Bangladesh give ‘blueprint’ to NZ for 2nd Test, says Ish Sodhi

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New Zealand (NZ) spinner Ish Sodhi said Bangladesh gave them the ‘blueprint’ for the upcoming second Test in Dhaka after their defeat in the first Test of the two-match series in Sylhet.

Bangladesh left-arm spinner Taijul Islam claimed ten wickets to secure Bangladesh a famous win over the Kiwis.

New Zealand retained several players from the World Cup for the tour, but they failed to reproduce their sparkle from the earlier tournament, slumping to 181 all out in their second innings to fall to a 150-run loss.

That defeat was only New Zealand’s second in Tests against Bangladesh, with the first coming at home in January 2022.

“Obviously tough to come out on the losing side in that first game in select, but I think as the Test sort of progressed, we sort of found a bit more rhythm.

Obviously haven’t played Test cricket in a while, so it’s always going to be tough in these conditions.”