CHRISTCHURCH -- Bangladesh spinner Shakib Al Hasan took three wickets within eight balls late in Sunday's play to send New Zealand to stumps on day two at 260-7 in its first innings, leaving the second test at Hagley Oval evenly poised. Watling (1) and Colin de Grandhomme (0) with the third and sixth balls of his seventh over to turn the course of the test on its head. Shakib's success capped an outstanding bowling performance by Bangladesh on a pitch which is hard and fast but offered little seam or spin. Latham negotiated a rocky first session in which New Zealand lost the wickets of Jeet Raval (16) and Kane Williamson (2) within two balls. Taylor became the third New Zealand player after Stephen Fleming and Brendon McCullum to surpass 6,000 runs in tests.

Source: The China Post January 21, 2017 20:01 UTC