Bangladesh registered their first win over New Zealand in T20 internationals on Wednesday, skittling out the Tom Latham-led side for a paltry 60 ✨at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium in Dhaka.
All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan hit 25 off 33 as Bangladesh chased down the s🌜et target in 15 overs with seven wickets in hand. With thi꧅s win, the hosts have also taken a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
After opting to bat, the Blackcaps could not compete against the Tigers bowling attack. On the sluggish track, seamer Mustafizur Rahman took three for just 13 runs and helped his side in restricting𝐆 New Zeala♒nd for their joint-lowest T20I total.
Lowest T20I totals for New Zealand:
- 60 vs Bangladesh, Dhaka in 2021
- 60 vs Sri Lanka, Chattogram in 2014
- 80 vs Pakistan, Christchurch in 2010
- 81 vs Sri Lanka, Lauderhill in 2010
Skipper Latham and Henry Nicholls scored 18 each while the rest of the Kiwi batt🍌ers failed to reach double d🐓igits.
New Zealand 60 in 16.5 overs (Tom Latham 18, Henry Nicholls 18; Nasum Ahmed 2/5, Shakib Al Hasan 2/10, Mustafizur Rahman 3/13, Mohammad Saifuddin 2/7) lost to Bangladesh 62-3 in 15 ove💝rs (Shakib Al Hasan 25; Ajaz Patel 1/7) by seven wickets.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
First ever win🌱 for Bangladesh in T20Is against 🎃New Zealand.
— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers)
Forget Hundred, T20Is in Bangladesh is a fo𒊎rmat on it൩s own!!!
— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks)
Congrats Ban for winning the first T-20I m꧙atch against NZ & that too for the first time. They won it by 7 wickets. Good bowl🍨ing by the bowlers. Hope to win all matches.
— Nasreen🧕🇧🇩 (@NA__SR__EEN3)
Planning a tour without m🧸ost of their first choice players on Asian soil 🍌against is going to make this their disastrous campaign
— Prishi kumar (@tweetprishi)
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Congrats Tigers 🐅 🎉🎊👏👏.
— Sugam Chakma (@sugam_chakma)
What is the point of thi🌼s t20 series on compitation POV!
Its like Young Boys played against .
— RaFi (@ChunkOfCoal9)
have now won against every opposition (except South Africa) whom they've played at least two T20Is.
— AHM Nayeem (@AhmNayeem49)
2 wickets for 10runs with ball and 25runs from 33 balls with 2four𝔍s and won MOM ❤️❤️
— Shakhawat Hossain Jiqu (@shakhawatjiqu)
Bangladesh win by 7 wickets to lead 1-0! This is Bangladesh's first win over New Zealand in men's T20Is.
— Mɽ Saŋgram🇮🇳 (@TheSangram18)
Well played 🍸. Adjustments to be made ahe🤡ad of T20I 2 on Friday in Dhaka.
— 𝓜𝓸𝓱�♉�𝓶𝓶𝓪𝓭 𝓡𝓸𝓫𝓲𝓾𝓵🌏 🍸(@mix_rimi)
