- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR11.4 Gifts his wicket away! Bowled a wide delivery with extra bounce down the leg side, and the batter, having premeditated the reverse sweep, could only chip a leading edge toward the backward point fielder for a simple catch. 110/31.2 Direct throw and Robinson bites the dust! Back of a length ball around off, plays with gentle hands towards cover, sets off for a quick single. There was a moment of hesitation between the batters, a bit of a start-stop-start, before they finally committed to the run. It was a brilliant throw from the ring fielder and Robinson was nowhere near the frame when the stumps were broken! 11/19.4 Trapped in front! Flighted length ball on middle-off with a hint of turn, attempting to play the reverse ramp stroke and thuds the pad in front of the stumps line. Massive appeal from Rishad and the finger goes up; didn't even bother to review it. 99/217.5 Straight up in the air, and Tanzim Sakib takes it! Pace off ball on a length on the stumps, throws his bat at it across the line and toe-ends the ball high in the air towards short fine leg. Tanzim Sakib settles underneath and completes the catch. 162/612.3 Caught at deep cover! Sprays it wide outside off, Jacobs shimmies down the track and throws his bat at it away from the body, splices it towards the off-side sweeper fielder. Rishad didn't have to move an inch there, crouches down and gobbles it up. 117/414.6 Cleaned him up with a beaut! Length ball fired in on 96.1 kph, angling in and beats Foxcroft as he dances down the track to swipe it away, brushes off the inner thigh pad and crashes onto the off stump. 130/5Extras8 (lb 4, w 4)TOTAL182/6 (20 Overs, RR: 9.1)Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Tim Robinson, 1.2 ov), 2-99 (Dane Cleaver, 9.4 ov), 3-110 (Katene Clarke, 11.4 ov), 4-117 (Bevon Jacobs, 12.3 ov), 5-130 (Dean Foxcroft, 14.6 ov), 6-162 (Nick Kelly, 17.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Shoriful Islam 4 0 36 1 9 10 6 0 3 0 Tanzim Hasan Sakib 4 0 40 1 10 8 3 2 1 0 R Mondol 4 0 39 0 9.75 5 4 1 0 0 Mahedi Hasan 4 0 31 1 7.75 7 3 1 0 0 Rishad Hossain 4 0 32 2 8 7 5 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.3 Taken at deep midwicket! A tad fuller around off and Saif tries to send it downtown, the bat face rotates after striking the ball, connects the inner part of the bat and sends it straight to the sweeper fielder at the on-side area. Maiden T20I wicket for Nathan Smith. 41/110.1 Tanzid Tamim has holed out at long off! He struggled throughout his innings out there, a poor outing with the bat. Floated a length ball well outside off, tried to whack it over long off and toe-ends the ball towards the right of the fielder there. Smith rushes to his right side and takes a well-judged catch in the end. 77/38.5 Bowled'em and Sodhi is pumped up! Non-turner length ball darted on the stumps, kept a bit low and Litton moves away from the wicket early to make room, plays across the line with the cross bat and gets nowhere near the line of the ball, crashing onto the middle stump. 66/214.5 Parvez's cameo comes to an end! Bowls a shortish off-cutter ball outside off, gets on top of the bounce and slams it straight to long off, doesn't quite get hold of it and finds the fielder there near the ropes. 134/4Extras15 (b 4, lb 2, nb 2, w 7)TOTAL183/4 (18 Overs, RR: 10.16)Fall of wickets: 1-41 (Saif Hassan, 5.3 ov), 2-66 (Litton Das, 8.5 ov), 3-77 (Tanzid Hasan, 10.1 ov), 4-134 (Parvez Hossain Emon, 14.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB NG Smith 3 0 33 1 11 5 2 2 3 0 MJ Fisher 4 0 53 0 13.25 8 5 2 2 2 BG Lister 4 0 23 0 5.75 9 1 0 1 0 IS Sodhi 4 0 40 2 10 10 3 3 0 0 JA Clarkson 3 0 28 1 9.33 2 0 2 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Bangladesh , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Bangladesh led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
14.00 start, First Session 14.00-15.30, Interval 15.30-15.50, Second Session 15.50-17.20
Match days
27 April 2026 (20-over match)
T20I debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 61 runs, 1 wicket)
- Over 4.4: Review by Bangladesh (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Morshed Ali Khan, Batter - KD Clarke (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 5.1 overs (31 balls), Extras 3
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 28 balls (KD Clarke 17, D Cleaver 33, Ex 0)
- D Cleaver: 50 off 27 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Drinks: New Zealand - 99/2 in 9.4 overs (KD Clarke 45)
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 9.5 overs (59 balls), Extras 3
- KD Clarke: 50 off 34 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Over 15.1: Review by Bangladesh (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Gazi Sohel, Batter - NF Kelly (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- New Zealand: 150 runs in 16.2 overs (98 balls), Extras 6
- Bad Light: New Zealand - 151/5 in 16.3 overs (NF Kelly 34, JA Clarkson 5)
- Innings Break: New Zealand - 182/6 in 20.0 overs (JA Clarkson 27, NG Smith 2)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 44 runs, 1 wicket)
- Bangladesh: 50 runs in 6.3 overs (39 balls), Extras 9
- Over 6.4: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Morshed Ali Khan, Batter - Litton Das (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Drinks: Bangladesh - 77/2 in 10.0 overs (Tanzid Hasan 20, Towhid Hridoy 9)
- Bangladesh: 100 runs in 11.3 overs (69 balls), Extras 11
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 25 balls (Towhid Hridoy 27, Parvez Hossain Emon 27, Ex 1)
- Bangladesh: 150 runs in 15.6 overs (96 balls), Extras 12
- Towhid Hridoy: 50 off 26 balls (2 x 4, 3 x 6)
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