Black Caps win opening ODI vs Bangladesh
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Central Districts bowler Blair Tickner took four wickets in the space of three overs to trigger a Bangladesh collapse late in their chase of 248 to help an under-strength New Zealand side take 1-0 lead with a 26-run win.
Tickner's 4 for 40 reduced Bangladesh from 194 for 5 to 214 for 9 as the hosts lost their last six wickets for just 37 runs.
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Bangladesh lost their way when the Black Caps broke the 93-run third-wicket stand between Saif Hassan and Litton Das.
Bangladesh's required run rate shot up from 4.88 to 7.11 in 15 overs of slow batting from Afif Hossain and Towhid Hridoy. As soon as this stand was broken in the 41st over, the rest of the line-up collapsed from 184 for four to 221 all out.
Nathan Smith took 3-45, while Will O'Rourke, Jayden Lennox and Dean Foxcroft all took a wicket.
Earlier New Zealand had mixed batting success in difficult conditionos.
Henry Nicholls started slow but eventually anchored the innings with 68 from 83 at the top of hte order. Fellow opener Nick Kelly fello for seven while Will Young was out for 14.
Tom Latham and Muhammad Abbas both went for 14 runs as Foxcroft made 59 from 58 balls including eight fours.
Smith finished 21 not out as Tickner added seven and Lennox one along with 18 extras.
