Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
20 | 15 Runs | NZ: 137/5 (5 runs required, RR: 6.85)

  • Tom Latham65 (49b)
  • Cole McConchie15 (12b)
  • Mustafizur Rahman4-0-34-0
  • Mohammad Saifuddin4-0-36-0

7.48pm That's all we have for you from this game. Hope you enjoyed our coverage as much we did bringing it to you. Until next time, this is Deivarayan Muthu signing off for Vishal Dikshit. Take care and cheers.

Tom Latham, NZ captain and Player of the Match: Yeah, it was a great game to take it down to the last over. I thought we learnt from the last game and to take it down to the last over with a chance of winning was outstanding. Yeah, I think a better surface makes for a better game and that was the case. Rachin bowled well and did a really good job. We probably weren't there as we would have liked, but I thought 130-140 was a competitive score. My role is to try to bat through the innings and other guys to be slightly more explosive...to take it to the last over I was really proud of the guys to change it around.

Mahmudullah, Bangladesh captain and Player of the Match: Mustafiz held his nerve well and we went really close. It [beamer] was unusual, but I had quite a bit of confidence in Mustafizur. Mahedi has been bowling really well with the new ball and the wicket got better. We are happy to continue with this [winning] streak.

7.30pm Bangladesh survive Latham scare to go 2-0 up in the five-match T20I series. Mustafizur blew hold and cold in the last over, with 19 to defend, but has done the job for Bangladesh. The fifty opening stand between Liton and Naim and Mahmudullah's cameo were also central to the hosts' success this evening. Do stick with us for the post-match presentation.

ashik: "Many people were found complaining about the pitch and asking for a 140/150-ish pitch. Here you go!"

Arzoo: "Salute to Tom Latham for playing such a wonderful innings even though he couldn't take the team home. But he had to fight against the slow track, against wickets falling at other end, against home side's favorable conditions and expertise!"

Maharajah Ponna: "Dropped catches of Liton Das and Mahmudullah cost the match for NZ"

Jez: "I know it's rarely the done thing in modern cricket, but surely Latham should get man of the match in a losing effort tonight"

Sabbir: "Hats off to Latham for taking his team deep and close to the target"

Reshad : "All these unusual events were indicating that NZ will pull this off! Great game at the end! "


19.6
1
Mustafizur Rahman to Latham, 1 run, hard-length on-pace delivery outside off, hauled away to deep midwicket

It boils down to NZ needing 6 off the last ball

19.5
2lb
Mustafizur Rahman to Latham, 2 leg byes, just short of a yorker length on leg stump, clipped away through midwicket for a double

faruck: "what was that .. from The FIZZ??"

Free-hit coming up. NZ need 8 off 2 balls

19.5
5nb
Mustafizur Rahman to Latham, (no ball) FOUR, oooooh! This is a beamer from Mustafizur as he misses his length. Latham looks away, hangs his bat up, but manages to flap it away to the fine-leg boundary
19.4
1
Mustafizur Rahman to McConchie, 1 run, slower ball, fullish and outside off, carved away wide of Liton at sweeper cover

NightLight: "Spare a thought for Ben Sears. One over of bowling, and (hopefully) not batting on his debut"

NZ need 14 off 3 balls

19.3
2
Mustafizur Rahman to McConchie, 2 runs, seam-up short ball on middle, McConchie leans back and slaps it away to the left of sweeper for two
19.2
1
Mustafizur Rahman to Latham, 1 run, pitched up and outside off, this offcutter is carved only as far as wide long-off
19.1
3
Mustafizur Rahman to McConchie, 3 runs, back of a length on middle, hauled away in the air over midwicket. Shamim runs in, attacks the ball for the ball, dives forward, but the ball drops in front of him and rolls past him

Mustafizur has 19 to defend off the last over. Can Latham and McConchie spring a surprise?

END OF OVER:
19 | 8 Runs | NZ: 122/5 (20 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.42, RRR: 20.00)

  • Cole McConchie9 (9b)
  • Tom Latham59 (45b)
  • Mohammad Saifuddin4-0-36-0
  • Mustafizur Rahman3-0-21-0
18.6
1
Mohammad Saifuddin to McConchie, 1 run, yorker outside off, squirted to point. Excellent finish from Saifuddin, leaving NZ needing 20 off the last over
18.5
1
Mohammad Saifuddin to Latham, 1 run, just short of a yorker length on the pads, picked away to deep square leg
18.4
0
Mohammad Saifuddin to Latham, no run, nice and full outside off, Latham initially looked to ramp it to fine leg, but changes his mind at the last moment and searches for the scoop to third man. Doesn't lay bat on ball in the end
18.3
2
Mohammad Saifuddin to Latham, 2 runs, very full and veering down the leg side, whipped away to deep square leg as Latham pushes for another double. This is very tight The throw from Mahedi is nice and flat from the deep. Nurul gathers it and knocks the bails off to catch Latham short. Okay, hang on, replays indicate Nurul had dislodged the bails even before collecting the ball More drama in Mirpur as Latham survives
18.2
4
Mohammad Saifuddin to Latham, FOUR, back of a length and into the pitch, Saif takes pace off it. Latham, having shuffled across off, ramps it smartly over Nurul's head
18.1
0
Mohammad Saifuddin to Latham, no run, wide yorker, squeezes underneath Latham's bat as he aims to dink it down to third man off the face

NZ need 28 off 12 balls. Can Latham do it for NZ? Saifuddin returns

END OF OVER:
18 | 9 Runs | NZ: 114/5 (28 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 6.33, RRR: 14.00)

  • Tom Latham52 (40b)
  • Cole McConchie8 (8b)
  • Mustafizur Rahman3-0-21-0
  • Shakib Al Hasan4-0-29-2
17.6
1
Mustafizur Rahman to Latham, 1 run, shortish and on the hips, hauled away to fine leg

Shah Safeer: "Why didn't they send Doug Bracewell ahead of McConchie? " --- McConchie is Canterbury's finisher

17.5
1
Mustafizur Rahman to McConchie, 1 run, short and outside off, McConchie chops this cutter to sweeper cover
17.4
1
Mustafizur Rahman to Latham, 1 run, another offcutter outside off, which is swept flat and hard to deep square leg
17.3
4
Mustafizur Rahman to Latham, FOUR, slower cutter from Mustafizur, but he overpitches it outside off. Latham waits for it to arrive, then lines it up and hoicks it away between deep midwicket and wide long-on. What a way to bring up a maiden T20I fifty
17.2
1
Mustafizur Rahman to McConchie, 1 run, short and into the pitch, cramps McConchie for room, hits the forearm, I think, and rolls away to the covers

Aryann: "Think NZ have left it a bit to late and a little too much for Latham to do. No support for him from the other end"

17.1
0
Mustafizur Rahman to McConchie, no run, whippy cutter from Mustafizur, dips under McConchie's swinging bat and carries through to Nurul. Mustafizur thinks he has the batter caught behind as Bangladesh press for a review. I don't think there was any bat involved and Ultra Edge confirms it

Reshad : "It all comes down to how Latham handles fizz's overs. "

17.1
1w
Mustafizur Rahman to McConchie, 1 wide, Mustafizur ventures an ofcutter but floats it down the leg side for wide

END OF OVER:
17 | 11 Runs | NZ: 105/5 (37 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.17, RRR: 12.33)

  • Tom Latham46 (37b)
  • Cole McConchie6 (5b)
  • Shakib Al Hasan4-0-29-2
  • Mahedi Hasan4-0-12-2
16.6
4
Shakib Al Hasan to Latham, FOUR, this is a blameless middle-stump dart from Shakib, but Latham makes it look worse than pineapple on pizza. He manufactures swinging room by backing away and creaming it over extra-cover
16.5
2
Shakib Al Hasan to Latham, 2 runs, down the track and muscled away wide of long-on for another hard-run double. 100 up for NZ
16.4
1
Shakib Al Hasan to McConchie, 1 run, arm ball, snaking in at middle, shovelled with the bottom wrist to wide long-on

New Zealand 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st16TA BlundellR Ravindra
2nd2TWM LathamTA Blundell
3rd43TWM LathamWA Young
4th24C de GrandhommeTWM Latham
5th7TWM LathamHM Nicholls
6th45TWM LathamCE McConchie