Will O'Rourke to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Short again, close to the off pole. Shanto watches it fly to the keeper.
Will O'Rourke to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Too short, outside off. Shanto lets it go.
Will O'Rourke to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Slants in a length ball on middle and leg. Najmul Hossain Shanto gets inside the line and fends it away.
Will O'Rourke to Najmul Hossain Shanto, On a length, outside off. Shanto leaves it alone.
Will O'Rourke to Najmul Hossain Shanto, FOUR! Edgy. Will O'Rourke bowls it full and wide outside off. Najmul Hossain Shanto has a wild swing on it but slices it past third slip. It flies well wide of third man as well. A boundary.
Nathan Smith to Tanzid Hasan, On a good length and on middle. Hasan defends it on the leg side.
Nathan Smith to Tanzid Hasan, SIX! And again. This is even better! Smith drags his length back and bowls it on middle. Hasan picks the length and clubs it over square leg for a flat six.
Nathan Smith to Tanzid Hasan, Pushes it full and outside off. Hasan punches it to cover.
Nathan Smith to Tanzid Hasan, SIX! Releases a bit of pressure. In the slot, fuller and on middle. Tanzid Hasan hammers it over long on for a six.
Nathan Smith to Tanzid Hasan, Fuller delivery in line of the stumps. Hasan solidly blocks it out.
Nathan Smith to Tanzid Hasan, Fuller length ball, around off. Hasan punches it to cover.
Nathan Smith to Tanzid Hasan, Wide! Too short and down leg. Hasan lets it go.
Najmul Hossain Shanto is the new man in.
Will O'Rourke to Soumya Sarkar, OUT! TAKEN! Sarkar falls. Bangs it short and around off. Soumya Sarkar tries to use the pace and guide it over the slip cordon but it pops off the shoulder of the bat to third slip. Dean Foxcroft takes a dolly.
Will O'Rourke to Soumya Sarkar, Back of a length delivery, outside off, it shoots off the deck. Soumya Sarkar tries to cut it away but misses.
Will O'Rourke to Soumya Sarkar, On a good length, around off. Soumya Sarkar defends it to point.
Will O'Rourke to Soumya Sarkar, Keeps it full and outside off, a bit closer. Soumya Sarkar tries to drive but gets a faint edge to the keeper.
Will O'Rourke to Soumya Sarkar, SIX! ALL THE WAY! Will O'Rourke bowls with too much width, overpitched. Soumya Sarkar punch-lofts it over cover and it lands on the cushion.
Will O'Rourke to Tanzid Hasan, A yorker, wide outside off. Hasan guides it to the right of gully for a quick single. The fielder gets a hand on it and allows a run.
Nathan Smith to Soumya Sarkar, On a length and around off. SS knocks it to cover.
Nathan Smith to Soumya Sarkar, Excellent from Smith. Hits the deck hard and bowls it around off. Soumya Sarkar is forced on the back foot as he defends.
Nathan Smith to Soumya Sarkar, Back of a length, around off, nipping away. Soumya Sarkar taps it to cover.
Nathan Smith to Soumya Sarkar, Fuller and on the pads. Soumya Sarkar nudges it to square leg.
Nathan Smith to Soumya Sarkar, On a good length, around off, stays a touch low. Soumya Sarkar is drawn forward to defend.
Nathan Smith to Soumya Sarkar, Pushes it full and outside off. Soumya Sarkar drives it nicely through covers for a couple of runs.
Will O'Rourke to Tanzid Hasan, Excellent over. Angles in a length ball on middle and leg. Hasan is beaten for the pace and angle as he fails to flick it away.
Will O'Rourke to Tanzid Hasan, Back of a length, outside off. Hasan tries to punch with soft hands but gets an inside edge to the keeper and it rolls on a bounce.
Will O'Rourke to Tanzid Hasan, Hard length delivery, around off with some extra bounce. Hasan defends off the gloves and on the off side. Actually, it came off the left arm, and Hasan dropped his bat straightaway. The physio is out with the magic spray.
Will O'Rourke to Tanzid Hasan, Pushes it full and on middle and leg. Hasan nudges it to mid-wicket.
Will O'Rourke to Tanzid Hasan, FOUR! Wonderful shot to get off the mark. Overpitched, wide outside off. Tanzid Hasan crunches it through covers, finds the gap and into the fence in a glance.
Will O'Rourke to Tanzid Hasan, Starts with a fuller delivery, wide outside off. Hasan leans and tries to drive but gets beaten.
Soumya Sarkar is the next batter in. Will O'Rourke to bowl from the other end.
Nathan Smith to Saif Hassan, OUT! BOWLED 'EM! Beauty from Smith. An in-angler, good length delivery, around off, stays a touch low. Hassan's foot goes nowhere and is late to get his bat across. It goes past the inside edge and crashes the stumps.
Nathan Smith to Saif Hassan, Angles in a length ball on middle, shaping in. Hassan fends it with soft hands onto the deck.
Nathan Smith to Saif Hassan, Goes too full, around off. Hassan punches it to mid off.
Nathan Smith to Saif Hassan, FOUR! That's more controlled. On a good length, outside off. Hassan punches it sweetly through cover-point and it races to the fence.
Nathan Smith to Saif Hassan, Serves it full and around off. Hassan prods and defends it to cover.
Nathan Smith to Saif Hassan, FOUR! Edged and it flies away! Back of a length, around off and angling in. Hassan has a poke at it half-heartedly and gets a thick outside edge, past the second slip and to third man for four.
Welcome back. The New Zealand players are out in the middle. Tanzid Hasan and Saif Hassan to open for Bangladesh. Nathan Smith to bowl first.
...THE CHASE...
Advantage, Bangladesh - Bangladesh delivered a brilliant, high-stakes performance to keep the series alive, with a clinical display of bowling. While Taskin Ahmed and Shoriful Islam set an aggressive tone with the new ball, it was Rana’s relentless spell that truly dictated the terms. Utilizing a barrage of sharp, uncomfortable short balls, Rana dismantled the New Zealand batting order to claim a decisive five-wicket haul. Although Hossain and Mehidy provided vital support to keep the pressure on, Rana’s five-fer acted as the wrecking ball that broke the backbone of the Kiwi lineup and shifted the momentum firmly in Bangladesh's favor. Now, Bangladesh are clear favourites. The pitch is on the slower side but the home team should get the job done. Stay tuned.
Far from enough by the Kiwis - New Zealand managed to scrape their way toward a 200-run total, though it was far from a vintage performance. At the halfway point, they sat at a sluggish 97/3, struggling to find any real momentum against a disciplined bowling attack. While Kelly anchored the innings with a gritty maiden fifty and attempted to shift gears late in his knock, he found the acceleration difficult to sustain. His departure for a well-made 83 exposed a middle order that failed to capitalize on their starts, remarkably, no other batter managed to cross the 20-run threshold. With Abbas’s 19 ranking as the second-highest score of the innings, the scorecard told a clear story of a side heavily reliant on a single individual to carry them to a competitive mark.
Taskin Ahmed to Will O'Rourke, OUT! CAUGHT! A stunner from Tawhid Hridoy in the deep. Slower one, short and around off. Will O'Rourke stands tall and hits this well to the left of long on. Tawhid Hridoy runs to his left and puts in a dive to grab hold of this. New Zealand gets bundled out for 198.
Taskin Ahmed to Will O'Rourke, Good length, on middle and off, Will O'Rourke drives this to mid off for a dot.
Taskin Ahmed to Nathan Smith, Full toss, around off, Nathan Smith pushes this to mid off for one.
Taskin Ahmed to Will O'Rourke, Slower one, back of a length and outside off. Will O'Rourke pushes this to sweeper cover for one.
Shoriful Islam to Nathan Smith, Slower one, around middle and off, climbing over the stumps. Nathan Smith swings at it but misses out.
Shoriful Islam to Will O'Rourke, Short again from Islam and Will pulls this to deep square leg for a single.
Shoriful Islam to Nathan Smith, Back of a length, around off, Nathan Smith shimmies down the track and looks to chip it over Tawhid Hridoy at extra cover. Hridoy times his jump well and gets a good chunk of his hand to it but fails to gather this. a single taken.
Shoriful Islam to Nathan Smith, On a length, around off, going across the batter. Nathan Smith looks for the ramp but misses out.