- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR27.5 A reverse sweep against Rishad, and he's picked up another wicket! Tossed up on a fuller length around the stumps. He gets down on one knee to play the reverse paddle but commits a fraction too early, resulting in a top edge. It's a simple catch for Litton Das behind the stumps, and Nicholls departs after a well-played innings. 131/46.3 Chopped on and rattled the stumps! A fraction short of a length ball on the off stump line, kept a bit low and Kelly went for the big heave across the line, full swing of the bat and inside edges onto the leg stump. Shoriful strikes! 21/121.1 Soft dismissal! Oh dear me, Young gifted his wicket away! A harmless hung up delivery outside the fifth stump line, plays the reverse sweep and does not get quite hold of it, chipping it straight to the slip fielder for a regulation catch. 94/226.3 Skipper gets skipper with the arm ball! Flighted back of a length ball on the stumps line, kept low on the track and skids on, caught Latham by surprise as he moves away to squeeze it through the on-side, goes through the gates, tickles off the back pad and crashes onto the stumps. 127/335.4 Shoriful gets his man with some clever tactical bowling outside the off stump! Length ball angling in from around the wicket and pitching well outside the sixth stump. This specific line and length have been troubling Abbas from the start today; he takes the bait and attempts a cover drive, but the extra bounce off the pitch sees the ball kiss the outside edge and carry through to the keeper. 165/546.4 Dragged onto the stumps! Widish slower yorker outside off; Foxcroft squats down to guide it toward third man, playing it late but only managing a thick inside edge. The change of pace deceives him, and he ends up forcing the ball onto his own stumps. Nahid Rana is elated, turning around to celebrate with a kick in the air! 226/741.2 Cleaned him up! A fraction short and keeping low on the off stump channel; he backs away and shimmies down the track but throws his bat at it only to connect with thin air. The ball crashes into the stumps and sends the bails flying! 192/649.2 Forced through bat and pads! Pace on delivery attacking the stumps; Tickner clears his front leg and goes for a big heave across the line. It's a wild swing and a miss, and the ball breaks the stumps! 240/8Extras18 (b 2, lb 5, nb 1, w 10)TOTAL247/8 (50 Overs, RR: 4.94)Did not bat: W O'RourkeFall of wickets: 1-21 (Nick Kelly, 6.3 ov), 2-94 (Will Young, 21.1 ov), 3-127 (Tom Latham, 26.3 ov), 4-131 (Henry Nicholls, 27.5 ov), 5-165 (Muhammad Abbas, 35.4 ov), 6-192 (Josh Clarkson, 41.2 ov), 7-226 (Dean Foxcroft, 46.4 ov), 8-240 (Blair Tickner, 49.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Taskin Ahmed 10 0 50 2 5 36 5 0 4 1 Shoriful Islam 10 2 27 2 2.7 42 2 0 2 0 Mehidy Hasan Miraz 10 1 54 1 5.4 28 6 0 0 0 Nahid Rana 10 0 65 1 6.5 27 7 0 3 0 Rishad Hossain 10 0 44 2 4.4 31 3 0 1 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR22.3 Oh-ohww! That's exactly what the doctor prescribed for New Zealand to spice things up in this contest! O'Rourke, the deck-hitting enforcer, hits the pitch hard and gets prodigious bounce, he takes him on tries to whack a pull but it hits him high on the bat and he ends up giving a regulation catch to mid-on, end of a terrific knock! 114/33.1 Stumps shattered! What a sight for the bowler! Perishes with a reckless shot as he doesn't take into account the length and line and just exposes his stumps in a bid to whack it out of the park, ball crashes onto middle, it just held its line on middle and came back 21/13.2 Gets the big fish! On a length and jags back at middle, he tries to flick it to midwicket and there is a gap between bat and pad, ball sneaks through and rattles the stumps, excellent bowling, keeping it tight at the stumps 21/227.2 Flight and drift, comes back extravagantly from outside off, kicking from a length and beats him all ends up, that was unplayable! What a delivery, hits the top of middle and the zingers are flying in all directions! Needed an outstanding delivery to get the better the technician and this was indeed a superb one! 132/448.3 And it's all over! Touch short and wide of off, he went across his stumps and tried to smack it over deep midwicket, didn't get the middle and has been gobbled by the man at deep, checking for the catch and all the fingers are underneath the ball. Fielding has been top-notch throughout the day! 221/1040.3 50 partnership came up. Over the wicket, floated generously and fuller outside off, he takes the bait, skedaddles down the track and attempts to whack it over long-on but hasn't got all of it and has been snaffled by O'Rourke, crucial and a timely breakthrough that once again tilts the balance of the game slightly in the favor of New Zealand or the jury is out, I mean it's such a tight game, anybody's game. Bangladesh would need to stay calm and composed, take calculated risks. 184/543.4 good length and slanted across off, tries a cheeky little inverse reverse lap and ends up guiding it to Latham who takes a brilliant diving catch to his right, big breakthrough! 194/645.5 Dug in short and gets the desired response from the pitch, a heat-seeking lifter with width, he is a tall man, slugs it back to the bowler who has caught it marvelously, reverse.cupping with a subdued yet relieved celebration, Bangaldesh capitulating under pressure and making a mess of this chase 202/745.6 He is on F-I-R-E! Wrecks the stumps with a brute! Shoriful disconsolate after perishing on naught. Bowled it full with venom and jagged it back as he tried to go big downtown without sizing up Tickner at all! Rolled his fingers and bowled it slow, we have seen all tricks from these pacers 203/847.3 Dragged on! He is such a clever operator, mixes up so nicely and then follows it with a classy celebration with swagger, no real emotions just arms aloft. Another cutter on a short length and he tries to whack it leg-side, not to be 214/9Extras22 (lb 1, nb 1, w 20)TOTAL221 all out (48.3 Overs, RR: 4.55)Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Tanzid Hasan, 3.1 ov), 2-21 (Najmul Hossain Shanto, 3.2 ov), 3-114 (Saif Hassan, 22.3 ov), 4-132 (Litton Das, 27.2 ov), 5-184 (Afif Hossain, 40.3 ov), 6-194 (Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 43.4 ov), 7-202 (Rishad Hossain, 45.5 ov), 8-203 (Shoriful Islam, 45.6 ov), 9-214 (Taskin Ahmed, 47.3 ov), 10-221 (Towhid Hridoy, 48.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB W O'Rourke 9 0 51 1 5.66 31 3 1 4 0 NG Smith 9.3 1 45 3 4.73 31 0 2 2 1 BM Tickner 10 0 40 4 4 38 3 0 4 0 JA Clarkson 4 0 27 0 6.75 11 4 0 2 0 JR Lennox 10 0 32 1 3.2 36 1 0 0 0 D Foxcroft 6 0 25 1 4.16 19 2 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
New Zealand , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
New Zealand led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11.00 start, First Session 11.00-14.30, Interval 14.30-15.00, Second Session 15.00-18.30
Match days
17 April 2026 (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 38 runs, 1 wicket)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 147 runs, 4 wickets)
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 12.3 overs (75 balls), Extras 9
- Drinks: New Zealand - 55/1 in 14.0 overs (HM Nicholls 27, WA Young 12)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (HM Nicholls 25, WA Young 22, Ex 3)
- Over 18.2: Review by New Zealand (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Tanvir Ahmed, Batter - HM Nicholls (Upheld)
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 22.2 overs (134 balls), Extras 9
- HM Nicholls: 50 off 65 balls (7 x 4)
- Drinks: New Zealand - 131/4 in 27.5 overs (Muhammad Abbas 3)
- Over 28.2: Review by Bangladesh (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Tanvir Ahmed, Batter - D Foxcroft (Struck down)
- New Zealand: 150 runs in 31.3 overs (189 balls), Extras 11
- Over 40.1: Review by New Zealand (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Tanvir Ahmed, Batter - D Foxcroft (Upheld)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 62 runs, 3 wickets)
- Over 40.2: Review by Bangladesh (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Tanvir Ahmed, Batter - D Foxcroft (Struck down)
- New Zealand: 200 runs in 43.3 overs (261 balls), Extras 13
- D Foxcroft: 50 off 52 balls (6 x 4)
- Innings Break: New Zealand - 247/8 in 50.0 overs (NG Smith 21, JR Lennox 1)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 51 runs, 2 wickets)
- Bangladesh: 50 runs in 8.5 overs (54 balls), Extras 15
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 130 runs, 2 wickets)
- Drinks: Bangladesh - 70/2 in 15.0 overs (Saif Hassan 30, Litton Das 22)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 72 balls (Saif Hassan 24, Litton Das 22, Ex 4)
- Bangladesh: 100 runs in 18.4 overs (113 balls), Extras 17
- Saif Hassan: 50 off 59 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Drinks: Bangladesh - 124/3 in 25.0 overs (Litton Das 41, Towhid Hridoy 7)
- Drinks: Bangladesh - 139/4 in 31.0 overs (Towhid Hridoy 14, Afif Hossain 3)
- Bangladesh: 150 runs in 33.2 overs (201 balls), Extras 17
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 40 runs, 6 wickets)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 77 balls (Towhid Hridoy 23, Afif Hossain 27, Ex 1)
- Bangladesh: 200 runs in 44.6 overs (271 balls), Extras 19
- Towhid Hridoy: 50 off 58 balls (2 x 4, 2 x 6)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsMiddle-overs muck-up puts Bangladesh middle-order frailties in sharp focus
Saif Hassan and Litton Das put Bangladesh in a strong position in their chase of 248, but the middle-order batters failed to do their job from there on
Nicholls and Foxcroft fifties carry New Zealand to 247 for 8
Bangladesh could have kept the total down had they held onto their catches in Dhaka
Mehidy: We cannot see New Zealand as a weak side
Tom Latham wants his players to stick to the processes and plans that have brought them success in domestic cricket
Experienced Bangladesh face inexperienced NZ in hot Dhaka
NZ are without a number of their first-choice players who are away at the IPL or PSL




