7, the number of death to a kiwi

New Zealand haven’t been to the Sub to play test cricket in 4 years.

They are playing like they haven’t ever been there, or heard about it, or seen a catalogue.

Shakib Al Hasan, who was accidentally ignored yesterday, is taking New Zealand apart like a child playing with lego.

His 7/36 in the first innings was nasty, hot, and juicy, and it gave Bangladesh the chance to win the game.

Then when his brethren failed with the bat, he said “No”.

And all of New Zealand heard him.

His 71, is the highest score and then some in a total of 8/180.

Not even Aaron Redmund could get him out.

He was the 7th wicket to faul with the score on 175.

Apparently he likes the number 7.

When we spoke to him after stumps he had this to say, “I garner my strength from the number 7, it sustains me, it makes me whole, I must bow to its whims, when I wake up, at 7, I feel like a wild animal intent on destruction, and the ladies, the ladies, they can smell the 7 on me, it sucks them in, they want the essence of 7, they want to smell it, touch it, rub it all over their elbows.”
So in the last innings, when he casually bowls Bangladesh to Victory, he may pick up figures of 7/7.

That would be romantic.

Daniel Vettori, brainy crumpet, is going for a ten wicket haul, and already has a half century in this match.

If only he had one other team mate.

They will be chasing 250-270, and on current form, on a spinning pitch, with the number 7 in the air, and being that they seem to have no idea what they are doing, you would give them no hope.

But, with Taylor and McCullum in the side, anything under three hundred could get a real fright.

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