New Zealand own the day as Bangladesh implode

Jan 23, 2017

Day three was washed out, but bright sunshine welcomed the teams on the fourth morning. Henry Nicholls, resuming on 56, batted well with the tail as New Zealand sought a first-innings lead•Getty Images

Neil Wagner added 57 with Nicholls for the ninth wicket and was the last man out, run-out for 26•Getty Images

Mahmudullah fought off some testing short bowling from Southee and Wagner•Getty Images

Trent Boult took over after that; he yorked out a defiant Nazmul Hossain Shanto and then ran through the lower order•AFP

Raval departed after scoring 33•AFP

Nicholls fell two short of a maiden Test century, dragging Mehedi Hasan onto his stumps•Getty Images

With a lead of 65, New Zealand's pacers came charging in; Tim Southee removed Tamim Iqbal before lunch, getting him to top-edge a hook•Getty Images

... and played a few fluent shots...•AFP

Boult, Wagner and Southee tok three wickets each to bowl Bangladesh out for 173. New Zealand needed 109 to sweep the series•AFP

Colin de Grandhomme came in at No. 3, and struck four sixes in his 15-ball knock of 33•AFP

After a 41-run partnership with Mahmudullah for the second wicket, Soumya Sarkar steered Colin de Grandhomme to Jeet Raval at gully•Getty Images

... before chopping Wagner onto his stumps. It was one of a number of loose shots from Bangladesh's batsmen as they slumped to 115 for 8•AFP

Taskin Ahmed led Bangladesh's bowling charge in an effort to get quick wickets - but openers Jeet Raval and Tom Latham saw off the early challenge•AFP

Latham remained not out on 41 as New Zealand reached the target inside 19 overs and completed a 2-0 series win•AFP