Bangladesh Spinners Return Fire

Bangladesh spinners Taijul Islam and Mehedi Hasan Miraz have weaved their magic from the onset to have New Zealand struggling on the opening day of the second Test in Mirpur on Wednesday (December 6).

The visitors are five down for 46 in 11.4 overs after Miraz dismissed Kane Williamson (13) and Tom Blundell (0) in the span of three balls.

Earlier the home side posted 172 all out in their first innings after electing to bat.

Bangladesh spinner Mehedi Hasan Miraz removed New Zealand opener Devon Conway to give the hosts first breakthrough in the final session of the opening day of the second Test at Mirpur's Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today.

The visitors reached 24 for two in seven overs after Taijul Islam, the destroyer-in-chief in Sylhet Test, removed the other opener Tom Latham.

Earlier, New Zealand spinners ran circles around the Bangladesh batters and rolled them over for 172 in the final session after the hosts elected to bat.

Bangladesh all out for 172

New Zealand spinners ran circles around the Bangladesh batters and have rolled them over for 172 in the final session of Day.

The hosts went into the final session with only two wickets in hand and it didn't take the visitors too long to wrap up the innings as Glenn Phillips trapped Taijul Islam (six) lbw and skipper Tim Southee got Shoriful Islam (10) caught behind.

The Kiwi spinners dominated the proceedings in the first innings, as Phillips and Mitchell Santner took three wickets each while Ajaz Patel claimed two.

Mushfiqur Rahim was the highest scorer for Bangladesh with 35 before becoming the first Bangladeshi to get out for obstructing the field in Test cricket.