length ball outside off, Neesham clouts it over wide mid-on and secures New Zealand's 3-0 sweep.
New Zealand vs Bangladesh, 3rd ODI at Nelson, Dec 31 2016 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
3rd ODI, Nelson, December 31, 2016, Bangladesh tour of New Zealand
236/9
(41.2/50 ov, T:237) 239/2
New Zealand won by 8 wickets (with 52 balls remaining)
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Right, then. Hope you all enjoyed the coverage. Do join us for the first of three T20Is on Tuesday. Until then, it's goodbye from all of us here. Cheers!
6.25pm It has been a comprehensive rout. Bangladesh were undone by pace and bounce in the first two games. Today, they stuttered and stumbled against spin after a terrific century stand by openers Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes. The nature of collapses is certain to give them plenty to think about. Bangladesh made strides this year, but the end has been quite disappointing. They will have an opportunity to make amends in the three T20Is.
Kane Williamson is the Player of the Match for his unbeaten 95. "The positive is we improved in every game," he says. "Credit to Bangladesh for fighting in conditions they aren't entirely used to. The way seamers adjusted their lengths was very very good, in addition to how Jeets and Santner bowled. Neil Broom adjusted superbly on two different surfaces, he's a very, very good player. Going to the subcontinent is tough, coming back here, you can try hard to get results. It's nice to get a series win. I'm always working to improve, it's nice to contribute to the team's win today."
"We had our opportunities, but couldn't fire together as a team," says Mashrafe Mortaza. "After five years we're playing here. It's difficult to adjust, but yes, we are improving. There's still a long way to go in this tour. We'll come back strong."
41.2
4
Mustafizur to Neesham, FOUR runs
41.1
1
Mustafizur to Williamson, 1 run
ah, Williamson backs away outside leg, meets a cutter, and dinks a single down to third man
NZ need three for the clean sweep, Williamson needs six for the century
end of over 4110 runs
NZ: 234/2CRR: 5.70 • RRR: 0.33
James Neesham24 (22b 2x4 1x6)
Kane Williamson94 (115b 9x4 1x6)
Taskin Ahmed 7-0-41-0
Mahmudullah 1-0-6-0
40.6
•
Taskin to Neesham, no run
full on leg stump, chipped in front of short midwicket
40.5
•
Taskin to Neesham, no run
short on middle, hops and fends
40.4
4
Taskin to Neesham, FOUR runs
banged in short and outside off, swivels and controls a pull behind square for a boundary
40.3
2
Taskin to Neesham, 2 runs
half-volley outside off, drills a drive, mid-off dives to his right and makes a half-stop
40.2
•
Taskin to Neesham, no run
short on middle and leg, cramps him for room. Neesham flinches and fends to midwicket
40.2
1w
Taskin to Neesham, 1 wide
bouncer outside off, flies over the attempted hook. Wide called
40.1
3
Taskin to Williamson, 3 runs
short and outside off, pulled away to the right of mid-on. The fielder manfully chases and cuts it off to three
end of over 406 runs
NZ: 224/2CRR: 5.60 • RRR: 1.30
James Neesham18 (17b 1x4 1x6)
Kane Williamson91 (114b 9x4 1x6)
Mahmudullah 1-0-6-0
Mustafizur Rahman 9-2-27-2
39.6
4
Mahmudullah to Neesham, FOUR runs
slog-swept from outside off to cow corner, Kayes runs around and makes a mess of it. Concedes four
39.5
1
Mahmudullah to Williamson, 1 run
very full on off, driven to long-on past the bowler's right
39.4
1
Mahmudullah to Neesham, 1 run
slightly short and outside off, pulled away to long-on
39.3
•
Mahmudullah to Neesham, no run
short on off, forced to midwicket
39.2
•
Mahmudullah to Neesham, no run
flatter and quicker outside off, back-foot punch to the covers
39.1
•
Mahmudullah to Neesham, no run
pushed through on off, no turn, defended on the back foot to the bowler
Mahmudullah comes on
end of over 396 runs
NZ: 218/2CRR: 5.58 • RRR: 1.72
James Neesham13 (12b 1x6)
Kane Williamson90 (113b 9x4 1x6)
Mustafizur Rahman 9-2-27-2
Mosaddek Hossain 4-0-26-0
38.6
1
Mustafizur to Neesham, 1 run
back of a length and outside off, Neesham chops a single to third man
38.5
1
Mustafizur to Williamson, 1 run
slower ball on the pads, cutter, 106ks, glanced to long leg
38.4
•
Mustafizur to Williamson, no run
back of a length on off, blocked on the back foot
38.3
•
Mustafizur to Williamson, no run
banged in short on off, Williamson camps back and fends it back to the bowler
38.2
•
Mustafizur to Williamson, no run
full on middle, defended
38.1
4
Mustafizur to Williamson, FOUR runs
good length cutter pitches on leg and moves away outside off, Williamson waits, waits... and then late-cuts to third man
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