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New Zealand tour of Bangladesh (2021)

40 odd here is good as 70-80 elsewhere.

Excellent innings from Young.
 
If Bangladesh can't chase this down, they should be ashamed.

This is quite a below-par target.
 
Pressure building on Bangladesh, a few more tight overs and the squeeze is on.
 
Unlikely we defend 90 odd with Bennett and McConchie to bowl 8 overs, those 8 overs will be enough to win the game.
 
Unlikely we defend 90 odd with Bennett and McConchie to bowl 8 overs, those 8 overs will be enough to win the game.

Bennett is a weak link definitely.

I also think Tickner may not be very effective here.

Only real threat is Ajaj.
 
Poor from Latham, gave away easy runs with McConchie and Bennett. Should have attacked with Ajaz and Ravidnra from the start.
 
Kiwi spinners have been more successful in this series than Bangladeshi spinners.

Kiwi spinners have taken 19 wickets. BD spinners have taken 17 wickets.
 
Bangladesh - 60/3 after 12 overs (target: 94).

Big over. 12 from it.

34 runs are needed from 8 overs.
 
These kind of pitches won't do any good to bangladesh preparations for worldt20 tbh. I'd rather prefer to lose on decent wickets than jus doctoring the pitches heavily to their favor to register fake wins. NZL on the other hand isn't taking this series seriously either. Not a single guy in this side is in NZ wt20 squad.
 
League cricket is jus murdering the international cricket. Really sad to see a top tier team like NZ playing their second tier test side. Latham, Ajaz Patel, Rachin Ravindra, Hamish Bennett are sorta guys you'd prefer to play in tests and they ain't even their domestic LOI regulars, still they are playing the international LOIs.
 
These kind of pitches won't do any good to bangladesh preparations for worldt20 tbh. I'd rather prefer to lose on decent wickets than jus doctoring the pitches heavily to their favor to register fake wins. NZL on the other hand isn't taking this series seriously either. Not a single guy in this side is in NZ wt20 squad.

Yeah. Not a good preparation for World Cup.
 
This game is getting intriguging.

I would've tried and kept Ajaz for the last over but this is gonna be tight
 
Latham missed stumping will cost NZ the game. De grandehomme will bowl the next one and it'll be game over for NZ.
 
Six from Mahmudullah.

Tickner is a weak link here. This type of pitch doesn't suit his bowling.

5 more runs to go.
 
Well, that's the game.

Congrats to Bangladesh on the series win.

Hopefully they serve up a decent pitch for the final game now.
 
Concussion test. Vicious bouncer from Tickner. Afif seems fine.

4 runs are needed from 8 balls.
 
One decent pitch is all I want, wont get to see Ravindra or Young to bat for a while..
 
Mushfiqur Rahim needs to be dropped. What a poor series and because of him superstar Shamim is not making the cut.
He should learn from Tamim and retire from T20. There is no place for him in the T20 team.

1. Naim Sheikh (probably best opener we have in T20)
2. Liton
3. Shakib
4. Mahmudullah
5. Afif
6. Nurul
7. Shamim Klusener
8. Mahedi
9. Another new mystery spinner
10. Shoriful
11. Nasum

Rest Mustafiz, Shafiuddin and drop Mushfiqur Rahim.
 
One decent pitch is all I want, wont get to see Ravindra or Young to bat for a while..
I remember Will getting bowled first ball in the T20 series in NZ, but he was good in the 2nd game. I don't see much hope for desi players in NZ/Aus, maybe in England.
 
The Bangladesh bowlers first came up with a sizzling performance with the ball to restrict the visitors to 93 all out, before skipper Mahmud Ullah's unbeaten 43 helped them take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the series.

Opting to bat first, New Zealand had the worst possible start, losing opener Rachin Ravindra in the very first over. Against Nasum Ahmed, he attempted a sweep shot but top-edged it over the square leg fielder. He went back without troubling the scorers, with the visitors losing their first wicket without a run on the board. His opening partner Finn Allen would depart soon after, attempting an outrageous shot against Ahmed, to be out for 12.

With the spinners getting heavy perches off the pitch, the New Zealand batters were in all sorts of trouble, trying to rotate the strike and up the ante.

Tom Latham and Will Young then had a steady partnership, taking the Kiwis past the 50-run mark in the 10th over. But just as they were finding their rhythm, skipper Latham was stumped off the bowling of Mahedi Hasan by keeper Nurul Hasan for 21.

Nasum Ahmed would continue his brilliant performance during the contest, first bowling Henry Nicholls on 1. He then followed it immediately with the scalp of Colin de Grandhomme, whose torrid time in the series continued, as the visitors found themselves reeling at 52/5 after 11 overs. Ahmed would end with exceptional figures of 4/10 in his four overs.

A pacer finally struck for the home side after 15.2 overs, as Mustafizur Rahman induced a big shot off Tom Blundell but was caught at mid-on on 4. Rahman would then pull off a brilliant caught and bowled in the same over to dismiss Cole McConchie for a duck.

Mohammad Saifuddin would then york Ajaz Patel for 4, leaving the visitors with a major task to cross the 100-run mark in their quota of 20 overs. Young would also depart in the final over bowled by Mustafizur, trying to land some lusty blows after a well-made 46. It would be back-to-back scalps for the pacer, as he dismissed Blair Tickner for 2, as the visitors were bowled out for 93. Mustafizur would end with brilliant figures of 4/12.

In reply, the hosts did not have the best of starts chasing the score down. The introduction of Will McConchie in the third over, did the trick as Finn Allen pulled off a terrific catch to bring an end to Liton Das' knock on 6.

After a brief partnership between Mohammad Naim and Shakib Al Hasan, the latter would walk back to the pavilion as well. Premeditating his shot, Shakib charged down the track but some clever piece of bowling by Ajaz Patel led to his stumping on 8. Patel would deliver another massive blow in the same over, bowling Mushfiqur Rahim for a duck to leave the contest wide open.

The rebuilding job was now left up to Mohammad Naim and skipper Mahmud Ullah. And the pair did exactly that, stitching together a vital partnership of 34 runs to edge Bangladesh ever so close to yet another historic series victory at home. They could not take the hosts home though as Naim was run out on 29, with the score at 69/4.

Mahmud Ullah and Afif Hossain kept their nerves though, as the hosts chased the target down with six wickets remaining to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the series. The skipper top-scored in the innings with a crucial knock of 43*.
 
Rename the thread “World Championship level New Zealand Burial by Bangladesh”
 
‘World’ Champion NZ losing to BD, they should be relegated to minnow status, their fans have started to cry about pitches against such opposition, they should be ashamed.

We always sucked at T20s and are not world champs in that format silly boy.
 
Allen and Ravindra showing their talent :)

This is what I wanted to see this series.
 
Finn Allen is a good player, Ravindra shouldn't be anywhere near the NZ team. Even Jeetan Patel was a better batsman :yk

Only decent Desi kiwi player is Sodhi nothing extraordinary either
 
Finn Allen is a good player, Ravindra shouldn't be anywhere near the NZ team. Even Jeetan Patel was a better batsman :yk

Only decent Desi kiwi player is Sodhi nothing extraordinary either

Must have a powerful dad to get a whole series without any performance.
 
Henry Nicholls reminding me Ahmed Shehzad. All his hits used to go to the fielders.
 
5th T20I

New Zealand - 161/5 (20 overs).
Bangladesh - 24/0 after 4 overs (target: 162).

Bangladesh need 138 more runs from 16 overs.
 
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Must have a powerful dad to get a whole series without any performance.

There is nobody else who would play ahead of him he was always going to play every game.

He has been worth a spot for his bowling alone. Econ of 4 in T20s is excellent.
 
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