Bangladesh defeated New Zealand in the first T20
Bangladesh defeated New Zealand by 5 wickets in the first match of the 3rd T-20 series. On Wednesday, Bangladesh won the toss and decided to field first at Napier ground. New Zealand, batting first, scored 134 runs losing 9 wickets in 20 overs. In reply, Bangladesh chased the target by losing 5 wickets in 18.4 overs.
- Shoriful Islam took 3 wickets from Bangladesh, while Liton Das remained unbeaten after scoring 42 runs.
- Bangladesh has taken a 1-0 lead in the 3rd T-20 series
New Zealand’s innings disintegrated, Nisham took over
New Zealand did not have a good start. Finn Allen, who came to open, was out after scoring 1 run and wicketkeeper Tim Sheffert was out after scoring 0 runs. Daryl Mitchell, who came at number three, could also score only 14 runs. Glenn Phillips became the golden duck, he became the victim of Shoriful Islam on the very first ball. The team’s innings faltered and the score became 50/5.
From here Jimmy Neesham and Mark Chapman took over the innings and added 30 runs together. Chapman was out after scoring 19 runs. From here Nisham was supported by captain Mitchell Santner and made a partnership of 41 runs. Santner was out after scoring 23 runs and Nisham was out after scoring 48 runs.
Tim Southee returned to the pavilion after scoring 8 runs and Ish Sodhi after scoring 2 runs. At the same time, Adam Milne remained unbeaten after scoring 2 runs and Ben Sears remained unbeaten after scoring 1 run. The team scored 134 runs losing 9 wickets in 20 overs.
Shoriful Islam took 3 wickets for Bangladesh. At the same time, Mehdi Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman also got 2 successes each. Hasan bowled with an economy of 3.5 and Rahman with an economy of 3.75. Tanzim Hasan Saqib and Rihad Hussain got 1-1 wicket.
Liton Das won the match by remaining unbeaten
Bangladesh was challenged to score 135 runs in 20 overs. Liton Das, who came to open, batted intelligently from the beginning and took the match forward. Ronnie Talukdar was out after scoring 10 runs and Nazmul Hussain Shanto was out after scoring 19 runs. Whereas, Soumya Sarkar could score 22 runs and Tauhid Hardoy could score 19 runs. Afif Hussain also got out after scoring 1 run. The team had lost 5 wickets for 97 runs.
From here Mehdi Hasan supported Liton Das. Both of them saved the wickets by not playing risky shots and chased the target of 135 runs in 18.4 overs while remaining unbeaten. Das scored 42 runs and Hasan scored 19 runs.
Tim Southee, Adam Milne, Jimmy Neesham, Ben Sears and Mitchell Santner got 1 wicket each from New Zealand.
