Test in balance after Shakib's triple-strike

New Zealand 260 for 7 (Taylor 77, Latham 68, Nicholls 56*, Shakib 3-32) trail Bangladesh 289 by 29 runs
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Ross Taylor went past 6000 Test runs on his way to a 103-ball 77 © Getty Images

Rain brought day two to an early end after three wickets in two overs from Shakib Al Hasan had left the second Test delicately poised. Replying to Bangladesh’s 289, New Zealand had slid from 252 for 4 to 260 for 7 when bad weather arrived some 20 minutes from scheduled close of play, ending a seesawing day in which New Zealand had routinely held the upper hand only for quick losses of wickets to stall their progress.

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Karthik Krishnaswamy is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo

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