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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 7:03 am Post subject: Shakib rips through New Zealand
Left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan claimed his maiden five-wicket haul in Tests as Bangladesh dominated day two of the second Test against New Zealand.
The 21-year-old finished with 6-31 to leave the tourists reeling at 155-9 in reply to Bangladesh's 245.
Black Caps skipper Daniel Vettori took 5-59 in the Bangladesh innings and was unbeaten on 48 at the end of the day.
But it was his Bangladesh counterpart Shakib, better known as a batsman, who was the star of the show.
Going into the match his previous Test-best was 2-67 against the same opponents at Wellington in January and he had taken just three wickets in total in his six Tests.
Shakib removed Jamie How (16) and debutant Jesse Ryder (one) in successive overs before trapping Aaron Redmond for 19 as he wrestled back the initiative for the home team.
Shakib then got the prized wickets of Brendon McCullum (25) and Jacob Oram (0) to leave New Zealand in tatters at 100-7.
Vettori and Kyle Mills managed to offer some resistance, adding 26 for the eighth wicket before Shakib struck again, with Mills edging to the keeper, as the hosts ended well on top.
That had looked unlikely when they were dismissed for just 245, losing their last six wickets for just 57 runs.
Vettori, 29, dismissed Rahim (79), Mashrafe Mortaza (0) and Abdur Razzak (11) as he claimed 5-59, his 16th five-wicket Test haul. _________________
Shakib Al Hasan kept up his fine form as Bangladesh gained the upper hand on New Zealand on day three in Chittagong.
Having weighed in with figures of 7-36 as New Zealand were all out for 171, he then added 71 with the bat as they closed on 184-8, a lead of 258 runs.
The Kiwis face an uphill task to avoid defeat, having never successfully chased more than 200 in an away Test.
And five of their top six batsmen are playing for the first time on a sub-continent pitch.
New Zealand added just 16 to their overnight total of 155-9 before Shakib dismissed Iain O'Brien for five, to claim the best figures ever by a Bangladesh Test bowler, and condemn the visitors to their lowest ever total against Bangladesh.
When the home side began their second innings, Jeetan Patel and Daniel Vettori made immediate inroads for New Zealand.
Zunaed Siddique, Rajin Saleh, captain Mohammad Ashraful and Mehrab Hossain could only conjure up 18 runs between the four of them, and they all fell before tea.
Tamim Iqbal added 33 before he was out, taking the score to 71-5, and bringing Shakib to the crease.
Along with Mushfiqur Rahim, he put on 56 for the sixth wicket to ensure Bangladesh retained the upper hand.
Shakib then combined with Naeem Islam to take the score to 175 before he was caught by Ross Taylor at slip off the bowling of Vettori.
Naeem then became Vettori's fourth victim of the innings, lbw for 19, with Mashrafe Mortaza and Abdur Razzak unbeaten at stumps. _________________
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