NZ vs BANMitchell Santner stars as New Zealand beat spirited Bangladesh in 3rd T20I to avoid series defeat

New Zealand, on Sunday, December 31, beat Bangladesh by 17 runs (DLS) in the 3rd and last T20I of the series at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui. Consequently, the three-match series ended up 1-1 after the 2nd video game at the exact same location was cancelled due to rain

Mitchell Santner was the star for the home group after he ended up with figures of 4-0-16-4, getting the essential wickets of Towhid Hridoy, Afif Hossain Dhrubo, Shamim Hossain Patwary and Mahedi Hasan. Santner likewise revealed excellent personality with the bat as he remained unbeaten on 18 off 20 balls under pressure.

Going after 111, New Zealand were as soon as decreased to 49 for 5 in 8.3 overs. From there on, Santner signed up with hands with James Neesham and the duo placed on an unbeaten collaboration of 46 runs for the 6th wicket. The duo likewise ensured that the home side was well ahead of the DLS par rating of 78 when rain interrupted play in the run-chase.

Neesham, who played a helpful knock in the very first T20I also, scored 28 run 20 balls with one 4 and 2 6s. Mahedi and Shoriful Islam got 2 wickets each to provide Bangladesh hope of a resurgence, however Santner and Neesham directed their group through to triumph.

Apart from Santner, Tim Southee, Adam Milne and Ben Sears likewise broke in with 2 wickets each. Ish Sodhi might not make a development, however had cost-effective figures of 4-0-16-0.

Bangladesh were spirited while bowling, however would be dissatisfied with their batting after being bowled out for 110 in 19.2 overs. Rony Talukdar, skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto, Hridoy and Rishad Hossain entered double digits, however none transformed their starts.

Bangladesh can take heart from the reality that they returned from New Zealand after not losing a T20I bilateral series for the very first time. Having likewise won the 3rd ODI, the Tigers will have pleased memories from their New Zealand trip.