Dhaka: Bangladesh fought hard to stave off an embarrassing defeat against some quality New Zealand bowling as the second Test finally ended in a draw on the fifth and final day here on Wednesday.

New Zealand clinched the two-match series 1-0 after they won the first Test at Chittagong by three wickets. They nearly pulled off a highly unlikely win after the first three days were washed out.

The home team were facing a possible follow on and with it a defeat at 44 for six before brilliant knocks by all-rounders shakib Al Hasan (49) and Mashrafe Mortaza (48) helped them avoid the ignominy of batting a second time. With not much to play for, the tourists batted a second time and reached 79 for one before both skippers decided to call of the match.

Session by Session Report

Session 1 - Runs: 91, wickets: 3, overs: 37.2
Session 2 - Runs: 99, wickets: 4, overs: 22.1
Session 3 - Runs: 45, wickets: 0, overs: 19.0

Brief Score: New Zealand 262 for 6 dec (Ryder 91, McCullum 66) and 79 for 1(Ryder 39*) drew with Bangladesh 169 for 9 dec (Shakib 49, Vettori 5-66, O'Brien 3-31). Scorecard details