Mushfiqur Rahim had disturbed the stumps with his elbow before he had collected the ball as the replays confirmed. Kane Williamson survived.
The chance appeared and then disappeared for Bangladesh. And the Tigers allowed the moment to fly away. The moment will haunt Bangladesh’s experienced wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim for long.
Bangladesh had put up a competitive 244 on the board on an Oval surface where there was some assistance for the bowlers.
And then Bangladesh removed the Kiwi openers before they could inflict too much damage. At the crease were two major New Zealand batsmen, skipper Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor.
If Bangladesh could get a breakthrough here, it could make serious inroads into the Kiwi line-up.
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