New Zealand's bowlers put on a collective display to bundle Bangladesh out for 102 in 14.2 overs in the revised 15-over decider of the three-match T20 International series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday, reports Daily Sun.
Bangladesh never recovered from a disastrous powerplay that saw them lose three wickets in quick succession.
Opener Saif Hassan provided the early positives with two boundaries before falling for 16 off 11 balls to debutant left-arm spinner Jayden Lennox on the first ball of his international career.
Tanzid Hasan Tamim (6) followed shortly after as Nathan Smith breached his defence in the 4.3 over mark, before the right-arm quick struck again immediately to send Parvez Hossain Emon back for a duck, leaving Bangladesh reeling and Towhid Hridoy surviving a hat-trick ball.
Captain Litton Das injected some urgency into the innings, scoring a brisk 26 off 17 before the rain interruption halted Bangladesh's momentum. His dismissal after the resumption left the hosts in trouble.
Hridoy battled on, anchoring the innings while keeping up a healthy strike rate through the middle overs, but he too eventually fell — flicking a Josh Clarkson yorker to the square leg boundary.
The Bangladesh lower order offered little resistance as Ben Sears claimed two quick wickets to wrap up the innings at the 14.2 over mark.
Clarkson was the pick of the bowlers with three wickets, while Smith and Lennox took two each.
New Zealand will need 103 to win the series.
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