Young hits century as New Zealand beats Bangladesh in first ODI

Opener Will Young cracked a speedy century as New Zealand recovered from a dreadful begin to beat Bangladesh by 44 runs on Sunday within the rain-affected first one-day worldwide.

The match was shortened to 30 overs every after three rain delays to New Zealand’s innings in Dunedin. The residence aspect burst into life within the remaining phases to publish an imposing 239-7.

Needing an adjusted goal of 245 to win the primary ODI of the three-match sequence, Bangladesh was restricted to 200/9 in a chase that misplaced momentum.

New Zealand bounced again after dropping two wickets within the sport’s opening over when seamer Shoriful Islam had Rachin Ravindra and Henry Nicholls each caught with out scoring.

A superb 171-run stand for the third wicket between Young, who hit 105 off 84 balls, and captain Tom Latham, who completed with 92 runs, handed the benefit again to the hosts in a match performed in overcast situations all through.

Their stand straddled two stoppages, which decreased the innings from 46 overs to 40 after which to 30. The pair hit out in brutal trend over the past 10.4 overs, when the hosts chalked up a outstanding 131 runs.

Latham fell in need of his eighth ODI century, bowled by offspinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz, however Young cast on to achieve three figures for the third time within the 50-over format earlier than being run out within the remaining over.

Shoriful was comfortably Bangladesh’s finest bowler, taking 2-28 off six overs.

The chase started brightly, with opener Anamul Haque reaching 43, supported by Towhid Hridoy (33) and Liton Das (22), who all scored higher than a run-a-ball.

However, the pursuit tailed off when Afif Hossain fell for a hard-hit 38 within the twenty fourth over, along with his workforce nonetheless needing 80 runs.

New Zealand’s finest bowling figures of two/24 had been recorded by all-rounder Josh Clarkson, who made his debut together with seamer William O’Rourke.

The remaining video games are in Nelson and Napier subsequent week as Bangladesh seeks its first ODI win over the Black Caps on New Zealand soil after 17 defeats.