Bangladesh vs New Zealand,1st Test Day 3
2023.11.30
Bangladesh takes the lead thanks to Shanto’s century.
With a 205-run advantage at the end of the third day, the hosts finished 212 for 3.
Bangladesh 310 and 212 for 3 (Shanto 104*, Mushfiqur 43*, Patel 1-94) lead New Zealand 317 (Williamson 104, Philips 42, Taijul 4-109) by 205 runs espncricinfo
By the end of the third day, Najmul Hossain Shanto’s fifth Test century had significantly shifted the Sylhet Test in favour of Bangladesh. With seven wickets remaining, the host team leads New Zealand by 205 runs after controlling the majority of the day’s play.
Together with Mushfiqur Rahim, Shanto put on 96 runs to establish an unbroken fourth wicket stand. After hitting two tons against Afghanistan in June, Shanto’s century in this Test was his third in the previous four innings. After reaching the three-figure milestone, Shanto celebrated grandly, and Bangladesh, who had lost two early wickets in their second innings, exhaled with relief.
The home team’s day didn’t start off to a great start either. 52 runs were contributed by Tim Southee and Kyle Jamieson of New Zealand, who took the ninth wicket, but more significantly, they batted out the first hour and a bit more. The partnership saw four boundaries shared by Southee and Jamieson, but the most of the batting was well defensively. Bangladesh was also guilty of opposing the two tail-enders with deep fields.
Eventually, after 17 overs, Mominul Haque, a part-timer, trapped Jamieson leg before wicket for 23 runs. Mominul bowled Southee with a full ball later in the over. With 62 balls, Southee produced a polished 35.http://sportzlanka
Before lunch, Zakir Hasan and Mahmudul Hasan Joy, the opening batsmen for Bangladesh, completed the challenging 10 overs, but New Zealand quickly struck after the interval. Zakir Hasan was caught off guard by Ajaz Patel’s speech, which abruptly reverted back to his font pad. Zakir walked back for 17 after refusing to take the review, but Patel had bowled him with an identical delivery in the first innings.
A straight drive from Shanto struck the stumps at the non-striker’s end, grazing Southee’s finger and bringing more misfortune to the home team. Joy was just outside the crease, and he attempted to return, but he was only a few inches away. Joy had patiently persevered through 46 balls with only eight runs scored.
After taking the first two wickets, Mominul and Shanto combined for a third wicket partnership of 90 runs to put Bangladesh on the right track. During his 68-ball stay, Mominul nursed the ball around, breaking four boundaries in between.
It took a while for Shanto and Mushfiqur Rahim to reorganize, but they eventually found a leisurely groove and barely used first gear. After he turned forty, Shanto began to slow down, but Mushfiqur kept up a nearly identical pace when batting. He did not drive for runs; instead, he hit five boundaries in his 71-ball stint, most of them square of the wicket on both sides.
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