New Zealand completed their rout of Bangladesh on the third morning of the second cricket Test here today with a substantial innings victory to clinch the series 2-0.

However, the outcome was more a reflection of Bangladesh’s inadequacies at international level rather than New Zealand building confidently towards their series against England which starts next month.

Bangladesh started the third day at 51/5 and the Test ended just before lunch at 113/9 with the injured Tamim Iqbal not batting, giving New Zealand the win by an innings and 137 runs.

Only the final wicket pairing of Shakib Al Hasan and Mushrafe Mortaza offered any substantial resistance, putting on 30 runs before a diving catch by Kyle Mills at point gave Jacob Oram the wicket of Mortaza for six.

Shakib Al Hasan 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 Bangladesh first innings, was again the pick of the New Zealand bowlers with two for 35, while Mills, Oram and 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. When New Zealand were batting, they came up short with their targets.

Brief scores: Bangaldesh 143 & 13/9 (H Bashar 25, Sakib not out 41; Martin 2/34, Mills 2/29, Oram 2/22) vs New Zealand 393