*Official* Bangladesh Tour of New Zealand 2019

[straw man]

When you thought this would be a spitting green wicket for the seamers with lots of catches in the slips.

... and then Wagner doesn't bowl until over 30 and gets three meme short ball wickets.

 

[straw man]

Ridiculous slog from Soumya

 

[Grasshopper]

Good session for NZ with 7-84.

37 overs left in the day, so we could score 100 by stumps.

 

[straw man]

Rough that Wagner didn't get his fifth after doing all the hard work. Can't complain about Boult mopping up the tail though.

 

[Daemon]

Crazy that Tamim’s only turning 30 next week or so. Easily Bangladesh’s best ever batsman.

 

[trundler]

Boult is awesome at wrapping up the tail isn't he

 

[trundler]

Jayed getting some swing

 

[Jezroy]

Interesting to see how Southee, Boult, and Wagner’s careers are tracking. I’d suggest someone who will be important in our upcoming SL tour would be Wagner. His tactics take the pitch and/or the condition of the ball out of the equation. Then we’ve got to do well with our spinners - whoever they are. We’re like anti Bangladesh - they never need seamers at home, we never need spinners. And hopefully we continue our reasonable record overseas against spinners, then we should be able to compete.

 

[veganbob]

Crazy that Tamim’s only turning 30 next week or so. Easily Bangladesh’s best ever batsman.

Shakib I reckon

 

[Jezroy]

Be really good to see Bangladesh put us under some pressure here. Good for the game (this game - the second test), good for us in the 3rd and 4th innings to take the pressure, and good for Bangers to actually be in with a chance

 

[Gnske]

Shakib I reckon

Shakib "I'm too exhausted for the captaincy until it is thrust upon me" Al Hasan

 

[trundler]

Excellent from the opening bowlers

 

[trundler]

Tough, tough deck for batting. The batsmen can't do much about some of the balls they've received. Exciting. Be fun if Raval went YOLO mode since run scoring is hard here. But then I'm vying for an NZ lollapse

 

[trundler]

Gone as I typed that.

Good from Taylor.

 

[trundler]

Yesss. Excellent #intent.

 

[Daemon]

Shakib I reckon

Really?

Not even close imo. Tamim opens and has got a good record against all the test nations besides SA and Lanka. Shakib on the other hand averages less than 30 against Australia, India, England and SA.

Both seem to weirdly love playing NZ though.

 

[trundler]

These 2 have good bowling actions. Like this from NZ. Kane digging in and Ross going after the half volleys.

 

[trundler]

Really?

Not even close imo. Tamim opens and has got a good record against all the test nations besides SA and Lanka. Shakib on the other hand averages less than 30 against Australia, India, England and SA.

Both seem to weirdly love playing NZ though.

They must feel at home, I suppose, looking at how the Basin looked flooded yesterday

 

[Grasshopper]

Despite scoring only 211, Bangladesh had the better of the day.

 

[Borges]

Despite scoring only 211, Bangladesh had the better of the day.

Certainly bowled a lot better than the New Zealand quick bowlers.