BAN vs NZ | Twitter reacts as Black Caps cap off World Cup preparations with comprehensive series win in Bangladesh

09/26/2023

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New Zealand emerged victorious comfortably by 7 wickets in the third ODI at Shere Bangla National Stadium on Tuesday following a subpar batting and fielding performance by the Tigers. The win secured a 2-0 series triumph for the Black Caps, after the first game had to be abandoned due to rain.

Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat first in Mirpur but found themselves in a precarious situation at 35/3 within the initial six overs of their innings, courtesy of an impressive opening burst by Adam Milne. Stand-in skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto thereon played a pivotal role in steadying the innings from one end, putting up a 53-run fourth-wicket stand with Mushfiqur Rahim, but wickets continued to tumble at regular intervals. The southpaw was eventually dismissed for an 84-ball 76 by Cole McConchie following which the hosts unravelled rapidly, losing their final four wickets for a mere three runs. This left New Zealand with a target of 172 runs.

The Bangladesh bowlers, in contrast, didn't experience the same early success as their New Zealand counterparts. Finn Allen launched an offensive, while Will Young provided valuable support to weather the new-ball challenge. Shoriful finally broke through with two scalps in as many balls in the 10th over but Henry Nicholls partnered with Young to patiently guide the visitors towards their target. Young's composed innings yielded 70 runs off 80 balls, while Nicholls remained unbeaten on a gritty 50, thus leading New Zealand to the win with seven wickets and 91 balls to spare.

Brilliant

A brilliant innings comes to an end from the Bangladeshi Skipper.

Bangladesh is 168-7 after 31.2 overs.#BANvNZ #NZVBan #Banglanews #CWC23 pic.twitter.com/B166ezO99h
— Muhammad Shaban (@Shabanabbasi07) September 26, 2023

Big win

New Zealand beat Bangladesh at their home.#NZvsBAN #NZvBAN pic.twitter.com/kdZMpSQj8D
— Momtahan Karim (@Karimmomtahan) September 26, 2023

History made

HISTORY MADE ✨

New Zealand win an ODI series in Bangladesh for the first time since 2008 🏆

They lost the last two series 0-3 and 0-4. What a turnaround by Lockie Ferguson and his side 👏 #CricketWorldCup2023 #CWC23 #INDvAUS #NZvBAN #ENGvIRE #AlNassr #UCL pic.twitter.com/aNVtMPJFYq
— Asif Ali (@AsifAli83276563) September 26, 2023

Oh!

3⃣rd ODI | Bangladesh 6-1 after 1.3 overs 🆚 New Zealand.👇#BANvNZ #NZvBAN #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/zXCutZa5YK
— Unofficial PTV Sports (@AliAkbar2009) September 26, 2023

Rare series win

For the first time in 15 years, New Zealand has won an ODI series in Bangladesh.#NZvsBAN #NZvBAN pic.twitter.com/ebdPU0g9Wl
— SamCric (@SamCric17) September 26, 2023

Congrats

NewZealand won a ODI series in Bangladesh after 15 years.

Congratulations @BLACKCAPS #NZvBAN #NZvsBAN #BANvNZ #BANvsNZ #Bangladesh #NewZealand pic.twitter.com/KmueL2aVk2
— Talha Manzoor (@TMB4455) September 26, 2023

Happiness

Bangladeshi fans right now.#NZvsBAN #NZvBAN #CWC23 #BabarAzam𓃵 #ImranKhan pic.twitter.com/jxbr5uhEdh
— HaSh IR (@babarazam215) September 26, 2023

Lockie & team

New Zealand has won an ODI series in Bangladesh after 15 long years.

- History created by Lockie Ferguson & his team.#NZvsBAN #NZvBAN #BANvNZ #BANvsNZ #JISOOatDiorSS24 #adp2023 #ไบร์ทวิน #Cloud9EntGrandOpeningParty #モニタリング分析 #verydarkman #diorss24xmileapo #LeeKnow pic.twitter.com/gDL6rpRnYh
— 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 (@meraj99lkn) September 26, 2023

Victory

New Zealand 🇳🇿 beat Bangladesh 🇧🇩 by 7 wickets in 3rd ODI...#BANvNZ #NZvBAN #cricket #CricketTwitter
— Fourth Umpire (@UmpireFourth) September 26, 2023

Superb delivery