NZ vs BAN: Latham, Boult preserve Black Caps on target for series-level win

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Trent Boult and Tim Southee New Zealand captain Tom Latham smashed 252 runs earlier than Trent Boult and Tim Southee steered the hosts to a definitive victory for a series-level victory on the second day of the second and ultimate Test in Christchurch on Monday. performed.

Smarted from their shock defeat within the first match of the sequence at Mount Maunganui, World Test champions New Zealand took a 521-6 lead earlier than declaring their first innings at Hagley Oval.

Boult (5-43) and Southee (3-28) then helped Bangladesh bundle out for 126 runs and declare a large lead of 395.

Boult additionally turned the fourth New Zealand bowler after Richard Hadlee, Daniel Vettori and Southee to take 300 Test wickets.

“As a team, we are not about milestones and so on, but it certainly feels great to join an elusive club,” Boult advised official broadcasters.

“Quite good position, a little bit of swing, and I thought we used the bounce and the pace well on this beautiful ground.”

Devon Conway, who remained unbeaten on 99 on Sunday, hit a 4 off the primary ball of the day to attain his third century within the fifth Test. Conway was run out for 109 with a 215-run partnership with Latham.

Resuming his in a single day rating of 186, Latham made his 200 with a cover-driven 4 off Taskin Ahmed and have become solely the second New Zealand participant, after Stephen Fleming, to have two 250s. There had been extra scores.

The captain hit his Bangladeshi counterpart Mominul Haque for 2 sixes in three balls, however was dismissed for a 3rd. He hit 34 fours in his marketing campaign that lasted greater than 9 hours.

Ross Taylor, taking part in his final Test, scored 28 and Tom Blundell scored an unbeaten 57 earlier than Latham was declared.

When they returned, Boult and Southee diminished Bangladesh to 11-4 inside seven overs, with Latham taking two catches at slip.

Bangladesh fell 27-5 when Liton Das fell to Boult earlier than Yasir Ali (55) and Nurul Hasan (41) protested with a 60-run stand.

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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS

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