New Zealand beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets in 3rd ODI© AFP
New Zealand provided themselves a best increase ahead of the World Cup by suppressing Bangladesh in the three-match series 2-0, with a 7 wickets win in the last one-day global in Dhaka on Tuesday. Will Young and Adam Milne starred with bat and ball respectively, with Young striking 70 off 80 balls to direct New Zealand to 175-3. Milne’s 4-34 limited the hosts to 171 in 34.3 overs at Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. Stand-in skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto scored greatest with 76 runs for Bangladesh, however was not able to offer the hosts a competitive rating with an absence of assistance from the other end after he decided to bat.
New Zealand downplayed their target in spite of losing Finn Allen (28) and Dean Foxcroft (0) to Shoriful Islam in successive balls, as Young placed on 81 runs with in-form Henry Nicholls for the 3rd wicket.
By the time left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed bowled Young, New Zealand were well in control.
Nicholls, who made 44 and 49 runs in the previous 2 matches, went on to total 50 this time, with a single off Mahmudullah Riyad.
Tom Blundell (23 not out) struck a limit to take New Zealand house, with 91 balls to spare.
Cole McConchie and Trent Boult earlier matched Milne, who was playing his very first match of the series, declaring 2-18 and 2-33 respectively to reject Bangladesh any severe momentum in the contest.
The Kiwis, who lost the previous 2 series in Bangladesh 4-0 in 2010 and 3-0 in 2013, won the 2nd match by 86 work on Saturday. The very first match was rinsed by rain.
“The World Cup is simply around the corner– to come up with the very first win because 2008 is fantastic,” stated Young, the guy of the match, in an instruction later on.
“This group plays a lot together, we gel well and it’s a great deal of enjoyable,” he included.
Young stated that while he might not anticipate what conditions the Kiwis would deal with in India when the World Cup opens on October 5, he hoped “it’s comparable to these”.
Bangladesh at first rested crucial gamers however, with the series at stake, they restored stalwarts Najmul, Mushfiqur Rahim and Shoriful Islam. It did little to enhance their efficiency.
Najmul, leading Bangladesh for the very first time, held down one end to score his 5th ODI fifty however wickets kept falling routinely from the other end.
“Our batsmen didn’t score huge runs,” Najmul stated. “Hopefully, next time batters take duty and bat long.”
Milne and Boult struck early to minimize Bangladesh to 35-3, prior to Najmul and Mushfiqur provided a short resistance with a 53-run 4th wicket stand.
Mushfiqur’s termination to Lockie Ferguson for 18 put New Zealand back on the top and the visitors did not lose the momentum once again.
McConchie ended any genuine opportunity of Bangladesh lodging a battling rating by dismissing Najmul with his 2nd ball of the day, with the left-hander striking 10 fours in his 84-ball innings.
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