The World Test Championship winners New Zealand were made to toil hard for wickets on day 3 of the 1st Test against Bangladesh in Mount Maunganui. Resuming the day at 175/2, the visitors lost the wicket of Mahmudul Hasan Joy early in the day.
Bangladesh skipper Mominul Haque and Mushfiqur Rahim were going strong. They were at 192/4 when left-arm pacer Neil Wagner got the edge of Mominul which went straight to the hands of Tom Blundell when the batter was on 9 off 57 balls. However, after several replays, it was concluded that Wagner had overstepped and Haque survived.
Frustrated by the decision, Neil Wagner was furious and hurled abuses. His voice was caught in the stump mic where he could be seen using abusive language.
Watch the video here:
“That’s fucken bullshit” @TheACCnz pic.twitter.com/Zstd5IhF9w
— Joe Andrews (@Joe_Ludeman) January 2, 2022
Bangladesh secure crucial lead at the end of day 3
Bangladesh were struggling with 209/4 before skipper Mominul Haque and wicket-keeper batter Liton Das came to the rescue of the team and forged a crucial partnership of 158 Runs bringing Bangladeshi back into the game. Mominul Haque scored 88 runs which included 12 while Liton scored a fluent 86 runs which included 10 fours both missed out on well a deserved century.
The partnership was broken by Trent boult as he removed both the batters. Yasir Ali and Mehidy Hasan came to crease after the fall of 2 back-to-back wickets. They added 31 Runs for the 7 wickets partnership and ensured no further damage is done as Bangladeshi ended the day at 401/6.
