Black Caps lose ODI series to Bangladesh
- Apr 24
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Bangladesh have won the One Day International series over New Zealand 2-1 after a 55 run victory in Chittagong in the third and final match.
The Black Caps elected to field first and Bangladesh scored 265-8 set New Zealand 266 for victory after Najmul Hossain Shanto's patient 105 and Litton Das's fluent 76.
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In reply New Zealand were bowled out for 210 in 44.5 overs in the humid conditions.
Nick Kelly made 59 at the top of the order but it was Dean Foxcroft who scored 75 from 72 down the order which took the New Zealand total over the 200 mark.
Muhammad Abbas wsa the next best with 25 while Will Young made 19. No toher player was able to get into double figures with captain Tom Latham scoring five.
Earlier New Zealand struck quickly after winning the toss and asking Bangladesh to bat, as Will O'Rourke (3-32) sent back opener Saif Hassan for a two-ball duck and got Tanzid Hasan to play one onto his stumps in the third over.
Ben Lister and Jayden Lennox took two wickets each.
New Zealand won the series opener by 26 runs in Mirpur and the hosts levelled at 1-1 with a six-wicket victory at the same venue on Monday. The teams play three Twenty20 Internationals starting in Chattogram next week.
