Bangladesh tour of New Zealand 2022 News

New Zealand captain for the Bangladesh Test series - Tom Latham was elated with Ross Taylor’s final wicket to sign off an incredible career. Latham, who took the catch himself to dismiss Bangladesh’s last man Ebadot Hossain, said after the game that the moment could not have been scripted any better. ''I was getting pressure from the crowd and also the boys to bowl (Ross Taylor), but the umpires played their part as well. It was very dark out there. They said we couldn't bowl the seamers. I guess that left one decision... to bowl Ross. It couldn't be scripted any better,” said the captain after the Test match. Ross Taylor speaking at the post match interview admitted himself that it has been an incredible ride and joked that he could have had a few more in case he bowled regularly in those conditions. Taylor stated that despite the match being emotional, those thoughts were put behind the curtains given the situation of the series. New Zealand were pushed back after losing the first Test match in the series and were threatened to give up their long standing undefeated home series streak.

New Zealand legend Ross Taylor played out an emotional final Test match to sign off his impactful career with the Kiwis on Monday, 11 January. Speaking after the game, an emotional Taylor reflected on the Test match stating that it was a great way to finish his career. Taylor, has been an integral part of the New Zealand team that has put on domination performances since 2015, having featured in multiple finals of ICC tournaments. “It’s a great way to finish to honestly stay in the series, but nah, we played fantastically well. Bangladesh put us under pressure a lot of times, and it’s probably a fair reflection of where the series was heading. I wanted to finish with a win and the guys gave it to me.” Asked about taking the final wicket of the Bangladesh batting order, Taylor chuckled and said that he would have had a few more if he would have bowled under these circumstances. Bangladesh, in a grand gesture gave Taylor a guard of honour and the cameras earlier caught the right handed middle order in an emotional state during the Kiwi national anthem. “It was an emotional game for me and my family and friends and the teammates as well, but ya it was good to get the win.” Taylor has been the bedrock of the NZ dominance across the world and hit the winning runs of the World Test Championship campaign, that ended NZ’s title drought at the ICC events.

New Zealand stalwart Ross Taylor capped off his long format career with one final wicket as the home side rolled over Bangladesh in the final Test match of the series at Hagley Oval. Taylor bowling his first over of the match on Monday, 11 January, removed the visitor’s #11 Ebadot Hossain in the 80th over of the game to post a huge victory of an innings and 117 runs. Forced to follow on after a Trent Boult masterclass in the first innings, Bangladesh fared better on the day, but not enough to make a difference in the course of the Test match. Liton Das, who has seen a significant rise in form since his T20 World Cup fiasco, was once again the star of the show, scoring 102 runs off 114 deliveries. Barring Liton, no one in the Bangladesh line-up stood up to the NZ pace attack and were dismissed despite getting starts. With the win, NZ were able to maintain their undefeated streak at home and now have entered their 5th year of defence, not having lost since 2017/18. The match was also New Zealand’s first win in the World Test Championship 2023 calendar, having lost two out of their earlier three matches against India and Bangladesh. At the moment, the title defenders stand 8th in the league table with 16 points to their name. Out of their four matches played, they have won 1, lost 2, and drawn 1 Test match.

Trent Boult became only the fourth New Zealand bowler and only the third fast bowler to reach the milestone of 300 Test wickets as he took a five-wicket haul against Bangladesh in the second test going on between the two sides at Hagley Oval in Christchurch. "It definitely means a lot. I am sure it will sink in over the coming days. It comes with a bit of hard work, fitness and pride in your performance,” Boult said in an interview post-Bangladesh innings which ended on 126 thanks to his spell of 5-43. Boult was also pleased by the fact that Tim Southee, his long time buddy and a proud member of the 300-club was alongside him t celebrate the success. "It is very special to have Timmy (Southee) out there with me this afternoon. To join the names like Daniel (Vettori) and Sir Richard (Hadlee) is also very special. Winning the Test match and getting back in the series will be special as well. It is definitely the focus at the moment,” said the 32-year-old. “I am sure we can enjoy a few more wickets together. Our friendship has dated back many years. I think we met towards the end of Under-17s. We have had a career to date of probably ten-plus years underneath the black cap. I am also learning off him,” he added further about Southee.

Bangladesh bowling coach Ottis Gibson was disappointed with the performance of his bowlers on the first day of the second Test against New Zealand at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch. Gibson felt that after the high of Mount Maunganui, where his fast bowlers won them the match, it was a reality check served to them on the first day by the New Zealand batters. "We have to learn from today. We bowled too many four-balls today. Too many balls wide outside the off stump. When we missed our lengths, we got cut or got too full to be driven. You can't allow the batters to score down the ground and both sides of the wicket. One of my mantras is you can't control the scoring if you don't control the length. We didn't control the length today to build pressure on them,” said Gibson in post day one press conference. "We saw the highs and lows of international sport today. Last week, we were on a high. We are, perhaps, still feeling the effects of last week's emotional and physical investment. We didn't hit our straps,” he added further. New Zealand scored 349 runs on the first day itself, with Tom Latham and Devon Conway being the prominent gainers. While skipper Latham remained unbeaten on 186, Conway was just one short of his century at the end of day’s play. Gibson agreed that the pitch didn't do as much as they expected, but also conceded to the fact that his bowlers didn't bowl as well as they could have done either. However, the coach was confident that his young bowling attack will hopefully make a comeback on day two of the match. "The guys have been going forward. Ebadot [Hossain] is our most experienced seamer with 12 games. Taskin [Ahmed] is playing his ninth, Shoriful [Islam] is playing his third. Look at the inexperience of the bowling attack and see where they got to last week in terms of growth and learning, but again, today is a lesson for them," he said.

Bangladesh had an awful day in the field on Day 1 of the second Test match on Sunday, 9 January against New Zealand. Playing the second and the final match in the series, Bangladesh erred in their lines throughout the day and conceded 349 runs at the end of play. All Kiwi batsmen took Bangladesh bowlers to the cleaners scoring at a healthy rate of 3.88 runs per over. Openers Tom Latham and Will Young put up an opening stand of 148 runs and then the scoring was taken over by Devon Conway who scored an excellent 99 off 148 balls. Tom Latham was the star of the show and scored 186 runs off 278 balls and was the prime reason behind Bangladesh’s miseries. The visitors were not helped by their poor effort in the field and dropped catches in the field. Their day out was perfectly summed up by an Ebadot Hossain delivery where he saw a catch getting dropped in the slips. He further had to run back off his own bowling on a run out attempt by the keeper. Bangladesh are leading the Test series 1-0 and are threatening to dethrone New Zealand from their undefeated streak at home.