New Zealand beat Bangladesh by an innings and 52 runs in the first Test match at Seddon Park in Hamilton and took a 1-0 lead in the three Tests series. Earlier New Zealand won the toss and opted to field first on a green surface but Tamim Iqbal gave a brisk start to Bangladesh and kept smashing all New Zealand bowlers but from the other end, they kept losing wickets and bowled out for just 234 runs in their first innings.
Tamim Iqbal scored 128 runs of them and Neil Wagner took 5 wickets for the hosts. In reply, Tom Latham and Jeet Raval gave a great start of 254 runs for the first wicket. And both the batsmen also brought up their respective hundreds. Raval scored 132 runs while Latham played 161 runs knock. After their dismissals, t was Kane Williamson's turn who built partnerships with every batsman and helped New Zealand to post a record total of 715/6d with a lead of 481 runs and also scored his second double hundred of Test career.
In their second innings Bangladeshi openers Tamim Iqbal and Shadman Islam gave a good 88 runs start but Islam couldn't convert his start and got out off Neil Wagner bowling. Mominul Haque, Mohammad Mithun too couldn't do much and perished cheaply and Tamim Iqbal also fell short of his second hundred of Test and Bangladesh were reduced to 126/4.
Soumya Sarkar and captain Mahmudullah put up a great fight and added 235 runs for the fifth wicket and both the batsmen also brought up their hundreds but just before Tea break on day four Trent Boult removed Sarkar for a well made 149 runs and broke this stand and after that Bangladesh fell flat and eventually bowled out for 429 runs. Captain Mahmudullah also played an awesome knock of 146 runs.
All the major stats and facts from the first Test between New Zealand and Bangladesh in Hamilton :
3 - Mahmudullah has scored 3 hundreds in New Zealand across formats and all 3 came at Seddon Park in Hamilton.
8 - New Zealand have won all the 8 Tests they played against Bangladesh at home.
20 - New Zealand captain Kane Williamson scored his 20th hundred of Test career - the first ever New Zealand batsman to score 20 Test hundreds.
200 - Tamim Iqbal scored a total of 200 runs in this Test match - the second most runs in a Test match for Bangladesh outside Asia after Shakib al Hasan's 217 against New Zealand in Wellington in 2017.
202 - With 202 dismissals as wicket keeper BJ Watling went past Adam Parore's tally of 201 dismissals and became the most successful wicket keeper for New Zealand in Test cricket.
715/6d - Runs total is New Zealand's highest ever total in Test cricket.
Highest total for New Zealand in Test cricket -
715/6d vs BAN at Hamilton, 2019
690 vs PAK at Sharjah, 2014
680/8d vs IND at Wellington, 2014
3114 - Tom Latham when on 47, completed 3000 runs in Test cricket. He has scored 3114 runs at an average of 43.25 in 42 Tests with 9 hundreds and 15 fifties.
6065 - Kane Williamson (6065 runs) became the fourth New Zealand batsman to score 6000 runs in Test cricket.
