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This is an archive article published on October 20, 2008

Shakib show puts Bangladesh on top

Left-arm spinner Shakib al Hasan took seven wickets to dismiss New Zealand for 171 on Sunday...

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Left-arm spinner Shakib al Hasan took seven wickets to dismiss New Zealand for 171 on Sunday, then scored 71 to give Bangladesh a 258-run lead at the end of day three of the first Test.

The 21-year-old’s haul of 7 for 36 in 25.5 overs was Bangladesh’s best in a Test innings, bettering Enamul Haque’s 7-95 against Zimbabwe in 2005 at the same venue. New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori took 4-39 to restrict Bangladesh to 184 for eight in their 2nd innings, following a top order collapse. Mushfiqur Rahim and Hasan combined for a 56-run sixth wicket stand which ended when Rahim (32) was bowled by Iain O’Brien, with Bangladesh on 127. Hasan’s 48-run seventh-wicket stand with Nayeem Islam steered Bangladesh to 175, and included a knock of 50 off 105 balls with 9 boundaries.

Vettori picked up two late wickets with the new ball, removing Hasan, caught by Taylor, and then trapping Nayeem Islam leg before wicket for 19 with Bangladesh on 180. Hasan’s 71 run innings came off 151 balls with a dozen boundaries. Mashrafee bin Murtaza (5) and Abdur Razzak (0) were undefeated at stumps.

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Earlier resuming on 155-9, New Zealand fell short of Bangladesh’s modest first innings of 245.

Brief scores: Bangladesh 245 and 184 for 8 (Shakib al Hasan 71, Tamim Iqbal 33; Vettori 39/4); New Zealand 171 ( Daniel Vettori 55 n.o., Brendon McCullum 25; Hasan 36/7).

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