Captain Stephen Fleming struck a fine double-century as New Zealand looked on way to notch up another win over Bangladesh in the second and final Test here on Wednesday. Fleming struck 202 in the visiting side’s first innings score of 545-6 declared and Bangladesh were struggling at 82-3 in reply. Opener Javed Omar was unbeaten on 45 as Bangladesh, who lost the opening Test in Dhaka by an innings and 99 runs, still needed another 264 runs to avoid a follow-on. Fleming, who on Tuesday became the most-capped player for New Zealand as well as their highest run-getter in Tests, added another feather to his cap when he touched the 200-run mark. He became only the third New Zealand batsman to score two double centuries in Tests after Glenn Turner and Matthew Sinclair. The 31-year-old left-hander, who made his highest score of 274 not out against Sri Lanka in Colombo last year, played some fine shots on both sides of the wicket during his 318-ball knock. Brief scores New Zealand: 545-6 decl (S.Fleming 202, S.Styris 89, N.Astle 39, H.Marshall 69, J.Oram 38 n.o, Mohammad Rafique 3-130, Enamul Haque Jr 2-142).Bangladesh: 82-3 (Javed Omar batting 45, Vettori 2-23).
