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CHATTOGRAM: Bangladesh have bolstered their pace attack ahead of the series-deciding third ODI against New Zealand by adding fast bowler Tanzim Hasan Sakib to the squad.

The 23-year-old, who was sidelined during last month’s series against Pakistan due to a back injury, was initially left out of the squad for the first two matches against New Zealand.

However, with the three-match series level at 1-1 and fast bowlers playing a key role, the hosts have opted to include Tanzim in the squad for Thursday’s decider at the Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium.

Tanzim has featured in 15 ODIs since making his debut during the 2023 Asia Cup and has claimed 24 wickets at an average of 27.29.

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His inclusion comes on the back of an impressive showing from fellow pacer Nahid Rana, who delivered a match-winning performance in the second ODI on Monday, picking up five wickets to dismantle New Zealand’s batting line-up and level the series.

New Zealand had earlier taken the lead with a 26-run victory in the opening ODI in Dhaka on April 17, before Bangladesh bounced back with a convincing six-wicket win in the second match on April 20.

Updated Bangladesh squad:

Mehidy Hasan Miraz (c), Soumya Sarkar, Saif Hassan, Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Litton Das, Afif Hossain, Mahidul Islam, Rishad Hossain, Tanvir Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Nahid Rana and Tanzim Hasan Sakib

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NAPIER: Bangladesh claimed a historic five-wicket win over New Zealand on Wednesday after their seamers ran riot in the opening game of their three-match T20I series on Wednesday at McLean Park.

This was Bangladesh’s first Twenty20 win on New Zealand soil, four days after also claiming a maiden away one-day international win over the Black Caps in Napier.

Asked to bat by Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto, New Zealand made a disastrous start losing three wickets before reaching 134 for nine after their 20 overs.

The Black Caps bowlers gave home fans hope with the early wickets of Bangladesh openers Rony Talukdar and Shanto.

Veteran Litton Das partnered up with Soumya Sarkar, and then Towhid Hridoy to steer Bangladesh to 96-4 after 13 overs.

The visitors were wobbling at 97-5 as they lost wickets in quick succession after Afif Hossain was caught for one run in six balls.

Das, who finished on 42 not out, survived two close calls as he battled cramp.

The on-field umpire gave him out lbw on Tim Southee’s bowling, but the Bangladesh opener stayed at the crease when the review showed the ball would have sailed over the stumps.

Ish Sodhi then caught Das at the boundary but stepped onto the boundary rope to give away six runs.

It fell to Mahedi Hasan, who finished 19 not out, to hit the winning runs in his partnership of 40 with Das with eight balls spare.

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The second and third Twenty20 in Internationals will both be played at Mount Maunganui on Friday, then Sunday.

Bangladesh, ranked ninth in Twenty20 international cricket, punched above their weight to floor third-ranked New Zealand.

Having dismissed New Zealand for 98 in Saturday’s third one-day international in losing the series 2-1, the Bangladesh bowlers picked up where they left off.

Hasan bowled Tim Seifert in the opening over.

Shoriful Islam was the pick of the Bangladesh bowlers with 3-26, including having Finn Allen caught and Glenn Phillips trapped lbw in consecutive balls.

Daryl Mitchell hit consecutive fours before falling for 14 to leave New Zealand 20-4.

Mark Chapman hit 19 off as many balls before being caught with the score on 50-5.

Captain Mitchell Santner and James Neesham put on 41 before Sarkar made his second catch to dismiss Santner, having also caught Allen in the slips.

Neesham fell two runs short of his 50, holing out at deep cover point, and Southee was caught on eight.

Adam Milne hit a towering six off the final ball to finish 16 not out, but Bangladesh’s batters chipped away at New Zealand’s tally.

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NAPIER: Bangladesh pacers rattled New Zealand and powered the touring side to a thumping nine-wicket victory in the third ODI and avoided a series whitewash.

Putting New Zealand into bat first, pacer Tanzim Hasan Sakib gave Bangladesh a head start by getting rid of Rachin Ravindra (8) and Henry Nicholls (1) cheaply, reducing the hosts to 22/2 in the eighth over.

Will Young, who emerged as New Zealand’s mainstay with the bat in the series, offered brief resistance along with Tom Latham as the duo added 36 runs for the third wicket.

But Shoriful Islam ended the budding partnership in the 17th over when he outclassed Tom Latham with a well-crafted nip-backer. The New Zealand captain could score 21 in 34 deliveries with the help of a six.

Latham’s dismissal sparked a collapse in New Zealand’s batting unit as the home side lost four wickets in the space of just five overs amid which they added 12 runs.

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New Zealand also lost Will Young in their excruciating collapse, who remained their top-scorer with a cautious 26. His 43-ball knock featured three boundaries.

Soumya Sarkar then took Bangladesh’s bowling charge and added further to the misery of New Zealand by running through their lower order and eventually booking them on a skimpy 98.

Set to chase a modest 99, Bangladesh comfortably knocked the winning runs for the loss of just one wicket and 209 balls to spare.

Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto scored a sensible half-century amid his 69-run partnership with Anamul Haque, who scored a brisk 37 before walking back to the dugout in the 13th over when the touring needed a further 15 runs.

Shanto remained the top-scorer for Bangladesh with an unbeaten 51 off 42 deliveries, laced up with eight boundaries.

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Bangladesh batter Soumya Sarkar on Wednesday broke India legend Sachin Tendulkar’s record of the highest ODI score in New Zealand during the second fixture at Nelson’s Saxton Oval.

Sachin Tendulkar’s 163 not out against New Zealand in 2009 at Christchurch’s Hagley Oval was the highest individual ODI score by a sub-continent batter in the country.

Soumya Sarkar surpassed Sachin Tendulkar’s record by scoring 169 off 151 balls with 22 boundaries and two maximums to his name.

Soumya Sarkar broke a long-standing Sachin Tendulkar record during his epic knock in Nelson earlier today 😮

Details 👉 https://t.co/gzjz0QmM0D#NZvBAN pic.twitter.com/JUF2j8e8pX

— ICC (@ICC) December 20, 2023

Moreover, his 169-run knock was also the highest score by a Bangladesh men’s player away from home in an ODI and the highest in ODIs.

However, his effort went in vain as New Zealand comfortably thumped Bangladesh by seven wickets.

Put into bat first, Bangladesh could put on an average total of 291 on the board despite Soumya Sarkar’s gritty knock.

The touring side, after having a dismal start, lost wickets at regular intervals.

Sarkar put together brief partnerships with Anamul Haque (2), Najmul Hossain Shanto (6), Litton Das (6) and Towhid Hridoy (12) before getting subtle support at the other end in the form of Mushfiqur Rahim.

The pair added 91 runs for the fifth wicket before Jacob Duffy got Rahim caught behind in the 35th over to break the threatening partnership.

Mushfiqur Rahim remained a notable run-getter for Bangladesh with a cautious 45. His 57-ball knock featured five boundaries.

Meanwhile, Soumya Sarkar continued to keep the scoreboard ticking singlehandedly while Bangladesh kept losing wickets.

He scored more than half of Bangladesh’s total before finally returning to the dugout in the final over.

He smashed 22 boundaries and two sixes on his way to a 151-ball 169.

William O’Rourke and Duffy were the pick of the bowlers for New Zealand, picking up three wickets each while Josh Clarkson, Adam Milne and Adithya Ashok had a wicket apiece to their names.

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In response, New Zealand comfortably amassed the target with 22 balls to spare, courtesy of a combined effort from their top order.

Openers Will Young and Rachin Ravindra gave the hosts a commanding start with a brisk 76-run partnership.

Ravindra, who was the core aggressor of the opening stand, walked back in the 11th over after scoring a brisk 45 in 33 deliveries with the help of seven boundaries and a six.

Young was then joined by Henry Nicholls and the duo partnered strongly to put New Zealand in further control as they added 128 runs for the second wicket.

The right-handed batter fell just 11 runs shy of his well-deserved century when he spooned Hasan Mahmud an easy caught and bowled dismissal.

He conceded 94 deliveries amid his outstanding knock and hit eight boundaries and two sixes.

Henry Nicholls tasted the same fortune as he too, fell agonisingly short of a century.

He became the victim of Shoriful Islam in the 41st over, just five away from the milestone when New Zealand needed a mere 32.

Henry Nicholls remained the top-scorer for New Zealand with an anchoring 95 in 99 deliveries, laced up with eight boundaries and a six.

Skipper Tom Latham (34) and Tom Blundell (24) made sure there were no further hiccups and steered New Zealand to glory at the back of their unbeaten 36-run partnership.

Hasan Mahmud led the bowling attack for Bangladesh with 2/57 while Islam could pick up a wicket.

The seven-wicket victory in the second ODI powered New Zealand to an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series over Bangladesh.

The third ODI of the series will take place on December 23 in Napier.

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NELSON: Bangladesh opener Soumya Sarkar’s marathon 169-run knock was not enough as New Zealand thumped Bangladesh by seven wickets in the second ODI of the three-match series on Wednesday.

Put into bat first, Bangladesh could put on an average total of 291 on the board despite Soumya Sarkar’s gritty knock.

The touring side, after having a dismal start, lost wickets at regular intervals.

Sarkar put together brief partnerships with Anamul Haque (2), Najmul Hossain Shanto (6), Litton Das (6) and Towhid Hridoy (12) before getting subtle support at the other end in the form of Mushfiqur Rahim.

The pair added 91 runs for the fifth wicket before Jacob Duffy got Rahim caught behind in the 35th over to break the threatening partnership.

Mushfiqur Rahim remained a notable run-getter for Bangladesh with a cautious 45. His 57-ball knock featured five boundaries.

Meanwhile, Soumya Sarkar continued to keep the scoreboard ticking singlehandedly while Bangladesh kept losing wickets.

He scored more than half of Bangladesh’s total before finally returning to the dugout in the final over.

He smashed 22 boundaries and two sixes on his way to a 151-ball 169.

William O’Rourke and Duffy were the pick of the bowlers for New Zealand, picking up three wickets each while Josh Clarkson, Adam Milne and Adithya Ashok had a wicket apiece to their names.

In response, New Zealand comfortably amassed the target with 22 balls to spare, courtesy of a combined effort from their top order.

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Openers Will Young and Rachin Ravindra gave the hosts a commanding start with a brisk 76-run partnership.

Ravindra, who was the core aggressor of the opening stand, walked back in the 11th over after scoring a brisk 45 in 33 deliveries with the help of seven boundaries and a six.

Young was then joined by Henry Nicholls and the duo partnered strongly to put New Zealand in further control as they added 128 runs for the second wicket.

The right-handed batter fell just 11 runs shy of his well-deserved century when he spooned Hasan Mahmud an easy caught and bowled dismissal.

He conceded 94 deliveries amid his outstanding knock and hit eight boundaries and two sixes.

Henry Nicholls tasted the same fortune as he too, fell agonisingly short of a century.

He became the victim of Shoriful Islam in the 41st over, just five away from the milestone when New Zealand needed a mere 32.

Henry Nicholls remained the top-scorer for New Zealand with an anchoring 95 in 99 deliveries, laced up with eight boundaries and a six.

Skipper Tom Latham (34) and Tom Blundell (24) made sure there were no further hiccups and steered New Zealand to glory at the back of their unbeaten 36-run partnership.

Hasan Mahmud led the bowling attack for Bangladesh with 2/57 while Islam could pick up a wicket.

The seven-wicket victory in the second ODI powered New Zealand to an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series over Bangladesh.

The third ODI of the series will take place on December 23 in Napier.

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The International Cricket Council (ICC) said Tuesday that a review of last week’s second Test between Bangladesh and New Zealand had found it found the pitch “unsatisfactory”.

Fifteen wickets fell on the opening day of the match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka, with neither side making more than 180 runs in an innings.

New Zealand won the Test to level the two-match series 1-1 on Saturday but captain Tim Southee afterwards criticised the pitch as the “worst wicket” he had come across in his long career.

The ICC said that match referee David Boon had also found the pitch was not up to scratch.

“It appeared that the pitch may have been under prepared, as it was not hard and was covered in grass clippings on day one,” Boon’s report to the ICC said.

“From the first session onwards, throughout the remainder of the match the bounce was inconsistent with numerous balls bursting the surface,” it added.

“Deliveries from spin bowlers often went over the batter’s shoulder when playing forward and then occasionally stayed very low.”

The stadium was issued one demerit point by the ICC for garnering the “unsatisfactory” rating.

Demerit points stay valid for five years and if a venue gains six of them, it is banned from hosting international cricket matches for a year.

Pitches at the Mirpur stadium have been criticised numerous times over recent years for their slow and low characteristics.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has 14 days to appeal the sanction.

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Spinners Mehidy Hasan and Taijul Islam shared five wickets between them to help Bangladesh claw their way back into contention with New Zealand struggling at 55-5 in Wednesday’s opener to the second Test.

An astonishing 15 wickets fell in the first day’s play in Dhaka, with the hosts all out for just 172 in an innings where Mushfiqur Rahim became just the second batsman in Test history to be dismissed for obstructing the field.

Mehidy and Taijul then cut a swathe through New Zealand in the final session before bad light prompted an early finish.

Mehidy scalped Devon Conway (11), Kane Williamson (13) and Tom Blundell (0) in between Taijul’s dismissal of Tom Latham (4) and Henry Nicholls (1) to obliterate the tourists’ early advantage.

Daryl Mitchell was batting on 12 alongside Glenn Phillips on five when stumps were drawn at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, with nine overs remaining.

Mitchell Santner and Phillips earlier took 3-65 and 3-31 respectively after the hosts opted to bat, while Ajaz Patel claimed 2-54 for the tourists as they dominated in their bid to level the two-match series.

Mushfiqur top-scored with 35 after Bangladesh opted to bat, helping the hosts recover from a dismal 47-4.

But he then suffered a rare dismissal in the second session when, after defending a delivery from Kyle Jamieson in the 41st over, he instinctively swatted the ball away with his hand.

New Zealand appealed and television umpire Ahsan Raza declared Mushfiqur out.

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England’s Leonard Hutton was the only other batsman to be dismissed for obstructing the field in Test cricket, during a match against South Africa at the Oval in 1951.

Mushfiqur’s out would have previously been considered a “handled the ball” dismissal, but a change in the laws in 2017 brought the category under “obstructing the field”.

His 57-run partnership with Shahadat Hossain had helped the hosts recover from the spin demolition of their top order by Santner and Patel.

But after Mushfiqur returned to the pavilion, Phillips dismissed Shahadat (31) and Nurul Hasan (seven) to put Bangladesh into further trouble.

Santner, who replaced Ish Sodhi in the only change among both teams from the first Test, took the wicket of Mehidy, who made 20 before edging a catch at slip.

Phillips grabbed his third wicket, trapping Taijul Islam lbw for six before Tim Southee snared the last wicket of Shoriful Islam for 10.

Southee did not concede a run in his 5.5 overs.

Earlier, Zakir Hasan and Mahmudul Hasan put on 29 runs in the opening stand before a disastrous five overs saw Bangladesh lose four wickets for just 18 runs.

Bangladesh are chasing a first-ever Test series win over the New Zealand after their 150-run victory in Sylhet last week.

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Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha warned his side against complacency on Tuesday, a day before the second Test against New Zealand kicks off, despite the hosts dominating win in the first match of the series.

The second Test begins in Dhaka on Wednesday, with Bangladesh looking to win their maiden Test series against the visitors.

Bangladesh — who have previously won Test series against Zimbabwe, West Indies, Afghanistan and Ireland — defeated New Zealand by 150 runs in the first Test in Sylhet.

“If I see any action of complacency, I will have a one-to-one chat,” Hathurusingha told reporters.

“We have to start from zero again,” he added. “We are trying to start this game like we started the Sylhet game — the same anxiety, intensity, hope, and aims.”

The victory in the opening Test helped Bangladesh get off to a winning start in the new cycle of the World Test Championship, having finished last on both previous occasions.

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Hathurusingha said Bangladesh should target winning all their home matches in the new cycle, before then setting a goal to win abroad.

“Our young players are capable of playing in any conditions,” he said.

New Zealand captain Tim Southee said the second Test would be another battle of spin for both sides.

“I think you come to this part of the world, you expect the spinners to play a big role”, Southee told reporters.

“We saw that in the first Test match, and we’re expecting similar in the second Test”.

Bangladesh have won seven of their last 12 Tests in Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, including one each against Australia and England.

The Kiwis have not won a Test in Bangladesh since their three-wicket win in Chittagong in 2008.

Their next three Tests ended in draws, before the side slumped to defeat in the opening Test of this series.

New Zealand defeated Bangladesh 2-0 in the ODI leg of this tour, which took place before the ODI World Cup in neighbouring India, to end their 15-year wait for a series victory in the country.

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SYLHET: Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam claimed 4-40 to put Bangladesh within three wickets of a famous win over New Zealand in the first Test on Friday.

Set a target of 332 runs, New Zealand stuttered to reach 113-7 at stumps on the fourth day, still needing 219 runs for what looked like an improbable win.

Daryl Mitchell dragged the match into the fifth day with an unbeaten 44, remaining New Zealand’s only hope to produce a miracle.

Ish Sodhi was with him on seven, but not before he was reprieved by the third umpire after initially being given out two overs before stumps.

Bangladesh will be looking to wrap up the New Zealand innings quickly on the fifth and final day for what they hope will be their second Test win against New Zealand and their first at home.

Pacer Shoriful Islam and spinners Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Nayeem Hasan complemented Taijul with a wicket each to put them firmly on course.

The Kiwis lost opener, Tom Latham, to Shoriful for a duck before the scoreboard was moved and never appeared to recover from the early blow.

Taijul swiftly removed danger man Kane Williamson leg-before for 11 and Mehidy got rid of Henry Nicholls for two to leave New Zealand struggling at 37-3 at tea.

Devon Conway fell to Taijul for 22, giving a catch to close-in fielder Shahadat Hossain soon after the resumption.

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Taijul then knocked over Tom Blundell for six to put New Zealand in further trouble.

Mitchell and Glenn Phillips added 21 runs for the sixth wicket to momentarily halt Bangladesh’s victory push.

Nayeem hit Phillips in front of the wicket on 12 before Taijul removed Kyle Jamieson for nine.

Mushfiqur Rahim and Mehidy earlier added a half-century each after skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto’s ton.

Mushfiqur hit 67 before Mehidy took on the mantle and carried Bangladesh to 338 in their second innings, with the hosts adding 126 runs to their overnight score of 212-3.

Ajaz Patel took the last wicket, that of Shoriful, to finish with 4-148 for New Zealand, while leg-spinner Sodhi claimed 2-74.

Tim Southee dismissed Najmul in the second over of the day after the Bangladesh skipper added just one run to his overnight 104.

Fellow overnight batsman Mushfiqur was trapped leg-before by Patel after he completed his 27th Test fifty.

Sodhi removed debutant Shahadat Hossain for 18 between the dismissals of Najmul and Mushfiqur.

Nurul Hasan departed for 10 after riding his luck twice. He was given leg-before on eight off Patel but the decision was overturned as replays indicated an inside edge.

New Zealand cleaned up the last three wickets in less than an hour after the lunch break.

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SYLHET: Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto hit his third Test century in the last four innings to put his side on course for a strong total in the second innings of the first Test against New Zealand.

The hosts reached 212-3 at stumps on the third day, leading New Zealand by 205 runs, with Najmul unbeaten on 104.

Former captain Mushfiqur Rahim made an unbeaten 43 and put on 96 runs in the unbroken fourth-wicket stand with Najmul.

Najmul, who scored a century in both innings of Bangladesh’s previous Test against Afghanistan in June, also shared 90 runs with Mominul Haque for the third wicket.

The left-hander has now become the first Bangladeshi cricketer to score a hundred on his debut as Test captain.

He took his hundred, his fourth in Tests, with a single off Ajaz Patel in 191 balls before signing off the day in style with a boundary in the last ball.

The 25-year-old has struck 10 fours so far in his innings.

He was however involved in two runouts on the day, with the last being Mominul, who made 40.

Najmul and Mominul helped Bangladesh recover from 26-2 after New Zealand made 317 in their first innings to take a slender seven-run lead.

Mominul praised Najmul for his “outstanding” batting.

“He knows very well about his game and has a clear mind,” Mominul said.

Patel, the only New Zealand bowler with some success on the day, trapped opener Zakir Hasan leg-before for 17.

Tim Southee directed a straight drive by Najmul onto the stumps at the non-striking end to run out Mahmudul Hasan for eight next over.

Mominul, who joined Najmul in the rescue act, was also the hero for Bangladesh with the ball, having taken the last two New Zealand wickets in the morning.

The tourists, replying to Bangladesh’s first-innings 310, resumed on 266-8, still 44 runs behind.

Southee and Kyle Jamieson frustrated Bangladesh for more than an hour to share 52 runs for the ninth wicket until left-arm spinner Mominul removed them both in the same over.

Mominul trapped Jamieson leg-before for 23 to leave New Zealand 316-9 and then bowled Southee four balls later for 35 to finish with career-best figures of 3-4.

“We definitely didn’t think it was going to be easy to rock up in the second innings and knock them over,” Jamieson said.

“We’ve still got some work to do tomorrow and try and chip out a few more.”

Southee hit three boundaries in his 62-ball stay.

The two-match series is the beginning of a new cycle in the World Test Championship for both teams.

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