Williamson, Broom secure New Zealand's 3-0 sweep
Kane Williamson and Neil Broom put on a 179-run stand to deflate Bangladesh and hand the hosts a 3-0 series win.
Kane Williamson and Neil Broom put on a 179-run stand to deflate Bangladesh and hand the hosts a 3-0 series win.
Commentator: Deivarayan Muthu
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6.25pm It has been a comprehensive rout. Bangladesh were undone by pace and bounce in the first two games. Today, they stuttered and stumbled against spin after a terrific century stand by openers Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes. The nature of collapses is certain to give them plenty to think about. Bangladesh made strides this year, but the end has been quite disappointing. They will have an opportunity to make amends in the three T20Is.
Kane Williamson is the Player of the Match for his unbeaten 95. "The positive is we improved in every game," he says. "Credit to Bangladesh for fighting in conditions they aren't entirely used to. The way seamers adjusted their lengths was very very good, in addition to how Jeets and Santner bowled. Neil Broom adjusted superbly on two different surfaces, he's a very, very good player. Going to the subcontinent is tough, coming back here, you can try hard to get results. It's nice to get a series win. I'm always working to improve, it's nice to contribute to the team's win today."
"We had our opportunities, but couldn't fire together as a team," says Mashrafe Mortaza. "After five years we're playing here. It's difficult to adjust, but yes, we are improving. There's still a long way to go in this tour. We'll come back strong."
NZ need three for the clean sweep, Williamson needs six for the century
Bangladesh ended 2016 like they had begun it, with a batting collapse that was a recurrent feature in their limited-overs performances this year
The New Zealand opener suffered a hamstring strain while runnings between the wickets in the third ODI against Bangladesh.
Imrul Kayes was instrumental in getting Bangaldesh off to a good start, but followed it up by dropping Neil Broom when he was on nought. That and more in plays of the day
The series might be decided but New Zealand will not want to spoil their unbeaten record at home against Bangladesh, while the visitors will be desperate to prevent a clean sweep.
Kane Williamson and Neil Broom put on a 179-run stand to deflate Bangladesh and hand the hosts a 3-0 series win.