bang bang, de Grandhomme seals the chase with back-to-back boundaries. NZ win with six wickets and two overs to spare. Fractionally short and outside off, de Grandhomme throws his bat at it and scythes the ball over point for a flat six
New Zealand vs Bangladesh, 1st T20I at Napier, Jan 03 2017 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
1st T20I (N), Napier, January 03, 2017, Bangladesh tour of New Zealand
141/8
(18/20 ov, T:142) 143/4
New Zealand won by 6 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)
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end of over 1813 runs
NZ: 143/4CRR: 7.94
Colin de Grandhomme41 (22b 3x4 3x6)
Kane Williamson73 (55b 5x4 2x6)
Rubel Hossain 4-0-43-1
Mustafizur Rahman 4-0-21-1
10.10pm New year, new format, but Bangladesh's woes in New Zealand continue. They slump to their fourth successive loss in New Zealand.
Mahmudullah's spunky fifty perked up the visitors to 141, but the bowlers and fielders were not up to the mark. Sarkar and Kayes misjudged what could have been regulation catches at the edge of the boundary. Instead, they veered in (at least 10 yards) and watched the ball sail over them to the boundary.
Kane Williamson led New Zealand's chase with a serene 73 not out - his career-best score in T20 internationals. De Grandhomme then hastened the victory with a flurry of violent blows. Shakib's stunning hokey-pokey catch, though, was the play of the day.
Mashrafe, Bangladesh captain: 15-20 runs short. Mahmudullah batted well, but we could have scored more. We got some early wickets, but Williamson batted really well, and Grandhomme supported him well. We fought well in the last ten overs with the bat, and in the first ten overs with the ball.
Kane Williamson, New Zealand captain and Man of the Match: I suppose it would have nice to do it with more efficiency. We lost some wickets in between, but credit to the bowling attack for setting the tone. The way Colin came out and the partnership at the end was fantastic. Wheeler has done it for CD; great to see him at the international level. Lockie came in and bowled fast. Santner and Colin, the slower bowlers, also showed good signs going into the next one. Good support from the crowd.
That is all we have for you from this game. Thanks for reading. Until next time, goodbye and good night
17.6
6
Rubel to de Grandhomme, SIX runs
17.5
4
Rubel to de Grandhomme, FOUR runs
bang. Full on off, too full, lofted with authority over the bowler's head. The flame-throwers burst off
17.4
•
Rubel to de Grandhomme, no run
too full on off, drills a drive and finds mid-off
17.3
1
Rubel to Williamson, 1 run
near yorker on off, whipped to long-on
17.2
1
Rubel to de Grandhomme, 1 run
pretty full on off. Clipped away to long-on
17.1
1
Rubel to Williamson, 1 run
slightly short and outside off, late-cut down to third man
end of over 175 runs
NZ: 130/4CRR: 7.64 • RRR: 4.00
Kane Williamson71 (53b 5x4 2x6)
Colin de Grandhomme30 (18b 2x4 2x6)
Mustafizur Rahman 4-0-21-1
Soumya Sarkar 1-0-17-0
16.6
1
Mustafizur to Williamson, 1 run
full on off, clipped to mid-on. Williamson and de Grandhomme see off Mustafizur
16.5
1
Mustafizur to de Grandhomme, 1 run
tucked to midwicket on the back foot
16.4
1
Mustafizur to Williamson, 1 run
full and angling away outside off, driven down to long-off
Sid: "Good game awareness by Kane...seeing off the dangerous Fizz initially and then taking risks off the weaker links in the Bang. attack"
16.3
1
Mustafizur to de Grandhomme, 1 run
down the track, meets a very full ball and drags it to wide long-on off the inside half of the bat
16.2
1
Mustafizur to Williamson, 1 run
back of a length, picked off the pads to deep square leg on the back foot
16.1
•
Mustafizur to Williamson, no run
full on off, opens the face and drives towards point
end of over 1617 runs
NZ: 125/4CRR: 7.81 • RRR: 4.25
Colin de Grandhomme28 (16b 2x4 2x6)
Kane Williamson68 (49b 5x4 2x6)
Soumya Sarkar 1-0-17-0
Rubel Hossain 3-0-30-1
15.6
4
Soumya to de Grandhomme, FOUR runs
De Grandhomme steps out, takes a full-toss and drives, nay smashes it through the covers
15.5
4
Soumya to de Grandhomme, FOUR runs
wide yorker, squeezed out to the third-man fence for a four
15.4
1
Soumya to Williamson, 1 run
15.3
6
Soumya to Williamson, SIX runs
full on middle, Williamson backs away outside leg and drives it inside out over Kayes at deep extra cover. Skims over the boundary. Kayes like Sarkar was standing inside the boundary too
15.2
1
Soumya to de Grandhomme, 1 run
wide yorker, opens the face and squirts the ball fine of diving short third man
15.1
1
Soumya to Williamson, 1 run
Nara: "Black caps are cantering towards the target now... Should finish off with an over to spare at the minimum."
end of over 1515 runs
NZ: 108/4CRR: 7.20 • RRR: 6.80
Colin de Grandhomme19 (13b 2x6)
Kane Williamson60 (46b 5x4 1x6)
Rubel Hossain 3-0-30-1
Shakib Al Hasan 4-0-30-1
14.6
•
Rubel to de Grandhomme, no run
off-stump yorker, dug out to cover
14.5
1
Rubel to Williamson, 1 run
shortish and outside off, stylishly late-cut to third man
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