Tamim's thumb injury has ruled him out to come out and bat and that brings an end to the innings, the Test and the series. New Zealand wrap it up just before lunch and seal the whitewash of the one-dayers 3-0 and the Tests 2-0.

Shakib's unbeaten 41 was a very good example of what the rest of the Bangladesh batsmen need to do more often if they have to compete better at Test level. He was patient, didn't go for too many expansive strokes and looked set to get a half-century. The batsmen paid the price for going for their strokes too early and edging to the slip cordon, making this victory all too easy for the home side.

New Zealand will happy with this and the result was what was expected of them. "We're delighted with this performance," said Vettori after the match. "The most pleasing thing was O'Brien. He took wickets and kept the runs down, bowling against the wind." Vettori will be pleased with this confidence-booster ahead of the England challenge, especially after a difficult summer in South Africa and then in Australia.

Mohammad Ashraful was obviously disappointed and this is what he had to say: "This wicket was difficult for us. We didn't bat well at all. Tamim and Junaid Siddique were impressive though. We need to practice more shots on the back foot before the series against South Africa."

That's it from all of us here. I throughly enjoyed bringing this tour to you, covering all games except the third one-dayer. The cricket never stops, thanks to this calendar and there's the Perth Test to look forward to. We'll wait and see if India can break Australia's 16-match streak. Should be a cracker at the WACA. All you New Zealand fans have the England series to look forward to there will be scores to settle after the 3-0 whitewash in 2004.

On behalf of my crew, Kiran and George Binoy, this is Kanishkaa signing off. Cheers!

These two have already added 30 and is the highest stand of the innings