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Thirteen of the fifteen wickets that fell on the
opening day of the Dhaka Test were claimed by spin. After Bangladesh’s 172 all
out, New Zealand collapsed to 46 for five, and Mehidy Hasan Miraz claimed three
wickets and Taijul Islam two as they concluded the day on 55 for five. What
their batters had endured at the hands of the New Zealand spinners was returned
to them by the Bangladeshi spinners.
On a cloudy day in Dhaka, play was cancelled at 4:16
p.m., at least 14 minutes before it was supposed to end. After the visitors
lost half of their team in 49 minutes, Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Philips, who
had scores of 12 and 5, respectively, were still undefeated.
Devon Conway was dismissed by Mehidy after the
left-hander gave the offspinner an arm ball. In the subsequent over, Taijul
dismissed Tom Latham, who was well-caught by wicketkeeper Nurul Hasan after
being caught behind a delivery that stayed low. In his subsequent over, Taijul
also scored when Henry Nicholls was caught by Shoriful Islam at mid-on.
Then, in the 12th over, Mehidy got two in three balls
after Kane Williamson was removed by Shahadat Hossain with a brilliant catch at
short-leg. After hitting one ball, Tom Blundell found himself lifeless in front
of the stumps.
Bangladesh crumbled for 172 earlier, with the help of
New Zealand’s spin trio. Tim Southee claimed the remaining wicket that went to
the bowlers, leaving Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, and Ajaz Patel with a
combined eight wickets. Meanwhile, Mushfiqur Rahim was dismissed for impeding
the pitch, which came at a crucial time for the visiting team.
Before the 88-Test veteran had a meltdown, Bangladesh
had sunk to 47 for four. Mushfiqur and Shahadat Hossain had only begun to rally
the team with a 57-run stand. On the other hand, the visitors took advantage of
Bangladesh’s errors as their batters were out to soft shots.