Najmul Hossain Shanto scored a century in the third and final ODI to decide the series, and wicketkeeper-batter Liton Kumar Das scored a fifty. As a result, the hosts got a challenging capital with their excellent batting. Bangladesh scored 265 runs for 8 wickets in the stipulated 50 overs. As a result, New Zealand will have to score 266 runs to win.
New Zealand captain Tom Latham won the toss and invited Bangladesh to bat in Chittagong. Coming out to bat, opener Saif Hasan made his way to the dressing room with the second ball of the innings. He was caught behind by William O'Urke. The right-handed batsman could not open his personal run account before being dismissed.
Half-century Tanzid Hasan Tamim could not take advantage with the bat in the previous match. He scored 1 run off 5 balls. Nazmul Hossain Shanto and Soumya Sarkar tried to control the team that lost 2 wickets for 9 runs. But this pair could not last long. Soumya was dismissed for 18 runs off 26 balls.
Najmul Hossain Shanto and Liton Kumar Das took charge of the team for the fourth wicket. Although they batted cautiously at the beginning, they gradually started attacking the Kiwi bowlers. That is how Bangladesh's innings started to increase. The two of them scored 160 runs together. That is how the Tigers got a good total. Liton stopped for 76 runs after completing his fifty.
Meanwhile, Shanto also scored a century after completing his fifty. This was the fourth century innings of his ODI career. Shanto's innings stopped for 105 runs. His impeccable innings played in 119 balls was studded with 9 fours and two sixes.
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