Rubel six-for sinks New Zealand
Rubel Hossain's six-wicket haul, including a hat-trick, turned the first ODI on its head, helping Bangladesh win by 43 runs by the Duckworth-Lewis method
Rubel Hossain's six-wicket haul, including a hat-trick, turned the first ODI on its head, helping Bangladesh win by 43 runs by the Duckworth-Lewis method
New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson has been ruled out of the ongoing ODI series in Bangladesh and the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka because of a fractured thumb
Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim said that the absence of Shakib Al Hasan due to illness made winning the first ODI against New Zealand imperative
New Zealand allrounder Corey Anderson has said that the rain interruption in the first ODI worked in their favour but Rubel Hossain's hat-trickmade the difference once play resumed
Injuries and several underwhelming performances stood in Rubel's way in the past. Against New Zealand, the 'introvert' showed a different side to himself
Shakib Al Hasan, the Bangladesh allrounder, has contracted dengue fever and will be under observation for the remainder of the ODI series against New Zealand. Shakib had missed the first ODI due to the ailment
Plays of the day from the first ODI between Bangladesh and New Zealand in Mirpur
Bangladesh should depend less on their spinners in the death overs and their seamers need to build their fitness to last 50 overs, says coach Shane Jurgensen
Brendon McCullum is wary of how difficult conditions in the subcontinent can be, but believed the challenge would help his yound side grow as international cricketers
Mushfiqur Rahim, the Bangladesh captain, believes their 4-0 drubbing of New Zealand in 2010 would play on the minds of the visitors ahead of their three-match ODI series