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Shakib Al Hasan believes that the team has thrown up more faces who could be potentially match-winners, with Sohaq Gazi being the latest prospect

Twenty-year-old legspinner Ish Sodhi's progress has impressed New Zealand coach Mike Hesson, and he has earmarked the bowler as one for the future

The first Test in Chittagong was only Bangladesh's second instance of drawing a match against New Zealand but home captain Mushfiqur Rahim was not satisfied with the result

Sohag Gazi couldn't believe he had claimed a hat-trick on the final day in Chittagong and, even hours later, he found it hard to describe the moment

Even as the first Test petered out to a draw, the home side had plenty of reasons to celebrate, not least among them Sohag Gazi's performance on the final day

New Zealand ended the fourth day of the first Test with an 85-run lead, but an unresponsive pitch meant Trent Boult and his fellow seamers endured another difficult outing - the second in a row

Sohag Gazi's maiden century had left the first Test in Chittagong nicely poised, but a passing shower drastically diminished chances of a result

New Zealnd batsman Hamish Rutherford said some early wickets and quick runs on day four and a wearing pitch on the final day could boost the visitors' chances of a victory in the Chittagong Test

Bangladesh made significant progress towards New Zealand's first innings score of 469 runs courtesy Mominul Haque's maiden Test century

Trent Boult's temperament is unlike that of a subcontinent tail-ender, as was evident from his patient knock, Bangladesh spinner Abdur Razzak has said

BJ Watling made his second Test century as he and Trent Boult frustrated Bangladesh with a 127-run partnership for the final wicket, after which Mominul Haque counterattacked for Bangladesh

If the first day is any indicator, the track at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium is likely to keep low and slow, and Bangladesh and New Zealand will have to strategise and cope with the turn as the Test wears on

Kane Williamson and Peter Fulton were comfortably dealing with the Bangladesh spinners, until they found their mojo in the final hour as New Zealand went to stumps on 280 for 5

New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has admitted that the 2010 series defeat against Bangladesh was damaging to the players, and he sees this tour as a chance to set things right

New Zealand have always dominated Bangladesh in Test cricket to date, but this time they'll take the field with the 0-4 ODI thrashing they received on their previous visit at the back of their minds