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Scorer: Harshith Gowda | Commentator: @himanshu_a30
So an ODI from the late 1990s. A slow, turning pitch, where chasing even 255 proves challenging. The batters found it difficult all along, and eventually, New Zealand's 254 proved more than enough. Sodhi had a memorable day, leaving the hosts with some work to do ahead of the final ODI. This was it from us tonight, and thanks for your company! This is Himanshu signing off one behalf of Ekanth, Raghav and Harshith.
Lockie Ferguson, the winning captain: "Excellent win by the boys. The way Henry and Blundell batted today took off the pressure. The way Ish bowled today was exceptional. Nice to see after all the hard work he has done. Nice to see Ish get the runs, and Kyle as well. Nice team performance."
Ish Sodhi is the Player of the Match for his 6 for 39, and 35 runs: "Really good day. Coming on the winning side... historically, we haven't done too well. Nice of Litton for calling me back. We thought it would start turning later in the day. Even Ravindra and McConchie got it to spin later. Not everyday is like that. This is really a tough place to come and win."
Litton Das after the loss: "Their lower order did really well. The wicket was not bad to bat on. Probably [we were] not up to the mark in batting. Our two senior guys played really well [with the bat]. Somebody has to get an 80 or 90 or 100."
Time for the presentations
9.24pm Sodhi leads the New Zealand side back after hitting Bangladesh for a six with the ball, and 35 with the bat. On his way to 6 for 39, he became the first New Zealand spinner to a six-for in ODIs; but unfortunately, the match could well be remembered for him being called back by Litton and co after Hasan ran him out backing up at the non-striker's end. Bangladesh collapsed from 60 for 1 to 92 for 5, only to never recover in the chase. But Mahmudullah and Tamim's contributions ahead of the World Cup could yet please them. Hang around for the presentations.
Khaled Ahmed b Ferguson 1 (2m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00
Ferguson back
Khaled is the last man
Nasum Ahmed c Boult b Jamieson 21 (44m 30b 1x4 2x6) SR: 70.00
The Bangladesh batter says he still has a "lot of discomfort" in his back, but is hoping the physios will overcome it soon
Legspinner reveals he has been working on altering his run-up to ensure he can get the ball to skid while also trying to put his height to good use
First, he was run-out backing up too far and allowed to resume his innings. Then he picked up a six-for
Tamim also said Bangladesh need not have given Sodhi a warning, and that the team would be discussing if they wanted to stick to this mode of dismissal in the future
The New Zealand batter was on 17 when he was caught backing up early by Hasan Mahmud, but he was quickly offered a second life
