Bangladesh could not change the fate of white balls on New Zealand soil. The Tigers succumbed helplessly to the Kiwis in the first ODI in Dunedin. The bowlers bowled flawlessly in the match reduced to 30 overs due to rain. After that, the batsmen could not play brave cricket.
New Zealand beat Bangladesh by 44 runs in Dunedin on Sunday (December 17) in the rain-hit first ODI using the Duckworth-Lewis method. Will Young’s century and Tom Latham’s 92 runs made New Zealand score 239 for 7 wickets in the 30-over match. However, in the Duckworth-Lewis method, the target in front of Bangladesh was 245 runs. But Bangladesh scored only 200 runs by losing 9 wickets in reply.
Batting for 245 runs, Soumya Sarkar got back by 1 run in the first over. He was caught at second slip by punching Adam Milne’s out-swinger before opening the run-book. At one down, captain Najmul Hossain Shanto made a 46-run partnership with opener Anamul Haque Jr. However, Ish Sodhi picked up the ball and on the fourth ball, he got Shanto. The Bangladesh captain missed the line of the ball and got bowled. He scored 15 runs off 13 balls.
After Shanto’s departure, Bijoy raised the possibility of another pair. But he got out for the team’s 80 runs. Clarkson’s short-length ball bounced a bit too much. Bijoy gave an easy catch by making a mistake in timing while pulling. Bijoy returned to the team with the team’s maximum of 43 runs off 39 balls and 5 fours.
Liton Das was also playing well. But with only 12 runs added after Bijoy’s departure, Litton, who scored 22 runs off 19 balls, was caught behind the wicket by Clarkson’s short ball. Mushfiqur Rahim also did not last. Like Shanto, Mushfiqur who scored 4 runs was caught behind the wicket by Rachin Ravindra while doing a reverse sweep.
Towhid Hridoy and Afif Hossain were playing well in the sixth wicket pair. Bangladesh scored the maximum runs in this pair. But by that time the gap between run and ball was increasing. Hridoy was caught in front of the boundary while sweeping the slog off Sodhi. He scored 33 runs with 2 fours and 1 six before getting out. Afif, who scored 38 runs off 28 balls with 5 fours and 1 six, departed in the next over after Hridoy’s departure.
In the end, Miraz scored some runs to reduce the deficit. Miraz remained unbeaten on 28 runs off 21 balls with 1 four and 2 sixes.
Sodhi took 2 wickets with 35 runs in 6 overs for New Zealand. Clarkson and Milne took 2 wickets each. Besides, Rachin Ravindra, Duffy, and O’Rourke took 1 wicket each.
Earlier, Will Young and Tom Latham added 171 runs in the third wicket pair after losing two wickets for just 5 runs. Miraz bowled Latham who scored 92 runs off the first ball of the 26th over. But Mark Chapman started the rampage when he came to the crease. Young also joined him. They added 54 runs in just 22 balls in this pair. Chapman was run out for the team’s 230 runs. Before that, he scored 20 runs off 11 balls with 1 four and 2 sixes. Young took the century in 82 balls that day. Young scored 105 off 84 balls with 14 fours and 4 sixes before being run out on the second ball of the last over. Three Kiwi players were run out in the last over.
For Bangladesh, Shoriful Islam took 2 wickets with 28 runs in 6 overs. Miraz took 1 wicket with 53 runs in 5 overs. On this day Soumya returned to the team and gave 63 runs in 6 overs. Moreover, Latham and Young’s catches were missed. After that, he failed in batting as well.
New Zealand – 239/7 (30.0)
Bangladesh – 200/9 (30.0)
Result – New Zealand won by 44 runs (30 overs per – side due to rain, DLS target 245)
Player of the match – Will Young
Will Young
New Zealand | Tom Latham (c), Tom Blundell (wk), Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Henry Nicholls, Mark Chapman, Josh Clarkson, Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, William ORourke. |
Bangladesh | Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Anamul Haque, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Soumya Sarkar, Mustafizur Rahman, Towhid Hridoy, Hasan Mahmud, Litton Das, Shoriful Islam |
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