"It was a little slower than we thought it would be," Mitchell Santner says of the pitch. "We'll have to watch out for their bowlers, but we should be able to chase this. My role when it's not spinning is to dot it up through the middle, built up some pressure, and we cashed in later, which was good. It will be pretty good. The score is maybe a little below par, but the cutters are gripping in the surface, and they have some pretty good spinners too."
Swarlok: "Well, it was not an impressive performance from Bangladesh team. That Run Out was the worst of all. Tough one for Bangladesh bowlers. Still they can do it if Mehidy, Mashrafe and Mustafizur's cutter cut New Zealand's batting lineup."
Taslim: "I think 244 is a quite competitive score in this pitch. Early wickets will help Bangladesh."
Albert: "Don't forget that Ferguson has now gotten his 50th ODI wicket aswell as Boult getting his 150th"
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Mohammad Saifuddin b Henry 29 (34m 23b 3x4 1x6) SR: 126.08
Mashrafe Mortaza c Boult b Henry 1 (6m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00
Last over coming up. Henry to bowl it
END OF OVER:49 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | BAN: 244/8 | RR: 4.97
- Mohammad Saifuddin29 (22b)
- Mashrafe Mortaza1 (1b)
- Trent Boult10-0-44-2
- Matt Henry9-0-47-2
OB Jato: "New Zealand won't let you find the gaps/ Unless there's a lapse/ But they're too good for that! *cue claps!* :)"
Taslim: "Mash and future Mash (Saifuddin) are Batting together for last 2 overs. "
Chandan: "150th ODI wicket for Trent Boult"