So an ODI from the late 1990s. A slow, turning pitch, where chasing even 255 proves challenging. The batters found it difficult all along, and eventually, New Zealand's 254 proved more than enough. Sodhi had a memorable day, leaving the hosts with some work to do ahead of the final ODI. This was it from us tonight, and thanks for your company! This is Himanshu signing off one behalf of Ekanth, Raghav and Harshith.

Lockie Ferguson, the winning captain: "Excellent win by the boys. The way Henry and Blundell batted today took off the pressure. The way Ish bowled today was exceptional. Nice to see after all the hard work he has done. Nice to see Ish get the runs, and Kyle as well. Nice team performance."

Ish Sodhi is the Player of the Match for his 6 for 39, and 35 runs: "Really good day. Coming on the winning side... historically, we haven't done too well. Nice of Litton for calling me back. We thought it would start turning later in the day. Even Ravindra and McConchie got it to spin later. Not everyday is like that. This is really a tough place to come and win."

Litton Das after the loss: "Their lower order did really well. The wicket was not bad to bat on. Probably [we were] not up to the mark in batting. Our two senior guys played really well [with the bat]. Somebody has to get an 80 or 90 or 100."

Time for the presentations

9.24pm Sodhi leads the New Zealand side back after hitting Bangladesh for a six with the ball, and 35 with the bat. On his way to 6 for 39, he became the first New Zealand spinner to a six-for in ODIs; but unfortunately, the match could well be remembered for him being called back by Litton and co after Hasan ran him out backing up at the non-striker's end. Bangladesh collapsed from 60 for 1 to 92 for 5, only to never recover in the chase. But Mahmudullah and Tamim's contributions ahead of the World Cup could yet please them. Hang around for the presentations.

41.1

Ferguson to Khaled, OUT

the off stump trembles! On the shorter side of a length on off, as Khaled looked to pull early with his front leg out of the way. There was far too much pace on it for his liking, and that was it to give New Zealand a 1-0 lead in the series

Khaled Ahmed b Ferguson 1 (2b 0x4 0x6 2m) SR: 50

Ferguson back

end of over 412 runs • 1 wicket

BAN: 168/9CRR: 4.09 • RRR: 9.66 • Need 87 from 54b

Mustafizur Rahman2 (7b)

Khaled Ahmed1 (1b)

Kyle Jamieson 7-1-32-2

Ish Sodhi 10-1-39-6

40.6

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Jamieson to Mustafizur, no run

length ball angled into off, but shapes away after pitching, as he looks to push but is beaten

40.5

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Jamieson to Mustafizur, no run

good stop by Blundell leaping with his right glove up. Short ball from Jamieson which rose up, as Mustafizur looked to ramp but missed

40.4

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Jamieson to Mustafizur, no run

short and outside off, as he looks to pull but is beaten

40.3

Jamieson to Khaled, 1 run

chops this length ball down to deep third

Khaled is the last man

40.2

Jamieson to Nasum, OUT

taken by long-on! Nasum's fun ends. Jamieson bowled on the fuller side of a length while angling it in, and lofted this back down the ground. There wasn't much timing on that one, and it landed right into Boult's lap

Nasum Ahmed c Boult b Jamieson 21 (30b 1x4 2x6 44m) SR: 70

40.1

Jamieson to Mustafizur, 1 run

length ball angling in, and lofted over mid-off for two

Jamieson from around the wicket

end of over 407 runs

BAN: 166/8CRR: 4.15 • RRR: 8.90 • Need 89 from 60b

Nasum Ahmed21 (29b 1x4 2x6)

Mustafizur Rahman1 (3b)

Ish Sodhi 10-1-39-6

Trent Boult 8-0-37-0

39.6

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Sodhi to Nasum, no run

Sodhi slows it down considerably, and Nasum is beaten. And, and... the slip fielder seems to have dropped a catch. Yup, Allen dropped a simple catch, as Nasum looked to flick but got a leading edge

39.5

Sodhi to Nasum, SIX runs

another six for Nasum! Some late entertainment here. He sees this tossed up ball on a full length on middle, and has a free swing to go over deep midwicket

39.4

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Sodhi to Nasum, no run

39.3

Sodhi to Mustafizur, 1 run

full ball on off, and pushed back

Will: "Sodhi didn't call back Hasan Mahmud after getting him bowled, disappointed!"

39.2

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Sodhi to Mustafizur, no run

full and dipping on leg stump. Tucked towards square leg

Leg slip also present now

turns in off a length on middle and leg, and it's called dead ball since it hit his pad and he wasn't playing any shot

39.1

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Sodhi to Mustafizur, no run

full and tossed up outside off. Driven to mid-off

New batter Mustafizur facing his first ball

end of over 396 runs

BAN: 159/8CRR: 4.07 • RRR: 8.72 • Need 96 from 66b

Nasum Ahmed15 (26b 1x4 1x6)

Mustafizur Rahman0 (0b)

Trent Boult 8-0-37-0

Ish Sodhi 9-1-32-6

38.6

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Boult to Nasum, no run

beaten this time. Short of a length in the channel, and he looked to stab at it

38.5

Boult to Nasum, SIX runs

six just to the right of the long-on fielder. Again he gets his front leg out of the way, and launches this length ball on middle back over the bowler's head

38.4

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Boult to Nasum, no run

bangs it in short again, and gets to shoot off the surface. Nasum keeps swaying out

By the way, Sodhi's is the first six-wicket haul by a New Zealand spinner in ODIs

38.3

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Boult to Nasum, no run

another sharp short ball, which rises up considerably while angling in. Nasum lets that pass too

38.2

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Boult to Nasum, no run

now bowls on the fuller side of a length, and in the channel outside off. Nasum pokes without foot movement, and is beaten

38.1

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Boult to Nasum, no run

short ball around off, and Nasum sways out of the way

end of over 38Wicket maiden

BAN: 153/8CRR: 4.02 • RRR: 8.50 • Need 102 from 72b

Nasum Ahmed9 (20b 1x4)

Ish Sodhi 9-1-32-6

Trent Boult 7-0-31-0

37.6

Sodhi to Hasan Mahmud, OUT

cleans him up! Sodhi has six. The middle stump is uprooted, and it's a typical legspinner's dismissal with a googly. Sodhi dangled it up on a length, and pitched it just outside off. Hasan looked to hoick across the line as the ball dipped on him, but was completely foxed by the ball turning in to hit his middle stump, as it went through the gap between pad and bat

Hasan Mahmud b Sodhi 0 (9b 0x4 0x6 9m) SR: 0

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Best performances - batters

Spike Graph

Wagon Zone

TA Blundell

68 runs (66)

6 fours1 six

Productive shot

on drive

13 runs

1 four0 six

Control

92%

HM Nicholls

49 runs (61)

6 fours0 six

Productive shot

flick

12 runs

1 four0 six

Control

87%

Best performances - bowlers

IS Sodhi

ECO

3.9

FTYFGSGS

OFFLEG

RHB




	1W	2W

LEGOFF

LHB



		1W	1W
		1W

Mahedi Hasan

BAN

ECO

4.5

FTYFGSGS

OFFLEG

RHB



	1W
	1W

LEGOFF

LHB




		1W

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Match details

Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Toss	New Zealand, elected to bat first
Series	New Zealand tour of Bangladesh
Season	2023
Player Of The Match	Ish Sodhi
Series result	New Zealand led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number	ODI no. 4652
Hours of play (local time)	start 14.00, First Session 14.00-17.30, Interval 17.30-18.00, Second Session 18.00-21.30
Match days	23 September 2023 - daynight (50-over match)
ODI debut	Khaled Ahmed
Umpires	Marais ErasmusDRS SharfuddoulaDRS
TV Umpire	Nitin Menon
Reserve Umpire	Tanvir Ahmed
Match Referee	Ranjan Madugalle

Language

English

Win Probability

NZ 100%

NZBAN

100%50%100%

Over 42 • BAN 168/10

Khaled Ahmed b Ferguson 1 (2b 0x4 0x6 2m) SR: 50

New Zealand won by 86 runs

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Bangladesh Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
Tamim Iqbal	caught	44	58
Litton Das	caught	6	16
Tanzid Hasan	caught	16	12
Soumya Sarkar	caught	0	2
Towhid Hridoy	bowled	4	7
Mahmudullah	caught	49	76
Mahedi Hasan	bowled	17	29
Nasum Ahmed	caught	21	30
Hasan Mahmud	bowled	0	9
Mustafizur Rahman	not out	2	7
Khaled Ahmed	bowled	1	2
Extras	(b 1, lb 2, nb 1, w 4)
Total	168(10 wkts; 41.1 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
TA Boult	8	0	37	0	4.62
KA Jamieson	7	1	32	2	4.57
IS Sodhi	10	1	39	6	3.9
LH Ferguson	6.1	1	28	1	4.54 (1 nb)
R Ravindra	8	0	26	0	3.25
CE McConchie	2	1	3	1	1.5

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	19	Tamim Iqbal	Litton Das
2nd	41	Tamim Iqbal	Tanzid Hasan
3rd	0	Tamim Iqbal	Soumya Sarkar
4th	10	Tamim Iqbal	Towhid Hridoy
5th	22	Mahmudullah	Tamim Iqbal
6th	42	Mahmudullah	Mahedi Hasan
7th	15	Mahmudullah	Nasum Ahmed
8th	4	Nasum Ahmed	Hasan Mahmud
9th	14	Mustafizur Rahman	Nasum Ahmed
10th	1	Mustafizur Rahman	Khaled Ahmed

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