Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto hit his third Test century in 4 innings to place Bangladesh heading in the right direction for a powerful complete within the second innings of the primary Test in opposition to New Zealand in Sylhet on Thursday. The hosts reached 212-3 at stumps on the third day, main New Zealand by 205 runs, with Najmul unbeaten on 104. Former captain Mushfiqur Rahim made an unbeaten 43 and placed on 96 runs within the unbroken fourth-wicket stand with Najmul. Najmul, who scored a century in each innings of Bangladesh’s earlier Test in opposition to Afghanistan in June, additionally shared 90 runs with Mominul Haque for the third wicket. The left-hander has now change into the primary Bangladeshi cricketer to attain 100 on his debut as Test captain. He took his hundred, his fourth in Tests, with a single off Ajaz Patel in 191 balls earlier than signing off the day in type with a boundary within the final ball.

The 25-year-old has struck 10 fours up to now in his innings.

He was nonetheless concerned in two runouts on the day, with the final being Mominul, who made 40.

Najmul and Mominul helped Bangladesh get well from 26-2 after New Zealand made 317 of their first innings to take a slender seven-run lead.

Patel, the one New Zealand bowler with some success on the day, trapped opener Zakir Hasan leg-before for 17.

Tim Southee directed a straight drive by Najmul onto the stumps on the non-striking finish to expire Mahmudul Hasan for eight subsequent over.

Mominul, who joined Najmul within the rescue act, was additionally the hero for Bangladesh with the ball, having taken the final two New Zealand wickets within the morning.

The vacationers, replying to Bangladesh’s first-innings 310, resumed on 266-8, nonetheless 44 runs behind.

Southee and Kyle Jamieson pissed off Bangladesh for greater than an hour to share 52 runs for the ninth wicket, till left-arm spinner Mominul eliminated them each in the identical over.

Mominul trapped Jamieson leg-before for 23 to depart New Zealand 316-9, after which bowled Southee 4 balls later for 35 to complete with career-best figures of 3-4.

Southee hit three boundaries in his 62-ball keep.

The two-match sequence is the start of a brand new cycle within the World Test Championship for each groups.