Batting
first, New Zealand scored 330 runs losing 6 wickets in their allotted overs.
Henry Nicholls, Ross Taylor and Tom Latham scored 64, 69 and 59 runs respectively,
while Neesham and Colin Grandhomme scored 37 runs each. Because of their
collective effort, the home team could put on a mammoth chasing total for the
opponent team.
Bowling
10 overs, Mustafizur Rahman took two wickets conceding 93 runs. Mashrafe
Mortaza, Rubel Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin and Mehidy Hasan Miraz are other
bowlers who claimed one wicket each.
Coming
to chase New Zealand’s 331-run target, the touring team was bowled out for 242
in 47.2 overs. Sabbir Rahman played an innings of 110-ball 102 with 12 fours
and two sixes. Mohammad Saifuddin and Mehidy Hasan Miraz also played two handy
innings of 44 and 37 runs respectively. Their innings helped the Tigers to avoid
a shameful defeat.
For
New Zealand, Tim Southee was the most successful bowler. He alone grabbed six
wickets for 65, and for his performance he was later declared the
Man-of-the-match. Trent Boult and Colin De Grandhomme took 2 and 1 wickets individually.
Martin Guptill was named the
Player-of-the-series.
The three-match Test series between New
Zealand and Bangladesh will kick off from February 28.
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