They Outplayed Us: Latham

MOUNT MAUNGANUI, Jan 5: New Zealand captain Tom Latham was gracious in an eight-wicket defeat to Bangladesh at the Bay Oval, saying the tourists outplayed them through all five days of the match. He also rued the batting performance of his team, which eventually allowed Bangladesh to run away with the match.

"It was obviously a disappointing performance from day one. The position we were in at lunch time and then on, we simply weren't at our best. We know how we can be with the bat and the ball; it is just a case of trying to do things for longer. We managed to build partnerships through that first innings but losing six (five) for 70 on day two didn't allow us to get to the 400-450 run mark," said Latham in the virtual press conference.

Latham was in praise of Bangladesh's efforts of outplaying the hosts in the first Test. "Bangladesh showed exactly how to operate in the first innings. Bangladesh pushed themselves to the front of the game and put us under a lot of pressure through their batting innings. They (Bangladesh) were confident and bowled really well. Full respect to them, they certainly outplayed us throughout the five days."

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