Today, December 23, in Napier, was the third and final encounter in the three-match ODI series between Bangladesh and New Zealand. Bangladesh completely outclassed the hosts in this encounter.
Napier: On Saturday, Bangladesh pulled off a major shock. In their home ground, they won the third ODI against New Zealand by nine wickets. He achieved this feat in just 15 overs, ending the home team’s 17-match winning streak. The three-game ODI series was won by New Zealand 2-1. In the first ODI, New Zealand prevailed by 44 runs, and in the second, by 7 wickets.
Bangladesh won their first ODI against New Zealand in 19 attempts when they bowled them out for just 98 runs in 31.4 overs, led by captain Nazmul Hossain Shanto’s unbroken 51 runs in 42 balls and Anamul Haq’s 37 runs in 33 balls. In the first-ever ODI between the two sides, Bangladesh defeated New Zealand on Saturday, recording the lowest-ever score.
Shoriful Islam took three wickets for twenty-two runs, and Tanzim Hasan Saqib took three wickets for fourteen runs. They both delivered the best performance of their careers in this fashion. In order to enable the New Zealand team achieve less than the historical minimum ODI total of 162 runs against Bangladesh, Soumya Sarkar also claimed three wickets for 18 runs. Shanto, the captain of Bangladesh, chose to bowl after winning the toss and deciding that McLean Park is normally the best place to bat.