Mirpur, Dec 5 : New Zealand leg-spinner Ish Sodhi expects his side to find their rhythm going into the second Test against Bangladesh here Bangladesh showed top form in the first encounter between the two sides in Sylhet and won by a comfortable margin of 150 runs. After taking a slender first-innings lead, New Zealand couldn\u2019t match up to the Tigers, and were defeated comprehensively.<\/p>\n
However, Kiwi spinner Sodhi is optimistic about his side\u2019s chances ahead of the second and final Test in Mirpur. He believes that the team will be able to get over this loss quickly, an ICC report said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe great success this team\u2019s had over the past decade has been being able to park these sort of things quickly, whether its success or loss,\u201d Sodhi said. \u201cIt is obviously tough to come out on the losing side in that first game in Sylhet, but I think as the Test progressed, we found a bit more rhythm.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sodhi had an underwhelming first Test, he took three wickets at an average of 48.33. But he feels that New Zealand can adapt.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously, I haven\u2019t played Test cricket in a while, so it\u2019s always going to be tough in these conditions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s always going to be challenging, not playing a lot of Test cricket over a long period of time, but when you (New Zealand) come together, it is about how quickly you can adapt to the format,\u201d Sodhi said.<\/p>\n
The Black Caps bowler also thinks that the team can look to Bangladesh\u2019s success in the first game for lessons.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe way that Bangladesh played, they certainly outplayed us. But upon reflection, I think they gave us a blueprint on what\u2019s successful in these conditions, and hopefully, we can apply that to this next Test match,\u201d Sodhi said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is about just working in partnerships and being a little more accurate. That\u2019s something hopefully we can come together as a bowling group over the next couple of days,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The second Test between Bangladesh and New Zealand starts from December 6.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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