The 5th and last match of the T20I series between Bangladesh and New Zealand was played yesterday at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka. In which New Zealand beat Bangladesh by 27 runs.
New Zealand won the toss and option to bat first, New Zealand batted first, scored 161 runs after losing 5 wickets in predectable 20 overs, Finn Allen and Rachin Ravindra came to start the inning and gave a brilliant start with half-century partnership of 58 runs, the first wicket has gone for 58 runs, Rachin Ravindra dismissed for 17 runs in 12 balls, next batsman Tom Latham came to bat, meanwhile the second wicket has also gone for 58 runs, Finn Allen dismissed after playing a brilliant quick inning of 41 runs with the help of 3 sixes and 4 boundaries in just 24 balls, followed by Will Young came to bat, and he dismissed very quckly just for 6 runs as third wicket, next batsman Colin de Grandhomme came to bat, and he also dismissed very quickly just for 9 runs as fourth wikcet, followed by Henry Nicholls came to bat, and played well with Tom Latham, the fifth wicket has gone in 118 runs, Henry Nicholls dismissed after scoring 20 runs in 21 balls, after that Cole McConchie came to bat, and he remains unbeaten after scoring 17 runs in 10 balls with Tom Latham, Tom Latham played a brilliant unbetaen quick half-century inning of 50 runs with the help of 2 sixes and 2 boundaries in just 37 balls. In this way, New Zealand batted first after winning the toss, scored 161 runs for a loss of 5 wickets in predictable 20 overs, and set a target of 162 runs in front of Bangladesh.
Bangladeshi bowlers Shoriful Islam took 2 wickets, Taskin Ahmed, Nasum Ahmed, and Afif Hossain got 1-1 wicket.
Bangladesh chasing 162 in the second inning, they could manage just 134 runs after losing 8 wickets in predectable 20 over and lost the match by 27 runs. Afif Hossain played a brilliant unbeaten inning of 49 runs with the help of 3 sixes and 2 boundaries in just 33 balls, Mohammad Naim scored 23 runs in 21 balls, Mahmudullah scored 23 runs in 21 balls, Liton Das 10 off 12, apart from this no batsman played well, Taskin Ahmed dismissed just for 9 runs, Nurul Hasan runs, Soumya Sarkar runs, Mushfiqur Rahim 3 runs, Soumya Sarkar, and Nurul Hasan 4-4 runs, Nasum Ahmed unbeaten for 3 runs, and Shamim Hossain 2 runs, in this way, Bangladesh chasing 162 in the second inning, they could manage just 134 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in predectable 20 overs, and lost the match by 27 runs.
New Zealand bowlers Ajaz Patel, and Scott Kuggeleijn took 2-2 wickets, Jacob Duffy, Cole McConchie, Ben Sears and Rachin Ravindra got 1-1 wicket.
New Zealand batsman Tom Latham was selected for the best player of the Match, he played a brilliant unbeaten quick half-century inning of 50 runs with the help of 2 sixes and 2 boundaries in just 37 balls.
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