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2669dThe Report by Mohammad Isam

New Zealand thump Bangladesh

Lockie Ferguson took two wickets off his first two balls in T20Is and helped restrict Bangladesh to 141. Williamson took over thereafter to seal a six-wicket win

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Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

KS Williamson
KS Williamson
73(55) 5x4 - 2x6
Control %98%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 22 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
8 3 11 1 3 9 9 29
Mahmudullah
Mahmudullah
52(47) 3x4 - 3x6
Control %84%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 13 runs
  • 1x4 - 1x6
11 0 3 10 12 1 7 8

Best performances - Bowlers

LH Ferguson
O4
M0
R32
W3
Eco8.00
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
BM Wheeler
O4
M0
R22
W2
Eco5.50
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Match Details

Toss

Bangladesh , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Series result

New Zealand led the 3-match series 1-0

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.25, Interval 20.25-20.45, Second Session 20.45-22.10

Match days

03 January 2017 - night match (20-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

END OF OVER:
18 | 13 Runs | NZ: 143/4 | RR: 7.94

  • Colin de Grandhomme41 (22b)
  • Kane Williamson73 (55b)
  • Rubel Hossain4-0-43-1
  • Mustafizur Rahman4-0-21-1

10.10pm New year, new format, but Bangladesh's woes in New Zealand continue. They slump to their fourth successive loss in New Zealand.

Mahmudullah's spunky fifty perked up the visitors to 141, but the bowlers and fielders were not up to the mark. Sarkar and Kayes misjudged what could have been regulation catches at the edge of the boundary. Instead, they veered in (at least 10 yards) and watched the ball sail over them to the boundary.

Kane Williamson led New Zealand's chase with a serene 73 not out - his career-best score in T20 internationals. De Grandhomme then hastened the victory with a flurry of violent blows. Shakib's stunning hokey-pokey catch, though, was the play of the day.

Mashrafe, Bangladesh captain: 15-20 runs short. Mahmudullah batted well, but we could have scored more. We got some early wickets, but Williamson batted really well, and Grandhomme supported him well. We fought well in the last ten overs with the bat, and in the first ten overs with the ball.

Kane Williamson, New Zealand captain and Man of the Match: I suppose it would have nice to do it with more efficiency. We lost some wickets in between, but credit to the bowling attack for setting the tone. The way Colin came out and the partnership at the end was fantastic. Wheeler has done it for CD; great to see him at the international level. Lockie came in and bowled fast. Santner and Colin, the slower bowlers, also showed good signs going into the next one. Good support from the crowd.

That is all we have for you from this game. Thanks for reading. Until next time, goodbye and good night

17.6
6
Rubel Hossain to de Grandhomme, SIX, bang bang, de Grandhomme seals the chase with back-to-back boundaries. NZ win with six wickets and two overs to spare. Fractionally short and outside off, de Grandhomme throws his bat at it and scythes the ball over point for a flat six
17.5
4
Rubel Hossain to de Grandhomme, FOUR, bang. Full on off, too full, lofted with authority over the bowler's head. The flame-throwers burst off
17.4
0
Rubel Hossain to de Grandhomme, no run, too full on off, drills a drive and finds mid-off
17.3
1
Rubel Hossain to Williamson, 1 run, near yorker on off, whipped to long-on
17.2
1
Rubel Hossain to de Grandhomme, 1 run, pretty full on off. Clipped away to long-on
17.1
1
Rubel Hossain to Williamson, 1 run, slightly short and outside off, late-cut down to third man
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New Zealand 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st22NT BroomKS Williamson
2nd6C MunroKS Williamson
3rd18CJ AndersonKS Williamson
4th16KS WilliamsonTC Bruce
5th81C de GrandhommeKS Williamson