New Zealand vs Bangladesh 3rd ODI: Bangladesh managed to pick up a consolation win in the series, defeating New Zealand by nine wickets in the third ODI at McLean Park in Napier on Saturday, December 23.
However, the result of the three-match ODI series went in the favor of the Blackcaps by 2-1, having won the first two matches by 44 runs and seven wickets respectively.
The match turned out to be a low-scoring one after the visitors put up a show after opting to bowl first.
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They bowled out the hosts for just 98 runs in 31.4 overs with Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, and Soumya Sarkar picking up three wickets each whereas Mustafizu Rahman ended up taking a wicket as well.
Bangladesh faced no problems in chasing down the low target in just 15.1 overs with nine wickets in hand to claim their first-ever ODI win in New Zealand.
The only wicket Bangladesh lost was of Anamul Haque who was dismissed by William O Rourke for 37 runs in 33 balls with the help of seven boundaries.
Sarkar got retired hurt for four runs before skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto smashed a half-century and took his team to victory with Litton Das unbeaten for one run at the end.
They also ended New Zealand's 18-match winning streak after ending up on the other side in the first two matches in Dunedin and Nelson.
"Really proud of the way the boys played this match. Before we started this series, we believed we can win this series. Last couple of matches, we played well but we couldn't finish, but the boys played some good cricket and we got the right result today," skipper Shanto said after the victory.
This is New Zealand's second successive ODI series win over Bangladesh, having defeated them in their own backyard earlier this year.
After the first match of the series was abandoned due to rain, the Blackcaps ended up winning the remaining two matches in Dhaka to claim the series.
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Talking about the ongoing tour, both teams will now face off in a three-match T20I series which begins on Wednesday, December 27.
The first match of the series will be played at McLean Park in Napier followed by the other two matches in Bay Oval, and Mount Maunganui on December 29 and December 31 respectively.