NZ vs BAN 2nd Test, Day 1 Stumps: Tom Latham’s century, Devon Conway fifty put New Zealand on top – New Zealand skipper Tom Latham smashed a century on Day 1 of the ongoing second Test against Bangladesh at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Sunday.
New Zealand’s score stood at 349/1 at stumps, with Latham (186*) and Devon Conway (99*) at the crease. New Zealand batted first and got off to a flying start, with openers Latham and Will Young putting Bangladesh bowlers on the back foot with a flurry of boundaries. The first session was completed by both batters, ensuring that the hosts did not lose any wickets.
Both batters went past the 50-run mark, resulting in a 148-run first inning. In the 38th over, Bangladesh finally grabbed a wicket when Shoriful Islam removed Young (54) for 54. Latham, on the other hand, persisted, scoring his 12th Test century in the 45th over of the innings.
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
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| Tom Latham (c) | not out | 186 | 278 | – | 28 | 0 | 66.90 | ||
| Will Young | c Mohammad Naim b Shoriful Islam | 54 | 114 | 176 | 5 | 0 | 47.36 | ||
| Devon Conway | not out | 99 | 148 | – | 10 | 1 | 66.89 | ||
| Extras | (lb 7, w 3) | 10 | |||||||
| TOTAL | (90 Ov, RR: 3.87) | 349/1 | |||||||
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Yet to bat: Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell †, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner, Trent Boult
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Fall of wickets: 1-148 (Will Young, 37.6 ov)
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| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB |
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| Taskin Ahmed | 22 | 5 | 68 | 0 | 3.09 | 2 | 0 |
| Shoriful Islam | 18 | 6 | 50 | 1 | 2.77 | 1 | 0 |
| Ebadot Hossain | 21 | 1 | 114 | 0 | 5.42 | 0 | 0 |
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz | 25 | 1 | 95 | 0 | 3.80 | 0 | 0 |
| Najmul Hossain Shanto | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3.75 | 0 | 0 |
At the end, Latham and Conway ensured that New Zealand did not lose any more wickets, giving the hosts a nine-wicket lead.
Brief Scores: New Zealand 349/1 (Tom Latham 186*, Devon Conway 99*; Shoriful Islam 1-50) vs Bangladesh.