Scoreboard

BANGLADESH First Innings T Iqbal lbw Boult .................................................................56 I Kayes c Boult b Southee ............................................... 1 M Haque not out ................................................................64 M Mahmudullah c Watling b Wagner ..............26 S al Hasan not out ................................................................ 5 Extras (2lb) ................................................................................... 2 Total (for 3 wkts) ............................................................... 154 Fall: 16, 60, 145. Bowling: T Boult 12.2-3-53-1, T Southee 11-3-45-1, C de Grandhomme 6-0-26-0, N Wagner 11-2-28-1.

Tamim averaged 39 in six Twenty20 matches for Wellington in 2012-13 but quipped that hardly prepared him for what he walked into.

‘‘There was something on the wicket but we put the bad balls away. I thought if Mahmudullah was there at the end it would be the ideal day for us. We played very well,’’ said Tamim.

‘‘We’re happy [with 154-3]. History says something else. That first innings is really difficult on this wicket and not too many runs have been scored by best of teams. We handled them well.’’

Tamim, a top quality player who often leaves home fans wanting more, got things rolling after opening partner Imrul Kayes fell for the leg side trap.

Ball tracking technology again proved baffling, giving Tamim a let-off then ending his innings lbw to Boult. On 31, Colin de Grandhomme looked to have him dead in front but New Zealand’s challenge was struck down when ball tracker showed the ball bouncing over. From side on it never looked to be too high, and the wind may have interfered with the reading.

Then on 56 a shout from Boult that looked to be high was given on review. Another head-scratcher and more big questionmarks over ball tracker’s accuracy. Mominul, 25 and barely over stump height, backed up scores of 181, 22 not out, 47 and 126 not out from the 2013 home series against New Zealand with another quality knock.