Cricket-Bangladesh nose ahead in Sylhet after Shanto's hundred

Cricket - Third T20 - Bangladesh v England - Sher-E-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh - March 14, 2023 Bangladesh's Najmul Hossain Shanto in action REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/ File photo

DHAKA (Reuters) - Najmul Hossain Shanto produced a captain's hundred and forged two significant partnerships to put Bangladesh in a commanding position in the opening test against New Zealand in Sylhet on Thursday.

The home side finished day three on 212-3 for a lead of 205 and with seven wickets in hand they would be confident of going 1-0 up in the two-test series.