World T20 – New Zealand make it four wins in a row after thrashing Bangladesh

Defending a moderate total of 145, New Zealand opted to hand the new ball over to Nathan McCullum. He and Corey Anderson conceded just two runs in the opening 11 balls of the Bangladeshi innings, and this indirectly lead to a wicket in the last ball of the second over. A mix-up between Tamim Iqbal and Mohammad Mithun, allowed Munro the opportunity to manufacture a run out, and he did so with a brilliant throw from short third man.

Sabbir Rahman and Mohammad Mithun took a cautious approach after the first wicket and the duo managed a 25-run partnership for the second wicket - and the fact that this was the biggest partnership in the Bangladeshi innings, told a story of its own. However, Shakib and co. found it hard to deal with the New Zealand spinners and lost wickets at regular wickets. 

Kane Williamson won his fourth toss in a row - a drastic change in the fortunes which the Black Caps encountered under Brendon McCullum – and opted to bat first on a surface which was expected to assist the spinners. New Zealand made two changes to their lineup with Nathan McCullum replacing Adam Milne and Henry Nicholls coming in for Martin Guptill, who was rested for this game.

Shakib Al Hasan replaced Mortaza with Mustafizur in the third over, and the change immediately brought rewards for Bangladesh. A slow off-cutter from the bowler went through the gap between the bat and the pad of Nicholls and dismantled his stumps. However, the wicket did not slow down Williamson, who took on Shakib in the next over, hitting him for a boundary and a six in the fifth over.

The Black Caps kept loosing wickets at regular intervals towards the end of the innings, as Mustafizur cleaned up the lower-middle order and the tail-enders. However, with the help of Ross Taylor's knock of 28 runs, New Zealand did reach a respectable target of 145 runs, in their 20 overs.