Bangladesh beat New Zealand in thriller, lead series 2-0

Bangladesh secured a scintillating 4 runs win over New Zealand in the second T20I here at Dhaka to go 2-0 up in the five-match series.

With 20 required off the final six deliveries, Mustafizur Rahman held his nerve and gave away just 15 runs despite bowling a No Ball. 

Opting to bat, Bangladesh posted a competitive total of 141-6 on the back of thirties from both the openers –Naim (39 off 39) and Liton Das (33 off 29), and skipper Mahmudullah (37* off 32).

Rachin Ravindra was the pick of the bowlers for New Zealand has he returned with the impressive figures of 3-22 in his four-over spell.

In reply, New Zealand’s chase couldn’t really kick-off as they lost both the openers cheaply in the powerplay.

Kiwi skipper Tom Latham stood firmly at one end while the wickets kept falling at a regular interval at the other end.

Latham finished as the top run-scorer for the visiting side, scoring 65 off 49.

However, he couldn’t take his side over the line with his maiden T20I fifty.