New Zealand 95 for five (Allen 38, Neesham 28*, Shoriful 2-17, Mahedi 2-18) beat Bangladesh 110 (Shanto 17, Santner 4-16, Southee 2-25) by 17 runs (DLS technique)
Mitchell Santner and James Neesham saved New Zealand the blushes by serving to the hosts crawl again from 49 for five to seal victory in a low-scoring third T20I to share the collection honours 1-1 with Bangladesh.
Bangladesh completed on a below-par 110 courtesy Santner’s 4 for 16 via the center overs, however the bowling of Mahedi Hasan and Shoriful Islam led a fightback. When Neesham and Santner joined arms, the early wickets had put New Zealand behind the DLS par rating, however their unbeaten 37-ball 46 partnership dragged them forward.
Rain arrived with New Zealand’s innings again on track – needing solely 16 extra runs in 5.2 overs. They have been adjudicated winners by 17 runs (DLS technique) as soon as the rain settled in.
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