New Zealand vs Bangladesh, 3rd ODI at Dunedin, BDESH in NZ, Feb 20 2019 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
3rd ODI, Dunedin, February 20, 2019, Bangladesh tour of New Zealand
(47.2/50 ov, T:331) 242

New Zealand won by 88 runs

Player Of The Match
6/65
tim-southee
Player Of The Series
264 runs
martin-guptill
New
BAN
Full commentary

7pm That's all from us at Dunedin. Hope you enjoyed our coverage of the ODI series. See you soon for the Test series. Till then, on behalf of Ankur Dhawan and Ranjith P, this is Sreshth Shah signing off.

6.50pm We should have the captains' reactions and the trophy presentation now.

Mashrafe, the losing captain: "Boys are disappointed, but Sabbir's ton was a positive. Today's match was alright for 35 overs (in NZ's innings) but after Neesham's knock it was tough."

Martin Guptill, the Man of the Series: "Nice to come back after an injury break. Been working on a couple of balance things. Will do the same before going into the Plunket Shield."

Tim Southee, the Man of the Match: "It was nice, been working on a few things - nice to do it in the middle and contribute to a team win. Just working on to get a few things right. The one-day game has been a bit off, so I've been hitting the deck harder and getting some swing. There's some great competition among the fast bowlers, we are good mates and are pushing each other. Healthy competition. The batting display today was great. Guys who didn't bat a lot in this series got a go today. Looking forward to the Tests, always good to put on the whites."

Bpagur: "BD was consistent, in both good (230+ runs) and bad (failed top order) terms. I hope tigers would go back to the whiteboard and take the lesson learned from this series. We missed Saki bal hasan, hope he will be back soon. Thank you cricinfo."

6.45pm Sabbir the last man to go, and he should walk back proud. But only if he had some support, this game could've gone a completely different way. Southee the star with the ball, while three half-centuries from New Zealand in the first innings will keep them happy going into the World Cup.

Saad: "So our capacity is 250 in a bouncy track against swing bowling and probably we will play in similar tracks in the World Cup against many of the similar attacks. "

Naim Noor Arnob: "6 for Southee means he will start before Henry in the World Cup, right?" -- he's definitely made his case

Vinod Rajpal: "@Sreshth Shah; are u following Oman vs Scotland ODI ?" -- yep, Oman are 32 for no loss already, eight runs better than their show last evening

safwan: "The partnerships required at the beginning came at the end. BD really need to focus. Hope to see some positive cricket in World Cup"

Gaurav Varyani: "Sixer Southee has taken six...."

47.2
W
Southee to Sabbir, OUT

that's six for Southee! Length ball on off, and Sabbir looks to pull. Bat flies out of his hand while playing that shot, while the lobbed chance is taken by Southee running forward. New Zealand win by 88 runs

Sabbir Rahman c & b Southee 102 (110b 12x4 2x6 158m) SR: 92.72
47.1
1W
Southee to Sabbir, 1 run, OUT

length ball just outside off, and he flat-bats a shot over mid-on! But the fielder, Santner, chaes the ball, picks it up well and throws it to the bowler in one single motion. Is Rubel short? Of course he is!

Rubel Hossain run out (Santner/Southee) 3 (3b 0x4 0x6 6m) SR: 100
end of over 474 runs
BAN: 241/8CRR: 5.12 RRR: 30.00
Rubel Hossain3 (3b)
Sabbir Rahman101 (108b 12x4 2x6)
Trent Boult 9-1-37-2
Tim Southee 9-1-64-5
46.6
2
Boult to Rubel, 2 runs

length ball, just outside off, and he tries to drive. Slices the shot over point, and enough time to come back for the second run

Rafi Ullah: "Personal achievement also counts for team, Shabbir have taken the total to a respectable position & reduced margin of defeat"

46.5
Boult to Rubel, no run

full and wide outside off, and he sticks his bat out. Ball hits his blade and pings away towards point

46.4
1
Boult to Sabbir, 1 run

full on off stump, and he drills this drive to wide long-off. Just the single though

46.3
Boult to Sabbir, no run

back of a length on middle, and he lets it go through to the keeper

That was Southee's first five-wicket haul since his five-for against England at World Cup 2015

Faizan Khan: "Why all the impetus is always on Tamim or Shakib to score. younger players have to raise their game standard."

46.2
Boult to Sabbir, no run

full on middle, and whipped away to midwicket. Straight to the fielder though

James: "Just a 4 off every ball to win..."

46.1
1
Boult to Rubel, 1 run

full on off, and worked off his toes to backward square. They jog across for one

end of over 4611 runs • 1 wicket
BAN: 237/8CRR: 5.15 RRR: 23.50
Sabbir Rahman100 (105b 12x4 2x6)
Tim Southee 9-1-64-5
Lockie Ferguson 10-0-50-0

Baundule: "Don't like the extravagant celebration of Shabbir after the century. It shows the priority is his personal achievement, not the team's win."

45.6
W
Southee to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, OUT

full and wide outside off, and he tries to muscle a drive. Slices the shot, and Guptill takes a stunner to earn Southee his five-wicket haul! Guptill runs from point towards the boundary, and with the ball going away, he dives full-stretch to take a screamer. Mehidy goes for an entertaining 37

Mehidy Hasan Miraz c Guptill b Southee 37 (34b 7x4 0x6 43m) SR: 108.82

Hamza Shah: "What if tamim had scored today, BD could have won this match easily due to superb century of sabir" -- Or Liton, Soumya or Mushfiqur

45.6
1w
Southee to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 1 wide

back of a length on off, and the ball goes over his shoulder to the keeper

45.5
4
Southee to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, FOUR runs

back of a length on off, and he top-edges this over Latham's head for four! Mehidy won't mind

45.4
1
Southee to Sabbir, 1 run

hundred for Sabbir! Pulls this length ball to backward square to get there. Fistpumps while running to the other end, then does the sajdeh to wrap up his celebrations. Then raises his bat, and does a 'mouth' sign with his hands. Something for his critics, perhaps

45.3
4
Southee to Sabbir, FOUR runs

full just outside off, and he pierces the gap for a beautiful cover drive! Moves on to 99, just one away from his maiden ODI ton

45.2
1
Southee to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 1 run

back of a length on off, and he attempts to pull. Top-edged beyond midwicket, but lands safe with two players running in

45.1
Southee to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, no run

yorker just outside off, and he fails to connect with the drive. Toe-ends the shot

end of over 458 runs
BAN: 226/7CRR: 5.02 RRR: 21.00
Mehidy Hasan Miraz32 (30b 6x4)
Sabbir Rahman95 (103b 11x4 2x6)
Lockie Ferguson 10-0-50-0
Mitchell Santner 10-2-46-0

Imam: "While Saifuddin is improving very fast and seems to have more resolve than some of his other colleagues, he is not good enough to be in the XI. He is a good no. 8 batsman and a very good no. 6 bowler. Bits and pieces allrounders do not work any more. However, hopefully he will continue to improve. "

44.6
1
Ferguson to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 1 run

full and wide outside off, and driven away from his body to deep extra cover

CJ: "@Graeme. That is the reason NZ need a wicket taking spinner in the middle overs, be it Sodhi or Astle. We can't do it all with the new ball."

44.5
4
Ferguson to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, FOUR runs

glanced! Full on middle, and he allows the ball to come to him, before working it past the keeper's left for four!

Doug: "@Graeme Ross Nee how quickly leople forget India being demolished for 92. Both sides currently using this as practice I think."

44.4
1
Ferguson to Sabbir, 1 run

back of a length on off, and he mistimes a pull. Ball hits his body and rolls away to the leg side. Sabbir goes on the floor after getting to the other end

44.3
1
Ferguson to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 1 run

back of a length on off, and he chips this away to square leg for a single

44.2
1
Ferguson to Sabbir, 1 run

back of a length on middle, and he swivels to pull along the ground. Deep backward square cleans up

44.1
Ferguson to Sabbir, no run

welcomed with a yorker! Aimed at off stump, and Sabbir drills this shot right into his toes

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