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Match Details
BAN vs NZ, 3rd T20, NZ vs BAN 2021 summary
BAN
76-10(19.4)
New Zealand won by 52 runs
NZ
(20.0)128-5
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P'ship : 6(14)
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So that's goodbye from me, Anurag, and my partner Dasgupta from the comm box. Do join us tomorrow for the fifth and final day of the intriguing Test between, England and India and CPL fixtures. Good night and take care!!
Tom Latham "A really good performance - the way we were able to build partnerships even though we lost quite a few wickets upfront. We probably got around the par score and to take wickets upfront, it was always going to be difficult at the back end. Death phase can be tricky but Tom and Henry absorbed the pressure and to get us to the par score was ideal. I thought the spinners were fantastic in all three games. These are tough conditions for the seamers to bowl but they did quite well which is a positive sign for us"
Ajaz Patel " You have to take responsibility in these conditions to do the job for your team and everyone pitched in quite well. Our communication was the key, it was a tough wicket to bat on and the seamers were brilliant as well. We have to make sure we have control on our variations to make the most of these conditions. I had conversations with Dan (Vettori) earlier and he gave me a bit of clarity on what the conditions here are like"
Ajaz Patel bags in the Man of the Match award for a fantastic spell of 4/16 in 4 overs.
Mahmudullah " First of all, we did a great job by restricting them under 130 and we started the chase quite well but lost wickets at regular intervals. The middle and top-order did great in the last game but we couldn't get any partnership going. We still have two games to go and hopefully, we can win the next game and seal the series"
After a mid over collapse, New Zealand have hit 46 in the last five overs to boost their total to 128/5 in 20 overs. Blundell and Nicholls struggled against the cutters and spinners, but they managed to finish decently after the spin storm passed. Finn Allen looked in decent nick and the Kiwis looked good for 140 but lost 4 wickets for 16 runs in the middle to slip deep into the hole. It took an unbeaten 66-run stand for the sixth wicket to help them put something challenging on the board for the Tigers.
The Tigers started off the run chase quite well but a flurry of wickets in the powerplay rocked them hard on the back foot. No one kept going for Bangladesh as Ajaz Patel spun a web around the middle and top-order of Bangladesh. It was an excellent all-round effort by the Kiwis who outplayed the Tigers in all departments. The spinners bowled wicket to wicket and they got rewarded for their accuracy. McConchie and Ajaz Patel picked up 7 wickets between them for just 31 runs and restricted the Tigers under 80. Stay tuned for the post-match presentation.
What a comeback by the Kiwis!!! Bangladesh fail to chase the challenging total of 129 and fall short by 52 runs as they get bundled out on 76. With this victory, New Zealand hopes of turning around this series are still alive but they are 2-1 down against the Tigers.
19.4 Grandhomme to M Rahman
W Goes high in the air and finds the man at deep mid!! That's it, the game has ended here. A comprehensive victory for the Kiwis. Pitches this up a bit further and rolls his fingers on this one. Rahman goes for a heave on the leg side and fails to get the desired connection. The ball balloons in the air and finds the man at deep mid wicket who swallows a really good catch.
19.3 Grandhomme to M Rahman
2 Slower bumper. Rahman miscues the pull and gets a top-edge. The ball flies past the short third fielder who chases back and saves a couple of runs..
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