Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

TWM Latham
TWM Latham
65(49) 6x4 - 1x6
Control %75%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 11 runs
  • 1x4 - 0x6
8 9 2 14 10 13 2 7
Mohammad Naim
Mohammad Naim
39(39) 3x4 - 0x6
Control %76%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 14 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
0 4 5 8 2 5 3 12

Best performances - Bowlers

R Ravindra
R Ravindra
O4
M0
R22
W3
Eco5.50
RHB
OFFLEG
2W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
Mahedi Hasan
Mahedi Hasan
O4
M0
R12
W2
Eco3.00
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Match Details

Toss

Bangladesh , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Series result

Bangladesh led the 5-match series 2-0

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

16.00 start, First Session 16.00-17.30, Interval 17.30-17.50, Second Session 17.50-19.20

Match days

3 September 2021 - day/night match (20-over match)

T20I debut

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: Deivarayan Muthu

END OF OVER:
20 | 15 Runs | NZ: 137/5 (5 runs required, RR: 6.85)

  • Tom Latham65 (49b)
  • Cole McConchie15 (12b)
  • Mustafizur Rahman4-0-34-0
  • Mohammad Saifuddin4-0-36-0

7.48pm That's all we have for you from this game. Hope you enjoyed our coverage as much we did bringing it to you. Until next time, this is Deivarayan Muthu signing off for Vishal Dikshit. Take care and cheers.

Tom Latham, NZ captain and Player of the Match: Yeah, it was a great game to take it down to the last over. I thought we learnt from the last game and to take it down to the last over with a chance of winning was outstanding. Yeah, I think a better surface makes for a better game and that was the case. Rachin bowled well and did a really good job. We probably weren't there as we would have liked, but I thought 130-140 was a competitive score. My role is to try to bat through the innings and other guys to be slightly more explosive...to take it to the last over I was really proud of the guys to change it around.

Mahmudullah, Bangladesh captain and Player of the Match: Mustafiz held his nerve well and we went really close. It [beamer] was unusual, but I had quite a bit of confidence in Mustafizur. Mahedi has been bowling really well with the new ball and the wicket got better. We are happy to continue with this [winning] streak.

7.30pm Bangladesh survive Latham scare to go 2-0 up in the five-match T20I series. Mustafizur blew hold and cold in the last over, with 19 to defend, but has done the job for Bangladesh. The fifty opening stand between Liton and Naim and Mahmudullah's cameo were also central to the hosts' success this evening. Do stick with us for the post-match presentation.

ashik: "Many people were found complaining about the pitch and asking for a 140/150-ish pitch. Here you go!"

Arzoo: "Salute to Tom Latham for playing such a wonderful innings even though he couldn't take the team home. But he had to fight against the slow track, against wickets falling at other end, against home side's favorable conditions and expertise!"

Maharajah Ponna: "Dropped catches of Liton Das and Mahmudullah cost the match for NZ"

Jez: "I know it's rarely the done thing in modern cricket, but surely Latham should get man of the match in a losing effort tonight"

Sabbir: "Hats off to Latham for taking his team deep and close to the target"

Reshad : "All these unusual events were indicating that NZ will pull this off! Great game at the end! "


19.6
1
Mustafizur Rahman to Latham, 1 run, hard-length on-pace delivery outside off, hauled away to deep midwicket

It boils down to NZ needing 6 off the last ball

19.5
2lb
Mustafizur Rahman to Latham, 2 leg byes, just short of a yorker length on leg stump, clipped away through midwicket for a double

faruck: "what was that .. from The FIZZ??"

Free-hit coming up. NZ need 8 off 2 balls

19.5
5nb
Mustafizur Rahman to Latham, (no ball) FOUR, oooooh! This is a beamer from Mustafizur as he misses his length. Latham looks away, hangs his bat up, but manages to flap it away to the fine-leg boundary
19.4
1
Mustafizur Rahman to McConchie, 1 run, slower ball, fullish and outside off, carved away wide of Liton at sweeper cover

NightLight: "Spare a thought for Ben Sears. One over of bowling, and (hopefully) not batting on his debut"

NZ need 14 off 3 balls

19.3
2
Mustafizur Rahman to McConchie, 2 runs, seam-up short ball on middle, McConchie leans back and slaps it away to the left of sweeper for two
19.2
1
Mustafizur Rahman to Latham, 1 run, pitched up and outside off, this offcutter is carved only as far as wide long-off

New Zealand 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st16TA BlundellR Ravindra
2nd2TWM LathamTA Blundell
3rd43TWM LathamWA Young
4th24C de GrandhommeTWM Latham
5th7TWM LathamHM Nicholls
6th45TWM LathamCE McConchie