New Zealand rode on Devon Conway’s unbeaten 92-run knock and a chic bowling efficiency by Ish Sodhi to thrash Bangladesh by 66 runs within the first T20I in Hamilton on Sunday.
Conway’s knock and Will Young’s (53) fifty powered New Zealand to a complete of 210 earlier than bowlers restricted Bangladesh to 144 runs. With this win, New Zealand took a 1-0 lead within the three-match collection.
Chasing the goal, opener Mohammad Naim helped Bangladesh to start on a excessive as the crew scored 16 runs off the primary two overs. However, the primary wicket fell within the third over. Tim Southee dismissed Liton Das, who scored 4 runs.
Lockie Ferguson, within the fifth over, bought maintain of Naim (27). From there on, the entire momentum shifted in direction of New Zealand’s aspect as the guests misplaced wickets in fast succession.
Ish Sodhi picked two wickets within the sixth over earlier than scalping two once more in his subsequent over. After the completion of eight overs, Bangladesh’s rating learn 59/6.
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Mohammad Saifuddin and Afif Hossain then took cost of the chase. Both blended warning with aggression and supplied some momentum to the crew though the match had already slipped off Bangladesh’s fingers. Both fashioned a 63-run partnership earlier than Ferguson dismissed Hossain (45).
Mohammad Saifuddin scored 10 runs off the ultimate over, bowled by Daryl Mitchell, as guests scored 144 from their allotted overs.
After opting to bat first, New Zealand bought off to a poor begin with Finn Allen being despatched again to the pavilion within the very first over of the innings on a duck. Martin Guptill was then joined by Devon Conway. Both performed brilliantly and took the crew over the 50-run mark within the seventh over however in the identical over, Nasum Ahmed dismissed Guptill (35).
Will Young then got here within the center. Conway fashioned an impressive partnership with Young and put New Zealand in management. Both struck common boundaries and took the crew’s rating previous 100 within the 12 over. The duo stored hitting boundaries and fashioned a 105-run partnership, with each finishing their respective half-centuries.
Mahedi Hasan handed Bangladesh the much-needed breakthrough after he bought maintain of Young (53) within the seventeenth over. In the ultimate overs, Conway and Glenn Phillips hit Bangladesh bowlers throughout the park and took the crew’s whole to 210. Conway scored 92 off simply 52 balls whereas Phillips performed a knock of 24 runs from 10 deliveries.
Brief scores: New Zealand 210/3 (Devon Conway 92*, Will Young 53; Nasum Ahmed 2/30); Bangladesh 144/8 (Afif Hossain 45, Mohammad Saifuddin 34*; Ish Sodhi 4/28)
(With ANI inputs)
