Anderson's maiden ton hands NZ advantage

Anderson's maiden ton hands NZ advantage

Lunch New Zealand 231 for 4 (Anderson 75*, Williamson 56*, Shakib 4-65) trail Bangladesh 282 by 51 runs
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Kane Williamson showed no signs of being hindered by the blow to the face he received yesterday © AFP
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Matches: Bangladesh v New Zealand at Dhaka
Series/Tournaments: New Zealand tour of Bangladesh
Teams: Bangladesh | New Zealand
Corey Anderson showed how he could be New Zealand's next big all-round option, scoring a responsible 75 to prop up his wobbling team alongside Kane Williamson. Williamson showed no signs of being hindered by the blow he received just below the left temple yesterday from Rubel Hossain, scoring a half-century himself as New Zealand got to within 51 runs of Bangladesh's total in the morning session of day three.

It didn't look as though they would make that much progress when Shakib Al Hasan claimed his fourth wicket after a slightly delayed start - play began 20 minutes late due to a light rain - having Ross Taylor edge one that was turning away to Nasir Hossain at slip. From there on, though, Williamson and Anderson, in only his second Test, took charge. The pair went about its work quietly, picking up boundaries only when the bowlers strayed on either side of the wicket. Both were solid against the spinners, Williamson especially getting expertly down low to dead bat the slow bowlers. Anderson still managed to score relatively quickly, though, bringing up his fifty off 72 balls. If he can convert his start, and Williamson too, New Zealand could be in way more comfortable position by tea than looked probable when a wicket fell in the fourth over of the morning.

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