Probably worst pitch I’ve played on: Southee on Dhaka pitch after Test victory

Dhaka: New Zealand Test skipper Tim Southee slammed the pitch at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka and called the wicket the “worst” he has seen in his career after Blackcaps tied the two-match Test series with Bangladesh. Thirty batters were dismissed by spinners as 36 wickets fell in 178.1 overs of play - the third-lowest number of balls bowled in a Test (1069) for that many wickets to fall - and Southee felt the pitch was far too friendly to bowlers. ScorescColor:> New Zealand 180 (Phillips 87, Mehidy 3-53, Taijul 3-64) & 139-6 (Phillips 40*, Santner 35*, Mehidy 3-52) beat Bangladesh 172 (Mushfiqur 35, Phillips 3-31, Santner 3-65) & 144 (Zakir 59, Ajaz 6-57, Santner 3-51) by 4 wickets.