Bangladesh start T20 series with record win against New Zealand

The Bangladesh cricket team got the job done against New Zealand in the first T20I of the five-match series in Dhaka on Wednesday.

Batting first, a second-string New Zealand were bundled out for just 60.

In reply, Bangladesh were off to a poor start but got past the line eventually.

The top four batters in the New Zealand side managed single-digit scores as the visitors were reduced to 9/4.

Tom Latham and Henry Nicholls added 33 runs for the fifth wicket before Bangladesh got wickets in a hurry.

Mustafizur Rahman claimed three wickets.

In response, the Tigers lost Mohammad Naim and Liton Das early on before the side got past the total steadily.

For the first time in their history, Bangladesh have beaten the Kiwis in a T20I.

Prior to this match, the two teams met on 10 occasions as New Zealand won all 10 of them.

Earlier this year, New Zealand had hammered Bangladesh 3-0 in T20Is.

However, post that Bangladesh sealed successive T20I series against Zimbabwe and Australia respectively.