Bangladesh suffer crushing defeat against New Zealand
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13 Feb 25
Devon Conway's half-century steered the host New Zealand to a massive 8-wicket victory against Bangladesh in the third match of the ongoing Tri-nation series at the Hagley Oval, Christchurch.
Conway smashed 70 off 51 deliveries that featured six fours and a six as they chased down Bangladesh's total of 137 with 13 balls to spare.
Skipper Kane Williamson scored 30 while Glenn Philips remained not out on 23 off nine deliveries, hitting two fours and an equal number of sixes.
Pacer Shoriful Islam and Hasan Mahmud took one wicket each for Bangladesh.
Bangladesh now sits at the bottom of the table with two defeats in two matches and will square off against the same opposition on Tuesday.
Earlier, Najmul Hossain Shanto smacked 33 off 29 on his return but it was not enough for the side, following the dismissal of Liton Das on 53-2 the Tigers lost track and kept losing wickets at regular intervals.
Liton (16) departed when pushing the ball for a single down the ground but ended up offering the easy return catch to Bracewell.
Afif got castled by Trent Boult on 24 off 26, skipper Shakib scored 16 and Yasir gave away his wicket attempting to play a big shot on the mid-wicket.
Then, Nurul Hasan Sohan's late assault helped Bangladesh to set a 138-run target for New Zealand. The wicket-keeper batter quick-fired 25 off 12 featuring one four and two sixes.
Boult, Milne, Bracewell and Ish Sodhi grabbed two wickets each for the BalckCaps, while Sodhi became the second NZ bowler to take 100 T20I wickets.
Squad:
Bangladesh: Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Litton Das, Shakib al Hasan (C), Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Yasir Ali, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam
New Zealand: Devon Conway, Finn Allen, Kane Williamson, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi
