NZ vs Ban 1st ODI: Kiwis brush aside Bangladesh, thanks to Munro & Latham
New Zealand v Bangladesh, 1st ODI, Christchurch
New Zealand 341 for 7 (Latham 137, Munro 87, Shakib 3-69) beat Bangladesh 264 for 9 (Shakib 59, Neesham 3-36, Ferguson 3-59) by 77 runs
New Zealand 341 for 7 (Latham 137, Munro 87, Shakib 3-69) beat Bangladesh 264 for 9 (Shakib 59, Neesham 3-36, Ferguson 3-59) by 77 runs
Tom Latham and Colin Munro steered New Zealand to a 77-run win in Christchurch, as a result of their solid 158-run stand for the fifth wicket, which hauled the hosts out of a troublesome position.
Latham played one of his more familiar innings and made a vocation best 137. Alongside Munro, who made a 61-ball 87, Latham drove New Zealand to 341 for 7 – their most noteworthy aggregate in ODIs against Bangladesh.
In answer, Bangladesh finished on 264 for 9 in 44.5 overs, after James Neesham’s twofold wicket lady tilted the challenge in New Zealand’s support, and Lockie Ferguson’s short balls fixed it.
Latham had begun with a punch through spreads in the third over, and kept planning the ball well through his innings. His initial six was a get over square leg off Soumya Sarkar, before he moored. That Latham batted until the 48th over was an alleviation for New Zealand, considering how they had started.
Hagley Oval had given a pitch genuine pace and ricochet, and every one of the a batting side required was associations. Kane Williamson won the hurl however every time two of his batsmen appeared to have the measure of Bangladesh, they wavered.
A decent begin was crucial for Bangladesh to pursue down the objective however opener Imrul Kayes – after top-edging for four and six in the second over – was gotten behind off Tim Southee in the eighth. The batsman decided on an audit, and it affirmed the edge.
Neesham then place Bangladesh in a bad position when he expelled Sarkar and Mahmudullah in his first over. Sarkar was gotten at mid-off for 1, preceding Mahmudullah scratched off for 0, leaving Bangladesh 48 for 3 in the twelfth over. Thirty-three runs were included for the fourth wicket before Tamim Iqbal’s upper-cut discovered Mitchell Santner, who kept running in from the sweeper cover limit to finish the catch.
Shakib was confronted with a bouncer blast amid his 54-ball stay and he took it on, striking five fours and two sixes, one of which was an enormous pass over wide long-on over Ferguson. Against the accompanying conveyance, quick and short once more, Shakib was late on the force shot and was gotten at short midwicket for 59.
Mushfiqur included 52 for the seventh wicket with Mosaddek Hossain, yet hurt his hamstring while finishing a tight single in the 38th over. He required the physio promptly and stayed nearby for several overs after some restorative consideration, however in the long run chose to resign hurt. He had made 42 off 48 balls.
Bangladesh’s run-rate had coordinated New Zealand’s until about the 40th over, however the guests had lost an excessive number of wickets to keep up. Mosaddek’s quick fifty, bound with three sixes and five fours, was one of only a handful couple of positives they could take to Nelson for the staying two ODIs.
