Soumya leads Bangla recovery

The injury-hit tourists, with seven players having three or fewer Tests to their name, were bowled out in the last over of the day when Tim Southee grabbed his fifth wicket. After being put into bat on a standard New Zealand green surface, Bangladesh were ready to punish anything short or wide on a pitch which offered swing but not extreme pace Their willingness to search for runs resulted in early casualties when senior batsmen Tamin Iqbal (five) and Mahmudullah (19) were removed inside 11 overs to be 38-2 but recovered later to post 289. 

Brief scores: Bangladesh 289 (Soumya Sarkar 86, Shakib Al Hasan 59, Tim Southee 5/94, Trent Boult 4/87).