Dhaka: Glenn Phillips hit an aggressive 87 to maintain New Zealand within the recreation on day three of a finely poised rain-hit second and last Check towards Bangladesh on Friday.
All-rounder Phillips lifted New Zealand from a precarious 55-5 in the beginning of day to 180 all out in response to Bangladesh’s first innings whole of 172 in Dhaka. Bangladesh worn out the eight-run deficit to achieve 38-2 when unhealthy gentle pressured early stumps, with 37 overs remaining on the day on the Sher-e-Bangla Nationwide Stadium.
Opener Zakir Hasan was batting on 16 with Mominul Haque on nought.
Spinner Ajaz Patel eliminated Mahmudul Hasan Pleasure for 2 within the first over and skipper Tim Southee took down his Bangladesh counterpart Najmul Hasan Shanto for 15.
Play resumed Friday after 4 classes — one within the morning — have been washed out due to rain with New Zealand trailing Bangladesh by 117 runs.
Phillips got here to the rescue with 9 fours and 4 sixes in his defiant 72-ball knock.
He placed on a 55-run eighth-wicket stand with Kyle Jamieson (20) and stood robust until his departure.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Taijul Islam picked up three wickets every for Bangladesh. Nayeem Hasan and Shoriful Islam claimed two wickets apiece.
Phillips and fellow in a single day batsman Daryl Mitchell took an aggressive method and have been rewarded with a stand of 49 for the sixth wicket, earlier than Bangladesh had their first success of the day.
Mehidy took an excellent catch, operating to his left from mid-on and diving at full size to dismiss Mitchell for 18 off Nayeem.
Nayeem eliminated Mitchell Santner in his subsequent over however Jamieson helped claw again the momentum in direction of New Zealand earlier than his dismissal by Shoriful.
Shoriful then pressured Phillips to edge a catch behind the stumps earlier than Taijul wrapped up the New Zealand innings with the wicket of Southee (14).
Fifteen wickets fell on the primary day however no ball was bowled on the second day after fixed rain within the nationwide capital.
The hosts, chasing a first-ever collection win over the Black Caps, lead the two-Check collection 1-Zero after a 150-run victory in Sylhet.