| 0.5 : 0.5: Nasum Ahmed to Rachin Ravindra, OUT! Fantastic catch from Mohammad Saifuddin. First strike for Bangladesh. There was no need for that shot. Slower through the air, full and landing around off, spinning in a bit, Ravindra goes down on one knee for the slog-sweep but it takes the top edge of his bat. It flies behind backward square leg. Two fielders are interested but Mohammad Saifuddin calls for it coming from short fine leg and completes the catch with a full-length dive. He had another fi |
| 1.5: Shakib Al Hasan to Finn Allen, SIX! What a shot! Out of nowhere. Before this delivery, Nurul Hasan, the keeper, was saying - not easy to play big shots here. This shot in a way proves him wrong. Floated one, full and around off, Finn Allen brings out the reverse-batted shot and heaves it over covers for a biggie. |
| 2.4 : 2.4: Nasum Ahmed to Finn Allen, OUT! Live by the sword, die by the sword. Finn Allen is gone. You can call his shot selection silly now as he failed to execute it properly. Nasum delivers it flat and full around off, Allen again attempts for his reverse-batted heave but this time mistimes it badly. He ends up playing it aerially to backward point and Mohammad Saifuddin has another catch in the match. |
| 6.4: Mahedi Hasan to Tom Latham, FOUR! Nicely played! Full on the pads, Latham tickles it towards fine leg. Mustafizur Rahman tries hard to stop it at short fine leg but it goes past him and into the fine leg fence. |
| 8.3 : 8.3: Shakib Al Hasan to Will Young, FOUR! That's well played by Young! Flighted ball on off, Young gets down and across the stumps and then sweeps it to deep backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 10.1 : 10.1: Mahedi Hasan to Will Young, FOUR! Will Young has been quite effective with his sweep shot. Full and around leg, Will goes down and sweeps it sweetly to the long leg fence. 50 up! |
| 10.3 : 10.3: Mahedi Hasan to Tom Latham, OUT! Latham is stumped and the blossoming partnership has been nipped in the bud. Lovely delivery, enticing the batsman with his flight, Latham runs down the track to work a full ball around but it lands and spins past his blade. Nurul Hasan does the rest and Tom doesn't even bother to look behind. New Zealand will have to rebuild again. |
| 11.2 : 11.2: Nasum Ahmed to Henry Nicholls, OUT! SOUND OF TIMBER! Henry Nicholls plays across the line to a nicely pitched up delivery and pays the price. Loopy and full around off, Nicholls presses forward but plays all over it. The ball lands, spins back in sharply and shatters the stumps behind. New Zealand are in a spot of bother. Nasum Ahmed is jumping in celebration after picking his third wicket of the match. |
| 11.3 : 11.3: Nasum Ahmed to Colin de Grandhomme, OUT! De Grandhomme has a golden duck! Nasum is on fire, on a hat-trick now. Tossed up delivery, full and around off, spinning away with some extra bounce, Colin de Grandhomme strides forward to defend but it takes the higher half of his bat and lobs behind. Nurul Hasan shows good reflexes as he catches it superbly. |
| 13.3: Mohammad Saifuddin to Will Young, FOUR! That's nicely played! Good use of the feet. Will Young anticipates a slower one, it's around off, Young skips down the track and whips it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 14.4 : 14.4: Mahmudullah to Will Young, SIX! Fine shot! Mahmudullah flights this one around off, full and spinning in, Young goes down on one knee and hammers it over mid-wicket for a biggie. He is New Zealand's big hope at the moment. Moves to 34. |
| 15.2 : 15.2: Mustafizur Rahman to Tom Blundell, OUT! CAUGHT! Excellent catch from Mohammad Naim and Blundell goes! Mustafizur takes the pace off the ball and bowls it on middle, Blundell looks to go over mid on but does not get enough power behind it. The ball loops in the air, Naim runs across to his left from mid on and dives to take a brilliant catch. |
| 15.6 : 15.6: Mustafizur Rahman to Cole McConchie, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! What a catch off his own bowling! This is a terrific catch and New Zealand slip further. Slower ball on off, McConchie is deceived by the slowness of the delivery. He is early into the shot and hence checks it at the final moment. But ends up chipping it to the left of Mustafizur. He dives and plucks it out of thin air with his left hand. Sensational. |
| 16.5 : 16.5: Shakib Al Hasan to Will Young, FOUR! Excellent shot! Loopy ball on middle, Young dances down the track and then lifts it over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 17.5: Mustafizur Rahman to Will Young, FOUR! That's an absolute beauty! Fuller in length around leg, slower in pace, Will Young steps back, runs down the track and smashes it over the bowler's head. A boundary results at long on. |
| 18.5: Mohammad Saifuddin to Ajaz Patel, OUT! The middle stump is obliterated. A cracking yorker, right in the blockhole, Ajaz Patel is late in bringing his bat down and it sneaks past him to uproot the middle stump. Mohammad Saifuddin has his first wicket of the match and would love to pick another one off his final ball. |
| 19.2 : 19.2: Mustafizur Rahman to Will Young, OUT! Will Young departs. Rahman comes up with yet another slower one, short and around off, angling away, Young steps back to pump it over covers but fails to get the timing right. Mahmudullah runs back a bit and takes the catch safely. Young is gone after playing a handy knock. |
| 19.3 : 19.3: Mustafizur Rahman to Blair Tickner, OUT! That's it! Mustafizur adds one more to his tally. Delivers it full and outside off, another cutter, Blair Tickner clears his front leg to possibly drive it over covers but only manages to slice it straight into the hands of Mahedi Hasan at short third man. New Zealand are bowled out for 93. |
| 2.1 : 2.1: Cole McConchie to Liton Das, FOUR! Wonderful shot and here comes the first boundary of the chase. Too full and around off, Liton brings his bottom hand into play as he whips it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 2.2 : 2.2: Cole McConchie to Liton Das, OUT! Liton falls. Very ungainly shot to say the least. Floated one, full and outside off, Das goes down on one knee to power it over the leg side. No proper connection as it flies off the top half and Finn Allen, in the deep mid-wicket region, sets off late but then takes a fabulous catch diving forward. A needless shot and Liton's ordinary form continues. 86 needed off 106 balls. |
| 2.6 : 2.6: Cole McConchie to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR! Shakib is off the mark with a boundary. Poor delivery, short and wide outside off, Shakib rocks back and slaps it through point for a boundary. End of an eventful over. |
| 3.2 : 3.2: Hamish Bennett to Mohammad Naim, FOUR! Lovely placement! Fuller in length and outside off, angling away, Naim looks for a booming drive initially but then finds the ball to be leaving him. He adjusts well and guides it through the gap between short third man and backward point. Deft. |
| 4.5 : 4.5: Cole McConchie to Mohammad Naim, SIX! Tonk! What a strike! Cole McConchie serves it short and around off, Mohammad Naim uses the depth of his crease and pulls it over wide long on for a maximum. |
| 5.3 : 5.3: Ajaz Patel to Shakib Al Hasan, OUT! STUMPED! Ajaz Patel strikes and Shakib goes! He fires across a full ball wide outside off, Shakib advances down the track to whip it on the leg side but the ball skids past his bat. Latham does the rest. Shakib is too far ahead of the crease. New Zealand needed this wicket. |
| 5.6 : 5.6: Ajaz Patel to Mushfiqur Rahim, OUT! TIMBER! Rahim goes as well and New Zealand are not out of this game yet! Ajaz Patel is turning the game on its head once again! Tossed up around off, Rahim goes on his knees and looks to sweep but it takes the inner half and cannons onto the stumps. Ajaz Patel has removed two big batsmen of Bangladesh in one over. Game on! At the end of the Powerplay, Bangladesh are 32/3! |
| 11.3 : 11.3: Cole McConchie to Mahmudullah, SIX! This one has been dismissed. Loopy ball, full and around off, Mahmudullah sits down on one knee and muscles it with the spin. Makes an excellent connection and sends it flying over square leg for a biggie. |
| 14.3: Blair Tickner to Mohammad Naim, OUT! Naim is run out! Needless. Short in length, angling down the leg side, Naim pulls it behind square leg and wants the second run. The throw comes flat to the keeper who takes the bails off. They appeal, it's referred upstairs but the replays show that even the dive has not saved Naim. A wicket against the run of play. Can New Zealand capitalize? 27 needed off 33 balls. |
| 18.1 : 18.1: Blair Tickner to Mahmudullah, SIX! This should seal the deal! Tickner bowls it in the slot on off, Mahmudllah smacks it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. Just 5 needed now. |
| 19.1: Cole McConchie to Mahmudullah, FOUR! That's it! Bangladesh have won the series with one game to spare! Tossed up outside off, Mahmudullah goes down on one knee and swings it over mid-wicket for a boundary. BANGLADESH WIN BY 6 WICKETS! Their dugout is ecstatic. |
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