Bangladesh v New Zealand, 1st Test, day 1, Chittagong
Williamson ton makes it NZ's day
New Zealand won the toss on a newly laid pitch that was expected to offer turn, and decided to bat first. Their decision seemed vindicated when the openers, Hamish Rutherford and Peter Fulton, neutralised the spin threat with a half-century partnership. Rutherford led the charge initially, but was out for 34 off the bowling of Sohag Gazi•Associated Press
With a hundred for the taking, Fulton threw it away in a sudden lapse in concentration, as he smashed a short delivery straight at cover on 73•AFP
Once Ross Taylor fell to Abdur Razzak for 28, Brendon McCullum came in, and went after the bowlers straightaway •AFP
Kane Williamson was the next man in at No. 3 and the pair soon took command of the innings with a 126-run partnership. Fulton would reach a patient fifty off 156 balls•AFP
Williamson went from strength to strength in his innings, as New Zealand were able to push past 200 •AFP
Williamson's vigil came to an end when he was on 114, through an lbw to Shakib Al Hasan•AFP
He reached his fourth Test century with a rare false stroke, top-edging a wide delivery over slip through to the third man boundary•AFP
But Razzak would strike for the second time, getting McCullum leg before. Bruce Martin, the nighwatchman, survived four balls as New Zealand finished the day on 280 for 5•AFP