New Zealand completed their rout of Bangladesh on the third morning of the second Test, winning by an innings and 137 runs to clinch the series 2-0.

Bangladesh started the third day at 51-5 for five and the Test ended just before lunch with the tourists all out for 113, Tamim Iqbal unable to bat.

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"If we're to compete (against other teams) we have to be more skilled."

The former captain, aware that one-day and Test series home and away against England follow, added: "The nature of some of the outs [dismissals] was sloppy, mine included."

New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori was also at a loss to explain the batting shortcomings where New Zealand failed to reach 400 in two completed innings in the series.

"Why can't we bat long periods of time? It's a hard one to answer," said Vettori.

"We all know we have to get better at it."

On Monday only the final wicket pairing of Saqibul Hasan and Mashrafe Mortaza offered any substantial resistance.

They added 30 before a diving catch by Kyle Mills at point gave Jacob Oram the wicket of Mortaza for six.

Saqibul was left unbeaten on 41, the highest score by a Bangladeshi batsman in the Test.

Man-of-the-match Chris Martin, who took five wickets in the first innings, was again the pick of the New Zealand bowlers with 2-35, while Mills, Oram and Iain O'Brien also took two wickets apiece.

O'Brien could have enjoyed a much better return had he not had four chances dropped off his bowling, all by Matthew Bell in the slips.

Bell's bout of butterfingers was part of a general malaise which saw the Test descend at times to the mediocre.

"This series has exposed the void there is between the sides, between the top four or five sides and Bangladesh," said defeated coach Jamie Siddons.

(BBC)

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