New Zealand won by 47 runs
PLAYER OF THE MATCH : Colin Munro
Batter
Bowler
Nice to see Trent-ever-smiling-Boult signing a few autographs for the kids. No-one, IMO, can beat the Kiwis when it comes to being kind to the fans. Today will be remembered for Munro's pyrotechnics and this date will remain special for him forever. After all it's a maiden international ton. A moment to cherish. That's all we have from this game. Tune in for some BBL action later this evening. Until then goodbye from the team. Raju Peethala, Sriram and Naga.
Colin Munro - Man of the Match: Don't know it has sunk in yet, but it's a great feeling. I played a couple of times with him (Bruce), he's a great bloke. Credit to him, he played really well. Sort of went in the nets and I enjoyed batting. I wanted to keep going the way I do. If it comes off more often I would be very happy...
Bangladesh can't win a game. Haven't won one in the last 2 months. Their record against the Kiwis in the shortest format keeps getting worse. Days, months, years go ticking but they haven't yet picked a win against the BlackCaps. 6 out of 6 to be precise. Munro set the match up with a scintillating hundred before Bruce bruised the Bangla bowlers in the latter stages. The target - which was 196 - appeared like 296 to the already struggling Bangla batsmen. The 68-run partnership between Soumya Sarkar and Sabbir Rahman provided some comfort and relief, but the rest had fallen off the cliff in no time. Their bowling was as bad as my mathematical skills in school. Hang on for the presentations...
Ben Wheeler to Rubel, out Caught by Tom Bruce!! Series victory with one match remaining for New Zealand. Bangladesh's ordeal continues...A slower bouncer on middle and leg, Rubel was way too early on the pull, hops and top-edges it to the keeper. Rubel c Tom Bruce b Ben Wheeler 1(2)
Ben Wheeler to Rubel, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Ben Wheeler [2.0-0-16-1] is back into the attack
END OF OVER 18
1 Runs
BAN: 148 - 9
W 1 0 0 0 0
Rubel
1 (1)
Mustafizur
0 (4)
Williamson
4-0-16-2
Williamson to Mustafizur, no run, zipping through outside off, another tame poke from Mustafizur
Williamson to Mustafizur, no run, flat outside off, Mustafizur pokes and misses
Williamson to Mustafizur, no run
Williamson to Mustafizur, no run
Williamson to Rubel, 1 run, floated up outside off, eased down to long-off
Rubel Hossain, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Williamson to Nurul Hasan, out Caught by Boult!! Boult in the action again. The ball is following him everywhere. Half-tracker on middle, Nurul Hasan pulls and picks out the only man patrolling the deep mid-wicket boundary. Nurul Hasan c Boult b Williamson 10(9)
Williamson to Nurul Hasan, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Kane Williamson [3.0-0-15-1] is back into the attack
Mustafizur Rahman, left handed bat, comes to the crease
END OF OVER 17
5 Runs
BAN: 147 - 8
2 W 1 1 1 W
Nurul Hasan
10 (8)
Mortaza
1 (1)
Ish Sodhi
4-0-36-3
Ish Sodhi to Mortaza, out Caught by Boult!! That's catching practice for Trent Boult. As soon as Mortaza walked in, our scorer, the sharp-eyed Naga informed me that "He will just go bang-bang from ball one and might get out soon." Jeez! How's that for a predicition? And now he reckons that Mortaza might retire after this series. If that comes true, you saw it here first, remember! Just a big flat-bat mow outside off, chips off the bottom half and finds long-off. Mortaza c Boult b Ish Sodhi 1(2)
Ish Sodhi to Mortaza, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Ish Sodhi to Nurul Hasan, 1 run, tossed up on middle, driven down to long-on
Ish Sodhi to Mortaza, 1 run, booming swing across the line, on the bounce to long-on