*Match Thread=> 1st Test|New Zealand v Bangladesh|Thu Jan 12 - Mon Jan 16 11:00 local (22:00 GMT -1d | 17:00 EST -1d | 16:00 CST -1d | 14:00 PST -1d)*

[Zeeshan]

Rifat may have been right. They were going after Sabber's 50.

[aklemalp]

Wagner brings up his 150...and mushy is now satsified.declared

[SportingBD]

Declared. Good luck to Taskin and Co. Come on boys! Give it your all...

[Vepu]

Mr Doul cracked me up there

[al-Sagar]

So 395 to avoid follow on

[LongStop]

Why 595? If we played 1 or 2 overs , we could have 600.

[tiger1000]

What was the Point of this

[Rana Melb]

Originally Posted by BDFan07
Shabbir looks rusted today. What happened to his T20 and ODI form. It is time to change hat and to wear one of those hats.

Boosting average mate.. dont want erry ferry shots.. simple

[BengaliPagol]

595 ew wat an ugly number to declare on

[Rifat]

why declare at 595? why not 600? but nonetheless, well played Bangladesh

[Vepu]

Originally Posted by Zeeshan
Rifat may have been right. They were going after Sabber's 50.

The plan was to declare after an hour. They waited 4 extra mins bcs sabbir was close to his 50!

[adamnsu]

Originally Posted by Vepu
Mr Doul cracked me up there

Excellent wasn't it? ☺

[Rifat]

start out with Roy and Taskin have them bowl first 8/10 overs then switch to Miraz + Shakib. maybe give Sabbir a few(Sabbir is a leggie after all ) and then when the ball gets a little bit old, use Kamrul.

[al-Sagar]

We seriously looked doomed when Imrul got out

[SportingBD]

Originally Posted by Rifat
why declare at 595? why not 600? but nonetheless, well played Bangladesh

595 to confuse NZ batsman... probably Mushy's masterclass thinking

[Vepu]

Originally Posted by tiger1000
What was the Point of this

53 more runs to avoid follow on for kiwis.
Frustrated kiwis as bonus. Cricket is a mental game and kiwis look drained already. A lil bit of added frustration will do us good

[BDFan07]

Originally Posted by Rana Melb
Boosting average mate.. dont want erry ferry shots.. simple

You are correct. Shabbir also did not play that many tests and for his own individual record it was important. I just wished that he was bringing some urgency in it. I think the captain finally lost his patience and declared only 5 runs from 600.

[adamnsu]

Kiwis today remind me of our team.

Kiwis are meant to be best fielding unit in the world.

[Rifat]

I do think Rubel would have been handy here. let's see how much of a price Bangladesh pays for leaving him out.

[al-Sagar]

Originally Posted by Rifat
why declare at 595? why not 600? but nonetheless, well played Bangladesh

So that Nz batsmen bats with confusion..... They will try to find the answer while they are batting and lost concentration

[simon]

Oil played Sub-bir
Now lets bowl them out for less than 600

[Mas_UK25]

so he declared 5 runs short of 600? will we ever get chance to score 600 in nz again next 5 years? NO. stupid mushy!!

[SportingBD]

Mushy should be full of confidence, captaincy is his biggest battle...

lets hope he makes it work today... especially how he uses the pacers

[aklemalp]

Tommy Latham makes a double
Kane goes for a golden duck
Ross Taylor 231

[al-Sagar]

Two lefties opening for newzealand