Mominul ton leads Bangladesh's reply

Lunch Bangladesh 176 for 3 (Mominul 130*, Shakib 15*) trail New Zealand 469 by 293 runs

Mominul Haque 's maiden Test century led Bangladesh's strong reply on the third morning in Chittagong, one in which New Zealand managed to claim only one wicket. It was a sedate session on a featherbed of a pitch as the hosts put themselves in a good position to match New Zealand's 469.

Mominul began his innings at a frenetic pace on the second day, and he continued in the same vein this morning with a brace of boundaries off the seamers. He edged one of those off Trent Boult that went through the vacant second slip region. He reached his century with a boundary off Boult, a neat square drive past cover on one knee, off just 98 balls.

It was hard work for the New Zealand bowlers, though Boult did induce a few edges off Marshall Ayub. Marshall's knock was in contrast to Mominul's, hitting just one boundary in his 25. It was a rash shot that led to Marshall's dismissal, though, as he chased a wide delivery from the debutant Corey Anderson and edged to the keeper.

Kane Williamson got a few to turn past the left-hander before Mominul took him on, launching a couple of boundaries over mid-on. Shakib Al Hasan played a loose drive off Williamson and nearly spooned a catch to point. Shakib and Mominul played steadily till the interval and Bangladesh's main task will be crossing the follow-on mark.

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