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HAMILTON, DEC. 22 New Zealand pace bowler Chris Cairns snatched seven wickets as the home team beat Bangladesh by an innings and 52 runs in the first Test here today.

Cairns took 5 wickets for seven runs this morning to end with figures of 7 for 53 off 18.2 overs as Bangladesh was bowled out for 108 following on in its second innings. It took the New Zealand bowlers just 45 minutes to wrap up the Test on the final day after the first two days were lost to rain. The match lasted just 181.4 overs.

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