New Zealand Test skipper Tim Southee slammed the pitch at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka and called the wicket the "worst" he has seen in his career after Blackcaps tied the two-match Test series with Bangladesh.
New Zealand's match winner Glenn Phillips stated that the slender lead of eight runs in the first inning of the second Test "mattered a lot" during their four-wicket victory over Bangladesh on Saturday.
New Zealand levelled the two-match Test series against Bangladesh by clinching victory in the second game within four days on Saturday at the Shere Bangla National Stadium and the Test series on 1-1 scoreline.
Former New Zealand battler Lou Vincent can continue to play domestic cricket or any level below with immediate effect after the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) revised the life ban imposed on him for corruption in 2014.
Glenn Phillips put New Zealand in control in the first innings while Zakir Hasan rose to the challenge in the second innings on day three of the second Test which was majorly affected by rain on Friday at the Shere Bangla National Stadium.
Tom Latham will lead the side that misses several senior players from the World Cup squad. Kane Williamson, Tim Southee, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Glenn Phillips and Devon Conway are not part of the squad.
Former English cricketer Michael Vaughan trolled Mushfiqur Rahim for becoming the first Bangladesh Men's batter to be dismissed for obstructing the field during the second Test against New Zealand in Dhaka on Wednesday.
Mitchell Santner and Glenn Phillips' three-wicket hauls helped New Zealand to dominate over Bangladesh on the first day of the second Test at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Wednesday.
Mushfiqur was given out obstructing the field in the 41st over, leaving his side five down as he became only the first Bangladesh Men's batter to be dismissed in this fashion.
In the allotted 60 minutes, Ropni Kumari (8'), Jyoti Chhatri (17'), and Sunelita Toppo (53') scored a goal each for India, while Isabella Story (11'), Madeline Harris (14'), and Riana Pho (49') netted goals for New Zealand.
Suzie Bates was part of New Zealand's basketball team that went to the Beijing Games in 2008 and the 36-year-old has not given up hope of still being around in 2028 and making it to a second Olympics, though this time as a cricketer.