Rookies keep Bangladesh in the hunt

Jan 05, 2008

Matthew Bell was fluent through the leg side and off as he carried on from an overnight 74•Getty Images

It was a moment to savour for Bell in front of his home crowd, playing his first Test in six years•Getty Images

Jacob Oram followed Bell with a century of his own, one studded with excellent back-foot play•Getty Images

Daniel Vettori cuts runs through the off as New Zealand extended their lead •Getty Images

Junaid Siddique atoned for his first-innings failure with a Test fifty on debut•Getty Images

Bell made the most of his comeback Test, patiently ticking away to a second hundred before lunch on day two•Getty Images

Mohammad Ashraful got Bell's wicket with a clever wrong 'un to snap a dominating fifth-wicket partnership•Getty Images

Oram celebrates his fourth Test century•Getty Images

Mashrafe Mortaza bowled an incisive spell with the new ball to dismiss New Zealand for 357•Getty Images

Tamim followed up with a second fifty on debut as Bangladesh fought back excellently•Getty Images

Brendon McCullum became Ashraful's second wicket as Bangladesh grabbed two just before lunch•Getty Images

Oram punches one away during his aggressive 117 •Getty Images

Tamim Iqbal saw out a tense passage before tea, riding the bounce of the pacers very well•Getty Images

By stumps, the rookie opening duo had added a record 148 to keep Bangladeshi hopes afloat•Getty Images