ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL SERIES: Kiwis complete BD whitewash

By AFP

February 21, 2019

DUNEDIN, New Zealand: Tim Southee snared a six-wicket haul and Ross Taylor tore up the record books as New Zealand dominated Bangladesh to seal a 3-0 series whitewash with an 88-run victory in the final One-Day International in Dunedin on Wednesday.

Sabbir Rahman’s gallant maiden ODI century saved Bangladesh from total humiliation after they lost three wickets with just two runs on the board chasing New Zealand’s imposing target of 331.

The tourists were 242 all out in 47.2 overs after the Black Caps were sent into bat and made 330 for six at University Oval.

It was final New Zealand outing before the World Cup and players were desperate to impress coach Gary Stead even though the fixture was a dead rubber.

Paceman Tim Southee, overlooked in New Zealand’s past six ODIs, took six for 65 to guarantee himself almost certainly a berth at the tournament.

Henry Nicholls looks to have secured an opening batting slot with a sparkling 64, but out-of-form rival Colin Munro was dismissed for eight.

Ross Taylor became New Zealand’s highest-scoring One-Day International batsman as his 69 off 81 balls took him past 8,000 runs in the 50-over format.

His 47th ODI half-century saw Taylor reach 8,026 runs, overtaking Stephen Fleming’s previous record of 8,007.

The 34-year-old, who made his ODI debut in 2006, reached his milestone in 203 innings with a superb average of 48.34.

Tom Latham pressed his claim for a World Cup spot with a solid 59 while Colin de Grandhomme and Jimmy Neesham both scored 37 as they seek all-rounder berths.

Bangladesh made a horror start to the run chase when Tim Southee claimed a trio of top-order wickets in his opening two overs to leave the visitors reeling on two for three.

The run rate slowed to a crawl after Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah Riyad departed, each caught by Munro after offering rash shots in pursuit of quick runs.

Score Board

TOSS: BANGLADESH

NEW ZEALAND INNINGS

Guptill c Iqbal b Saifuddin 29

Munro lbw Mortaza 8

Nicholls c Iqbal b Hasan 64

Taylor c Mamdullah b Rubel 69

Latham c Sarkar b Rahman 59

Neesham b Rahman 37

De Grandhomme not out 37

Santner not out 16

Extras (LB-3, NB-2, W-6) 11

Total: (6 wkts; 50 overs) 330

Fall of wickets: 1-21, 2-59, 3-151, 4-206, 5-271, 6-284.

BOWLING: Mashrafe Mortaza 10-1-51-1, Mustafizur Rahman 10-0-93-2 (3w, 1nb), Rubel Hossain 9-0-64-1 (1nb), Mohammad Saifuddin 10-0-48-1, Mehidy Hasan 9-0-43-1 (1w), Mahmudullah 2-0-28-0 (2w).

BANGLADESH INNINGS

Iqbal c Latham b Southee 0

Das lbw Southee 1

Sarkar b Southee 0

Rahim c Munro b Boult 17

Mahmud c Munro b de Grandhomme 16

S Rahman c and b Southee 102

Saifuddin c Guptill b Boult 44

Mortaza c Boult b Southee 2

Hasan c Guptill b Southee 37

Hossain run out 3

M Rahman not out 0