The New Nation - Internet Edition

AFP, Dunedin

New Zealand were 156 for four in reply to Bangladesh's first innings 137 at stumps on the first day of the first Test at University Oval here Friday.

Mathew Bell was not out 74.

Tamim Iqbal top scored with 53 for Bangladesh while Chris Martin took four for 64 and Jacob Oram took three for 23.

New Zealand v Bangladesh first test scoreboard

Scoreboard at the close of play on the opening day of the first test between New Zealand and Bangladesh at University Oval in Dunedin on Friday.

Bangladesh first innings

T.Iqbal c Fulton b Martin 53

J.Siddique c Fleming b Martin 1

H.Bashar c McCullum b Martin 23

M.Ashraful lbw b Martin 0

S.Nafees b Vettori 16

A.Ahmed b Oram 0

M.Rahim c Bell b Mills 7

M.Mortaza b Oram 22

S.Hossain c McCullum b Oram 0

E.Haque not out 2

S.Islam c McCullum b Mills 4

Extras (b-1 lb-2 w-3 nb-3) 9

Total (all out, 46.1 overs) 137

Fall of wickets: 1-5 2-43 3-47 4-82 5-98 6-100 7-129 8-129 9-133 10-137

Bowling: C.Martin 13-1-64-4, K.Mills 7.1-1-29-2, J.Oram 13-4-23-3 (nb-1 w-2), I.O'Brien 7-2-10-0 (nb-1 w-1), D.Vettori 6-2-8-1 (nb-1).

New Zealand first innings

C.Cumming lbw b Sajidul Islam 1

M.Bell not out 74

P.Fulton b Shahadat 14

S.Fleming c Mushfiqur Rahim b Sajidul Islam 14

M.Sinclair lbw b Masharafe Mortaza 29

J.Oram not out 17

Extras (lb-4 w-2 nb-1) 7

Total (for four wickets, 41 overs) 156

To bat: B.McCullum, D.Vettori, K.Mills, C.Martin, I.O'Brien

Fall of wickets: 1-5 2-31 3-58 4-121

Bowling: Shahadat Hossain 10-0-50-1, Sajidul Islam 11-2-42-2 (nb-1 w-2), Mashrafe Mortaza 11-2-35-1, Enamul Haque 8-1-20-0, Mohammad Ashraful 1-0-5-0