5.38pm Batting first, New Zealand didn't have a great start, losing Rachin Ravindra in the first over. Finn Allen played some high risk-high reward shots before falling for an eight-ball 12. Tom Latham and Will Young stabilised the innings and took the side to the halfway mark before Nasum Ahmed got two in two balls to jolt the innings. WIckets kept tumbling after that even though Young occupied one end. He batted well, using the sweep shot and his feet to good effect. But lack of support from the other end meant New Zealand could post only 93. Can Bangladesh wrap up the series today? Deiva will be back to kick off the chase in a bit. Meanwhile, Isam tells me this is the first time in T20I cricket that two Bangladesh bowlers have finished with four-fors in the same innings.
BM Tickner c Mahedi Hasan b Mustafizur Rahman 2 (6m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66
WA Young c Mahmudullah b Mustafizur Rahman 46 (83m 48b 5x4 1x6) SR: 95.83
END OF OVER:19 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | NZ: 92/8 | RR: 4.84
- Blair Tickner1 (1b)
- Will Young46 (47b)
- Mohammad Saifuddin3-0-16-1
- Mustafizur Rahman3-0-11-2
Blair Tickner
AY Patel b Mohammad Saifuddin 4 (12m 8b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00
Jrm: "If nz cross 110, maybe then can make a match out of it"
And he is back into the attack too, Saifuddin
END OF OVER:18 | 7 Runs | NZ: 89/7 | RR: 4.94
- Will Young45 (45b)
- Ajaz Patel3 (5b)
- Mustafizur Rahman3-0-11-2
- Shakib Al Hasan4-0-25-0
cric fan: "What is the news of saifuddin? Is he back on the field? Or any update?" --- He is on the field
END OF OVER:17 | 8 Runs | NZ: 82/7 | RR: 4.82
- Will Young40 (42b)
- Ajaz Patel2 (2b)
- Shakib Al Hasan4-0-25-0
- Mustafizur Rahman2-0-5-2
Vijay: "It is commendable to score on this spinning track by Will Young"
