Black Caps blast to victory

New Zealand have convincingly beaten Bangladesh by nine wickets on day four of the second cricket Test in Christchurch.

Set just 109 in their second innings to win the match, the Black Caps blasted the winning runs after the umpires extended play by an extra half an hour at Hagley Oval.

The pinch-hitter Colin de Grandhomme was promoted up the order to wrap up the game up with a day to spare.

The right-handed allrounder duly obliged with two consecutive sixes to conclude proceedings.

Look back at match commentary here.

De Grandhomme finished on 33 not out and Tom Latham was unbeaten on 41.

The opener, Jeet Raval, struck 33 off 40 before being trapped in two minds and playing-on from a ball he tried to leave.

The victory completed a 2-0 clean sweep of the Test series for the Black Caps and sent Bangladesh home without a win from the preceding three match one-day series and three T20s.

The absence of the tourists' injured veterans, like captain Mushfiqur Rahman, contributed to their second innings capitulation for a paltry 173.

Tim Southee, Trent Boult, and Neil Wagner each took three wickets as Bangladesh were dismissed shortly before 6pm.

They started their second innings 40 minutes before lunch when New Zealand were all out for 354 with a lead of 65 runs.

The Tigers were 20 for one at the end of the morning session, before collapsing to 100 for five at tea.

A ninth wicket, 50-run partnership from tail-enders Taskin Ahmed (33) and Kamrul Rabbi (25) was the only resistance Bangladesh offered to a disciplined performance from the New Zealand pace attack.

Southee became the fifth New Zealander to take 200 Test wickets as Bangladesh gave the game away.

An inability to play the short ball and an over aggressive mindset was the tourists' undoing.

The demise of the Tigers batsmen was reminiscent of their poor second innings performance in the first Test at Wellington.

After competing admirably with the hosts for four days, Bangladesh were dismissed cheaply on day five for 160, allowing New Zealand to blast a seven wicket victory.

Before lunch on day four in Christchurch, New Zealand batsman Henry Nicholls fell two runs short of scoring his maiden Test century.

His departure for 98 preceded Neil Wagner's bizarre run out, which ended the Black Caps first innings.

Nicholls grew impatient to reach the milestone while in the nervous nineties.

Some wild swings were followed by a dance down the wicket at a full pitched delivery from bowler Mehedi Hasan that converted the ball into yorker length.

The edge it collected sent it crashing into Nicholls' stumps, which in turn sent the left-hander back to the Hagley Oval pavilion angrily chastising himself.

Nicholls had resumed his innings this morning on 45 with Southee on four.

Southee was caught on 17 before Wagner was run out for 26.

The bails were broken by keeper Nurul Hasan with a no-look, backwards flick as the tail-ender lifted his bat after grounding it behind the crease.

Trent Boult was left not out on seven.

The Black Caps bowlers faced a different sort of challenge on today's fourth day.

They were charged with getting stuck in with the bat and building a good lead for the New Zealand team, with the hosts beginning the day on a shaky 260 for 7.

After play was washed out on Sunday, the Black Caps trailed Bangladesh's first innings total by 29 runs.

Bowling coach Shane Jurgensen said the pacemen knew they had to do a job with the bat.

"The bowlers, they work a lot on their batting, so it's a good opportunity for them to support Henry [Nicholls] and try and squeeze out as many runs as we can and hopefully have a decent lead."

- RNZ