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History-making win for Bangladesh over Black Caps

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RNZ,
Publish Date
Sat, 23 Dec 2023, 3:49pm
Bangladesh's Shoriful Islam celebrates the wicket of Black Caps opener Will Young. Photo / Chris Symes
Bangladesh's Shoriful Islam celebrates the wicket of Black Caps opener Will Young. Photo / Chris Symes

History-making win for Bangladesh over Black Caps

Author
RNZ,
Publish Date
Sat, 23 Dec 2023, 3:49pm

Bangladesh have beaten the Black Caps by nine wickets in the third and final one day cricket international in Napier.

It is Bangladesh's first ODI win over the Black Caps in New Zealand, although the home side wins the series 2-1.

Having dismissed New Zealand for just 98 - the Black Caps' lowest-ever total against Bangladesh - the tourists knocked off their target in just over 15 overs and for the loss of just one wicket, with skipper Najmul Shanto making an unbeaten half century.

The tourists won the toss and opted to bowl and took wickets regularly on a pitch which offered the pace bowlers bounce and seam.

Black Caps opener Will Young (26) top scored while only three other batters made double figures - Tom Latham (21), Josh Clarkson (16) and Adithya Ashok (10).

While conditions suited the bowlers, the New Zealand batting line-up failed to adjust to the side way movement the McLean Park pitch offered.

Bowling for Bangladesh Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib and Soumya Sarkar each took three wickets.

It's New Zealand lowest total against Bangladesh in an ODI, the previous lowest being 162 in 2014 in Mirpur.

New Zealand's lowest total in an ODI is 64 against Pakistan in 1986.

Bangladesh had previously lost all 18 of its ODIs against the Black Caps in New Zealand.

- RNZ

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