Tigers fight back as Ebadot strikes

Pacer Ebadot Hossain picked up three crucial wickets in just two overs in the third session of the fourth day of the first Test against New Zealand at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Monday.

Dangerous Will Young and Henry Nicholls were removed by Ebadot in the same over while wicket-keeper batter Tom Blundell went to the pavilion in the very next over of Ebadot. Will Young scored 69, however, Nicholls and Blundell were dismissed before scoring.

The Kiwis have faced 59 overs so far and lead by 13 runs with Ross Taylor and Rachin Ravindra on the pitch.

Taskin Ahmed scalped the valuable wicket of Kiwi skipper Tom Latham and the rest of the wickets have been claimed by Ebadot.

Earlier, Bangladesh managed to add 57 runs on the fourth day as they ended day three at 401 for six in reply to New Zealand’s 328.

For Bangladesh, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Mominul Haque and Liton Das scored fifties while Mehidy Hasan, who reached 1,000 Test runs in the match, scored 47 runs.

Devon Conway scored a superb 122; Henry Nicholls, the last man to fall, scored 75; and opener Will Young bagged 52 for New Zealand.

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