New Zealand holds on for 3-wicket win

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh: Skipper Daniel Vettori contributed heavily with bat and ball to lead New Zealand to a three-wicket win over Bangladesh on Tuesday in the last session of the first cricket test.

Scores:

New Zealand 171 (Daniel Vettori 55; Shakib Al Hasan 7-36) and 317-7 (Aaron Redmond 79, Daniel Vettori 76; Abdur Razzak 3-93) def. Bangladesh 245 (Mehrab Hossain 83, Mushfiqur Rahim 79; Daniel Vettori 5-59, Iain O'Brien 3-36) and 242 (Shakib Al Hasan 71, Mashrafe Mortaza 44; Vettori 4-74).

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