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In the rain-marred opening clash, Bangladesh encountered 44-run defeat in the first ODI of their tour to New Zealand. The match, plagued by interruptions, saw rain disrupt play on three occasions, ultimately leading to the decision to reduce tꦦhe game to a 30-over contest per side. Despite the challenging conditions, the Blackcaps emerged victorious, clinching a 1-0 lead in the three-game series.
Will Young and Tom Latham lead the charge with bat
New Zealand faced early setbacks as Rachin Ravindra, and Henry Nicholls fell prey to Shoriful Islam in the first over. Despite the early trouble for the hosts, the hopes of sustained joy for Bangladesh were quashed as Tom Latham and Will Young forged an impressive partn✱ership, amassing ♏171 runs for the third wicket.
Latham displayed skilful batting, accumulating 92 runs off 77 balls, while Young emerged as the standout performer, notching up his third ODI century with a stellar 105 runs off 84 deliveries. The late contributions of Mark Chapman, who scored 20 off 11 balls, and 19 extras added𝓡 to the score, helped the Kiwis post a challenging score of 239/7 in 30 overs, marked by several run-outs executed by the rivals in the final stages of the innings.
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Bangladesh fells well short of target
In pursuit of the revised target of 245 in 30 overs as per the DLS method, Bangladesh faced an early setback with the departure of Soumya Sarkar. However, Anamul Haque showcased a commendable performance, contributing 43 runs to the chase, while Litton Das and Towhid Hridoy posted scores of 22 and 33, respectively.
Afif Hossain took charge and played aggressively, adding 38 runs off 28 balls to the scoreboard. In the final stages, Mehidy Hasan Miraz made a valuable contribution, scoring an unbeaten 28 off 21 balls. Despite these efforts, the guests fell 44 runs short of their target, ending at 200/9 in the allotted 30 overs. New Zealand’s disciplined bowling was evident, with only eight extras conceded.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
New Zealan💝d beat Bangඣladesh by 44 runs in the first ODI
Scorecard:
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
A strong start to the Dulux ODI Series in Ōtepoti – Dunedin. Two wickets each for Ish Sodhi, Adam Milne and Josh Clarkson. Catch up on the scores | 📲
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS)
Bangladesh Tour of New Zealand
Bangladesh 🆚 New Zealand | 1st ODINew Zealand won by 44 runs (DLS method) | |
— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers)
New Zealand take an ea﷽rly ODI series lead over Bangladesh in Dunedin! scorecard:
— ICC (@ICC)
Let's be honest to face it. After rain, when the play resumed,Bangladesh had bowled out thier frontline pacers for a 30 over match which helped NZ accelerate.
But Ba♋ngladesh Should have chased 174 from 20 overs with 8 wickets in hand— Salfee (@Salfee12)
New Zealand vs Bangladesh,
1st ODI
NZ – 239/7 (30)
BAN – 200/9 (30)New Zealand won by 44 runs
(30 overs per – side due to rain, DLS target 245)
— sdn (@sdn7_)
Will Young with the Catch of the Year. Reminds me of Chris Lynn catch in IPL.
Credit : NZ Cricket board.— Last Ever Ball (@Lasteverball)
Wkt for the big man as NZ wraps up the𝓰 first ODI by 44 runs(DLS)
— #BackTheBLACKCAPS 🇳🇿 (@KW_Fans436)
New Zealand was victorious in a rain-shortened opening ODI 🎈🎊🏆
thanks to Will Young's superb century and Tom Latham's stunning 92.
Congratulations 🍾🎊🎈🎉 New Zealand 🇳🇿— Rai Farooq (@rai_farook)
New Z🌃ealand win by 44 runs and lead th𝔍e three match ODI series 1-0.
Josh C🎀larkson, Adam Milne and Ish Sodhi each took two wickets.
— 𝐾𝑖𝑤𝑖𝑠 𝐹𝑎ꦅ𝑁𝑠 🇳🇿 (@NZcricketfans)
