Southee, Taylor inspire NZ whitewash of BD
Southee, Taylor inspire NZ whitewash of BD
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 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.
Paceman Southee took six for 65 to guarantee himself almost certainly a berth at the World Cup.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 ODI 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.
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. Resistance finally came in the form of Rahman and Mohammad Saifuddin, who made 44 in a 101-run partnership that added respectability to the scoreboard.
Bangladesh won toss
New Zealand
M Guptill c Tamim b Saifuddin 29
C Munro lbw Mashrafe 8
H Nicholls c Tamim b Mehidy 64
R Taylor c Mahmudullah b Rubel 69
*†T Latham c Sarkar b Mustafizur 59
J Neesham b Mustafizur 37
C de Grandhomme not out 37
M Santner not out 16
Extras (lb 3, nb 2, w 6) 11
Total (6 wickets; 50 overs) 330
Fall: 1-21, 2-59, 3-151, 4-206, 5-271, 6-284
Did not bat: T Southee, L Ferguson, T Boult
Bowling: Mashrafe 10-1-51-1, Mustafizur 10-0-93-2, Rubel 9-0-64-1, Saifuddin 10-0-48-1, Mehidy 9-0-43-1, Mahmudullah 2-0-28-0
Bangladesh
Tamim Iqbal c Latham b Southee 0
†Liton Das lbw Southee 1
Soumya Sarkar b Southee 0
Mushfiqur Rahim c Munro b Boult 17
Mahmudullah c Munro b de Grandhomme 16
Sabbir Rahman c and b Southee 102
Mohammad Saifuddin c Guptill b Boult 44
*Mashrafe Mortaza c Boult b Southee 2
Mehidy Hasan c Guptill b Southee 37
Rubel Hossain run out 3
Mustafizur Rahman not out 0
Extras (lb 2, w 18) 20
Total (all out; 47.2 overs) 242
Fall: 1-0, 2-1, 3-2, 4-40, 5-61, 6-162, 7-170, 8-237, 9-242, 10-242
Bowling: Southee 9.2-1-65-6, Boult 9-1-37-2, de Grandhomme 5-0-18-1, Ferguson 10-0-50-0, Santner 10-2-46-0, Neesham 4-0-24-0
Result: New Zealand won by 88 runs
Man of the Match: Tim Southee (New Zealand)
Series: New Zealand won the 3-match series 3-0
Umpires: Wayne Knights (New Zealand) and Sundaram Ravi (India). TV umpire: Marais Erasmus (South Africa). Match referee: Steve Bernard (Australia)
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