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New Zealand defeated Bangladesh in the fifth and final T20 International (T20I) by 27 runs on Fridaඣy. Kiwi skipper Tom Latham led from the front and outplayed the opposition with his scintillating battin꧟g performance.
Latham smashed his second half-century of the series and finished the five-match leg as the highest run-scorer. He scored an unbeaten 50 in the final T20I to take his total tally of runs to 159. Apart from the skipper, opener Finn Allen scored 41 runs from 24 deliveries, including 4 fours and🎃 three sixes.
Riding on Latham and Allen’s batting display, the Black Caps posted 161/5 on the scoreboard in their allotted 20 overs. Henry Nicholls (20) and Cole McConchie (17 no) made valuable contributions down the order.
For the home team, Shoriful Islam picked up two wickets for 48 runs in 4 overs. Captain Mahmudullah ജwas their least exp𓄧ensive bowler as he conceded just 17 runs in 3 overs.
In reply, Bangladesh could only manage to reach 134/8, losing the contest by 27 runs. Middle-order batter Afif Hossain with an unbeaten 4ꦗ9, was the top-scorer for his side.
Ajaz Patel once again shined with the ball for the visitors, taking two wickets for just 21 runs in his quota of 4 overs. Pacer Scott Kuggeleijn also bagge💞d a couple of scalps for 23 runs in 3 overs.
“It’s great to finish the tour on a high, we were able to place all the pieces together after coming close in the first four games of the series. The openers set the platform, they played with freedom and allowed the middle-order to take their time and finish well in the back-end. The bowlers have been fantastic all series, and again, they showed their learning from the previous games. Nice to spend some time in the middle; I haven’t played a lot of T20 cricket; it’s pleasing to have scored in conditions that are different back home,” said Latham after the match.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
New Zealand win the final T20I by 27 runs.
But Bangladesh take the series 3-2 🎉 |
— ICC (@ICC)
Launching into a win to 🏅finish the series! leading the bowling effort again with 2-21 and finishing as the top wicket taker in the series. Congratul🧔ations to taking the series overall 3-2 in Dhaka. Scorecard |
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS)
Tom Latham in the T20 series vs Bangladesh: 18(25), 65*(49), 5(9), 21(26), 50*(37) – played in tough conditions when spinners was dominating but Kiwi Captain was a one man army in most occasions. Well fought, Tom.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
//t🧸witter.com/sparknzsport/status/1436293892622585862
NZ won the final T20I by 27 runs as Banglades⛄h win the 🉐series 3-2
Well fought series!!!
— ThePoppingCrease (@PoppingCreaseSA)
What a year it has been for Bangladesh in T20 international. Won 4-1 T20I Series vs Australia Now Won 3-2 T20I Series vs New Ze♌aland
— Adi🇦🇺 (@thinkcricket49)
//twitter.com/zarintaa/status/1436323104632934403
Most series runs:
159 – Tom Latham (avg 53.00, SR 108.90)
120 – Mahmudullah (avg 60.00, SR 92.30)
105 – Mohammad Naim (avg 21.00, SR 87.50)
99 – Will Young (avg 19.80, SR 86.08)FOLLOW LIVE:
👉👈 |— 🏏Flashscore Cricket Commentators (@F⛄lashCric)
King Tom Latham. That’s it. That’s the tweet.
— stuart broad apologist (@cricketpun_duh)
