Bangladeshis vs Auckland, Tour Match at Auckland, , Dec 12 2001 - Match Result

The 267-minutes battle for 79 not out by the 32-year-old right-hander, Aminul Islam, nearly earned Bangladesh an unlikely draw in the four-day match against Auckland which ended at 11 o'clock this morning with Auckland winning by an innings and 193

The first cricket match against New Zealand at Hamilton starting next Tuesday must be a Test too far for the touring Bangladesh side which today just managed to get their four-day game against Auckland into the fourth day on the Eden Park Outer Oval

A mountainous third wicket stand of 265 runs by Matt Horne (178) and Aaron Barnes (95) all but squeezed the life out of the Bangladesh bowlers on the second day of their four-day game against Auckland on the Eden Park outer oval today