
53.1
T Islam to Henry Nicholls, 2 runs, flat on middle and leg, clips it through midwicket
52.6
Abu Jayed to Ross Taylor, 2 runs, short of length on off, Taylor thumps the pull wide of deep midwicket. Just cruising along
52.4
Abu Jayed to Ross Taylor, 1 run, slower short ball, Taylor watches it carefully and dabs it in front of gully
52.1
Abu Jayed to Ross Taylor, 1 run, gets the cut away through backward point to the deep
51.4
Ebadat Hossain to Henry Nicholls, FOUR, shuffles across the stumps, invites Hossain to bowl straight and flicks it off the pads through midwicket
51.3
Ebadat Hossain to Henry Nicholls, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, skewed off a thick edge to gully
51.2
Ebadat Hossain to Henry Nicholls, no run, short of length, Nicholls is behind the line of it in defence
51.1
Ebadat Hossain to Henry Nicholls, no run, short of length delivery outside off, patted to point
50.6
Abu Jayed to Ross Taylor, no run, yorker length on middle, squeezed out to short midwicket
50.3
Abu Jayed to Henry Nicholls, 2 runs, short and wide, Nicholls reaches out for it and cuts it to deep point
50.2
Abu Jayed to Henry Nicholls, no run, defended into the off-side
50.1
Abu Jayed to Henry Nicholls, no run, full ball around off, punched to mid-off
49.6
Ebadat Hossain to Henry Nicholls, 1 run, on top of the bounce of this short ball, pulls it to deep square leg
49.5
Ebadat Hossain to Henry Nicholls, no run
49.4
Ebadat Hossain to Henry Nicholls, no run, short of length on off, bit of a soft leading edge back down the pitch from Nicholls
49.3
Ebadat Hossain to Henry Nicholls, no run, slashes at a short and wide one, misses out
49.2
Ebadat Hossain to Ross Taylor, 1 run, back of a length on middle, tucks it through midwicket
48.5
Abu Jayed to Henry Nicholls, no run, defended on the front foot
48.4
Abu Jayed to Ross Taylor, 1 run, nudged into the on-side
47.5
Ebadat Hossain to Henry Nicholls, no run, full ball outside off, left alone
47.4
Ebadat Hossain to Henry Nicholls, no run, back of a length delivery that straightens from round the wicket, beats Nicholls's loose poke
47.3
Ebadat Hossain to Henry Nicholls, FOUR, back of a length delivery wide of off, Nicholls goes after it and gets a thick edge through gully. New Zealand are in the lead
47.2
Ebadat Hossain to Henry Nicholls, no run, pitched up at the stumps, punched to mid-on
47.1
Ebadat Hossain to Henry Nicholls, no run, short of length close to off, Nicholls is cramped and stabs it behind the wickets
46.6
Abu Jayed to Ross Taylor, no run, short and wide, Taylor throws his hands at it but fails to connect
46.2
Abu Jayed to Henry Nicholls, no run, full ball outside off, defended to gully
46.1
Abu Jayed to Henry Nicholls, no run, back of a length on off, blocked to mid-on
45.6
Ebadat Hossain to Ross Taylor, 2 runs, length ball around off, Taylor looks to hack it through the on-side but can only slice it up off the outside half. Just clears mid-off
45.4
Ebadat Hossain to Ross Taylor, 1 run, short of length outside off, chopped off a thick under-edge through backward point
45.1
Ebadat Hossain to Henry Nicholls, no run, back of a length delivery down leg, Nicholls fails to whip it away
44.6
Mustafizur to Ross Taylor, no run, short ball outside off, left alone
43.5
T Islam to Henry Nicholls, no run, steps back in the crease and defends
43.4
T Islam to Henry Nicholls, no run, blocked down the pitch
43.3
T Islam to Ross Taylor, 1 run, pushed down to long-on
42.6
Mustafizur to Henry Nicholls, 3 runs, short ball outside off, slapped over the head of cover. This is rubbish bowling from Bangladesh
42.5
Mustafizur to Henry Nicholls, no run, short of length outside off, blocked to point
42.4
Mustafizur to Henry Nicholls, FOUR, short of length outside off, bit too close to cut for Nicholls who appears cramped as he gets a thick edge over slips
42.3
Mustafizur to Henry Nicholls, no run, short of length on off, Nicholls is behind the line of it in defence
42.2
Mustafizur to Henry Nicholls, no run, full on off, punches to mid-on
42.1
Mustafizur to Henry Nicholls, no run, back of a length on off, an inside edge onto the back thigh from Nicholls
41.6
T Islam to Henry Nicholls, 1 run, punched to mid-on
41.5
T Islam to Henry Nicholls, no run, defended to short midwicket
41.4
T Islam to Ross Taylor, 1 run, sliding in on leg, nudges it round the corner
40.5
Mustafizur to Henry Nicholls, no run, kicks up from back of a length and raps Nicholls on the gloves
40.4
Mustafizur to Henry Nicholls, no run, short and wide, bounces over Nicholls's attempted cut
40.3
Mustafizur to Ross Taylor, 1 run, back of a length around off, sneaks into the back thigh off the inside edge
39.5
T Islam to Henry Nicholls, no run, length ball sliding through around off, Nicholls goes back and defends
39.4
T Islam to Henry Nicholls, no run, flat on middle, blocked to mid-on
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