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Fleming, Vettori boost NZ
13/01/2008 08:37 - (SA)
Wellington - Stephen Fleming fell 13 runs
short of a hundred after he and skipper Daniel Vettori
completed half-centuries to put New Zealand in total command of
the second Test against Bangladesh on Sunday.
Fleming scored 87 while Vettori made an unbeaten 58 to
steer New Zealand to 346 for seven at tea on the second day the
Basin Reserve.
When tea was taken, New Zealand were 205 runs ahead with
three first innings wickets in hand and on course for an early
finish after Bangladesh were dismissed for 143 on day one.
New Zealand, who won last week's first Test in Dunedin by
nine wickets with two days to spare, resumed on 134-3 and added
212 runs for the loss of four wickets.
Mathew Sinclair (47) and Brendon McCullum (40) both made
starts but missed out on fifties while all-rounder Jacob Oram
was unlucky to be given out for one to a catch behind.
Sinclair and Oram both departed before lunch in identical
fashion, caught by wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim off the bowling
of Shadadat Hossain.
Sinclair had added 38 to his overnight score of nine while
Oram, who made a century in Dunedin and was named man of the
match, was unlucky with telelvision replays showing he had not
made contact with the ball.
Fleming had a life on 61 when he was dropped by Shariar
Nafees at deep mid-on but his luck ran out after lunch when he
was caught at deep mid-wicket by Aftab Ahmed off Shakib Al
Hasan after an innings featuring 13 boundaries.
McCullum was initially given out for 42, caught by Al Hasan
at point, but his score was later amended to 40 after replays
showed that one of his sixes had bounced just inside the rope.
(Reporting by Julian Linden; Editing by John O'Brien)
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