Latham, Boult display ensure pure Kiwi dominance after second day

Trent Boult bagged five wickets following Tom Latham’s 252 to ensure the proper dominance of the hosts as Bangladesh were bundled out for 126 at stumps in reply to New Zealand’s mammoth 521 for six declared in the second Test on Monday.

The last wicket fell in the last over of the day in Christchurch as the Bangladesh innings ended inside a session and a half, and 395 in arrears.

The hosts must win the Test to square the two-match series after losing the first Test by eight wickets. 

They had made batting look easy after being sent in on a green wicket with opener Tom Latham in the middle for more than nine hours for his 252, while Devon Conway added 109 and Tom Blundell was 57 not out. 

When the Black Caps declared, pace bowlers Boult and Tim Southee then showed how to move the ball on a verdant surface as they ripped through the Bangladesh line-up.

Boult ended with five for 43 while Southee took three for 28. Kyle Jamieson claimed the rest of the two wickets by removing Taskin Ahmed and Yasir.

Only two relative Test novices, Yasir Ali and Nurul Hasan provided any resistance. Yasir, in his third Test, made 55 while Nurul was out for 41 in his fifth Test.

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