Taijul Islam to Glenn Phillips, no run, tossed up delivery outside off, on the fuller side, Glenn Phillips looks to defend, gets beaten due to the sharp turn
13.6
Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Mitchell, no run, takes a forward stride and eases this loopy delivery back to the bowler
13.5
Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Glenn Phillips, 1 run, to backward square leg
13.4
Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, punched off the back foot! Was on the shorter side and the spun ball back in, Glenn Phillips rocks back and punches it through point for the first boundary of the day
13.3
Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Mitchell, 1 run, shimmies down the wicket and pushes this towards cover for a single
13.2
Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Mitchell, no run
Mitchell to face his first ball of day 3
13.1
Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Glenn Phillips, 1 run, touch short on middle and leg, Glenn Phillips nudges it past the fielder at short leg and takes a single. Nutmegged the fielder stationed at short leg
Miraz from the other end.. A slip, leg slip and short leg in place..
12.6
Taijul Islam to Glenn Phillips, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Glenn Phillips cuts it through cover-point for a single
12.5
Taijul Islam to Glenn Phillips, no run, quicker delivery on off, Glenn Phillips gets beaten on his cut
Two slips, short leg and here we go!
Right then, the players are back on the field. The two NZ batters - Phillips and Mitchell are ready to roll. How will the pitch behave after been under covers for such a long time? Let's find out..
The conditions have improved significantly and the Bangladesh supporters are waiting in the stands. Play to resume in less than 10 minutes..
Pitch Report | Grant Elliott: "Substantial bounce on day one along with spin. There was variable bounce as well. Difficult for the batters. The key here is to be positive with aggressive strokes and positive with defence."
11:13 Local Time, 05:13 GMT, 10:43 IST: "Next umpire’s inspection at 11:30am with a view to start at 12. Lunch to be taken at 11:20am," is the latest update from BLACKCAPS on X.
11:00 Local Time, 05:00 GMT, 10:30 IST: Umpires Paul Reiffel and Rod Tucker
10:55 Local Time, 04:55 GMT, 10:25 IST: The hessian cover is off the pitch and the stumps are being erected now.
The conditions have improved significantly
10:05 Local Time, 04:05 GMT, 09:35 IST: With day 2 washed out due to rain and some more rain earlier this morning, the outfield and pitch has taken a toll. There will be a pitch inspection at 11:00 local time, about an hour from here on..
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