BAN vs NZ: Rain washes out first Bangladesh vs New Zealand ODI

Incessant rain washed out the primary One-Day International between Bangladesh and New Zealand in Dhaka on Thursday.

Match officers declared the sport deserted after rain halted the New Zealand innings at 136 for 5 in 33.4 overs.

Will Young was the best scorer for New Zealand with 58 off 91 balls and shared 97 runs with Henry Nicholls for the third wicket to assist the customer recuperate from two for 16.

Bangladesh earlier gained the toss and elected to bowl first, however rain stopped the sport for greater than two hours after simply 4.3 overs.

Mustafizur Rahman dismissed Finn Allen for 9 and Chad Bowes for one in successive overs after play resumed. The rain truncated the sport right into a 42-overs-a-side contest.

Young and Nicholls repaired the harm, earlier than Mustafizur broke their partnership by trapping Nicholls leg-before for 44.

Left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed quickly eliminated Young and Rachin Ravindra to halt New Zealand’s progress.

Young earlier survived on 18, as Bangladesh determined in opposition to reviewing an enchantment for lbw in opposition to the batter.

Tom Blundell and Cole McConchie had been batting, each on eight, when rain stopped New Zealand’s innings for a second time.

Mustafizur completed with three for 27, whereas Nasum claimed two for 21.

The second and third ODIs will likely be performed on the similar floor on September 23 and 26.

New Zealand has not gained an ODI sequence in Bangladesh within the final 15 years, having misplaced all seven matches to the host within the final two sequence in 2010 and 2013.

This sequence would be the final for each groups earlier than the World Cup begins in neighbouring India on October 5.