New Zealand gave itself an ideal increase forward of the World Cup by whitewashing Bangladesh within the three-match collection 2-0, with a seven-wicket win within the ultimate one-day worldwide in Dhaka on Tuesday.
Will Young and Adam Milne starred with bat and ball respectively, with Young hitting 70 off 80 balls to information New Zealand to 175-3.
Milne’s 4-34 restricted the host to 171 in 34.3 overs at Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.
Stand-in skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto scored highest with 76 runs for Bangladesh, however was unable to offer the host a aggressive rating with a scarcity of help from the opposite finish after he opted to bat first.
New Zealand made mild of its goal regardless of shedding Finn Allen (28) and Dean Foxcroft (0) to Shoriful Islam in consecutive balls, as Young placed on 81 runs with in-form Henry Nicholls for the third wicket.
By the time left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed bowled Young, New Zealand have been properly in management.
Nicholls, who made 44 and 49 runs within the earlier two matches, went on to finish 50 this time, with a single off Mahmudullah Riyad.
Tom Blundell (23 not out) hit a boundary to take New Zealand dwelling, with 91 balls to spare.
Cole McConchie and Trent Boult earlier complemented Milne, who was taking part in his first match of the collection, claiming 2-18 and 2-33 respectively to disclaim Bangladesh any severe momentum within the contest.
The Kiwis, who misplaced the earlier two collection in Bangladesh 4-0 in 2010 and 3-0 in 2013, gained the second match by 86 runs on Saturday. The first match was washed out by rain.
“The World Cup is just around the corner — to come up with the first win since 2008 is great,” stated Young, the person of the match, in a briefing afterwards.
“This group plays a lot together, we gel well and it’s a lot of fun,” he added.
Young stated that whereas he couldn’t predict what circumstances the Kiwis would face in India when the World Cup opens on October 5, he hoped “it’s similar to these”.
Bangladesh initially rested key gamers however, with the collection at stake, they introduced again stalwarts Najmul, Mushfiqur Rahim and Shoriful Islam. However, it did little to enhance their efficiency.
Najmul, main Bangladesh for the primary time, held down one finish to attain his fifth ODI fifty however wickets stored falling usually from the opposite finish.
“Our batsmen didn’t score big runs,” Najmul stated. “Hopefully, next time batters take responsibility and bat long.”
Milne and Boult struck early to cut back Bangladesh to 35-3, earlier than Najmul and Mushfiqur supplied a quick resistance with a 53-run fourth wicket stand.
Mushfiqur’s dismissal to Lockie Ferguson for 18 put New Zealand again on high and the guests didn’t lose the momentum once more.
McConchie ended any actual probability of Bangladesh lodging a combating rating by dismissing Najmul along with his second ball of the day, with the left-hander hitting 10 fours in his 84-ball innings.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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