NZ beat BAN 2nd T20: An all-round performance from New Zealand neutralised the effect of Soumya Sarkar’s fighting half-century and helped the Kiwis register a 28-run win over Bangladesh in the second T20I on Tuesday and seal the series 2-0. Skipper Tim Southee, Hamish Bennett, and Adam Milne all picked two wickets each to restrict Mahmudullah led Bangladesh to 142/7 in 16 overs.
With this win, the Kiwis took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the T20I series. Glenn Phillips had played an unbeaten knock of 58 runs as New Zealand scored 173/5 in 17.5 overs. Rain played spoilsport in the first innings and after the DLS method, Bangladesh were given a target of 170 in 16 overs.
Also Read: NZ vs BAN, 2nd T20I: Strange incident during New Zealand vs Bangladesh match halts play
Chasing 170 runs, Bangladesh did not have a good start but Soumya Sarkar took on the New Zealand bowlers. The left-handed batsman single-handedly steered the visitors over the 50-run mark before the completion of powerplay.
While opener Liton Das went cheaply (6), Mohammad Naim played a sluggish T20 knock-in pursuit of 170 runs. However, Soumya continued his onslaught and fired Bangladesh to 85/1 in the nine overs.
Bangladesh needed 85 runs in the last seven overs and Soumya, who smashed his half-century in just 25 balls, was caught at long-on while trying to clear the rope.
Will Young and Phillips then got together at the crease and the duo put on 39 runs for the fourth wicket, but as soon as the time came to accelerate, the hosts faced another roadblock as Mahedi Hasan dismissed Young (14), reducing New Zealand to 94/4 in the 12th over.
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naim Sheikh | 38 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 108.57 | |
| Liton Das (WK) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 120.00 | |
| Soumya Sarkar | 51 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 188.89 | |
| Mahmudullah (C) | 21 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 175.00 | |
| Afif Hossain | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Mohammad Mithun | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Mahedi Hasan | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 200.00 | |
| Mohammad Saifuddin | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Taskin Ahmed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Extra | 8 (b 1, w 5, nb 1, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 142/7 (16) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | Shoriful Islam, Nasum Ahmed | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Southee | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 |
| Hamish Bennett | 3 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 10.33 |
| Adam Milne | 3 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 11.33 |
| Ish Sodhi | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 11.33 |
| Glenn Phillips | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 6.67 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Liton Das | 1-13 | 1.6 |
| S Sarkar | 2-94 | 10.1 |
| N Sheikh | 3-110 | 12.1 |
| Mahmudullah | 4-123 | 13.3 |
| Afif Hossain | 5-124 | 13.5 |
| M Mithun | 6-126 | 14.1 |
| M Saifuddin | 7-137 | 15.4 |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Guptill | 21 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 116.67 | |
| Finn Allen | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 170.00 | |
| Devon Conway (WK) | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 166.67 | |
| Will Young | 14 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 82.35 | |
| Glenn Phillips | 58 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 187.10 | |
| Mark Chapman | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.50 | |
| Daryl Mitchell | 34 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 226.67 | |
| Extra | 7 (b 1, w 3, nb 1, lb 2) | |||||
| Total | 173/5 (17.5) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | TG Southee, IS Sodhi, HK Bennett, AF Milne | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasum Ahmed | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6.25 |
| Mohammad Saifuddin | 3 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 11.67 |
| Taskin Ahmed | 3.5 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 12.78 |
| Shoriful Islam | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 5.33 |
| Mahedi Hasan | 4 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 11.25 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| FH Allen | 1-36 | 3.6 |
| MJ Guptill | 2-55 | 5.6 |
| DP Conway | 3-55 | 6.1 |
| WA Young | 4-94 | 11.4 |
| MS Chapman | 5-111 | 13.4 |
For more hints and tips, follow us at insidesport.co
Editor's Pick
Cricket
Sanjay Manjrekar blasts DRS for "poor supply of technology" after controversial KL Rahul dismissal
Top Stories
