New Zealand beats Bangladesh to tie series

New Zealand beat Bangladesh in the second cricket test match on Tuesday. A courageous century by wicketkeeper Liton Das made Bangladesh a hard nut to crack but New Zealand finally broke through  to win the second cricket Test by an innings and 117 runs to tie the two-match series. Das finally was out for 102 and the end came swiftly afterwards with Bangladesh losing its last wickets in dimming light at Hagley Oval. When the ninth wicket fell the crowd began baying for the veteran batsman Ross Taylor who will retire from Test cricket after his 112th Test to be given a chance to bowl. "We needed to win this game to stay in the series and I thought we played fantastically well," Taylor said.  "Bangladesh put us under pressure at various times and that was probably a fair reflection of where the series was at. "I wanted to finish with a win and the guys obviously gave that to me."

The result appeared a reversal for Bangladesh who made history when they won the first Test by eight wickets for their first win in any format in New Zealand. The win by the world's ninth-ranked team over the World Test Champion, especially in New Zealand conditions, was regarded as one of Test cricket's great upsets. The tourists struggled to recover in the second Test after New Zealand's mammoth first-innings total but the fight they showed on the final day was impressive and they eventually will be pleased with a drawn series. "I'm really happy with the first Test but the first innings of the second Test was disappointing," Bangladesh captain Monimul Haque said.