42.5: Shoriful Islam to Daryl Mitchell, SIX! BANG! Daryl Mitchell finishes things off in style and seals another easy win for New Zealand. Shoriful Islam pitches this one right up in the slot around off, angling it across. Mitchell stays deep in his crease and shimmies across the stumps before thumping it over the wide long on fence for a biggie. Mitchell remains unbeaten on 89 and New Zealand win by 8 wickets.
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42.4: Shoriful Islam to Glenn Phillips, Full again, right in the blockhole around off, Glenn Phillips jams it out back past the bowler and picks up a single.
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42.3: Shoriful Islam to Glenn Phillips, Full and on the stumps, mistimed back to the bowler.
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42.2: Shoriful Islam to Glenn Phillips, Almost gets chopped on here! Takes a bit of pace off it and bowls it on a nagging length in the channel. Glenn Phillips looks to punch it off the back foot but gets an inside edge that goes over the stumps. Phillips swings his bat quickly in order to keep the ball out but in reality, he had no idea where it was going.
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42.1: Shoriful Islam to Daryl Mitchell, Banged in short and angles it across the off stump. Daryl Mitchell goes across the off stump and looks to power it over cow corner but mistimes it down to wide long on for a single. New Zealand one big hit away form the win now!
End of over 42
NZ240/2
NZ Batting G Phillips 15(8) D Mitchell 82(65)
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41.6: Mehidy Hasan to Glenn Phillips, SIX! Glenn Phillips looks in a hurry now! This is flighted, full and on middle, Glenn Phillips goes down on one knee and nails his slog-sweep over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.
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41.5: Mehidy Hasan to Daryl Mitchell, On a length and on leg, Daryl Mitchell clips it through square leg for one.
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41.4: Mehidy Hasan to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Nice shot! Mehidy Hasan drags his length back and outside off, Daryl Mitchell shuffles across and smacks it through extra covers for a boundary.
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41.3: Mehidy Hasan to Glenn Phillips, DROPPED! Glenn Phillips gets a life now! This is floated, full and on middle, Glenn Phillips goes for the slog-sweep but gets a top edge due to the extra bounce as the ball flies towards the deep square leg region where Taskin Ahmed runs to his left and dives but fails to reach it. A single is taken.
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41.2: Mehidy Hasan to Glenn Phillips, Quicker, short and around off, Glenn Phillips taps it towards short covers.
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41.1: Mehidy Hasan to Daryl Mitchell, Tossed up, full and on off, Daryl Mitchell revers-sweeps it through backward point for a single.
End of over 41
NZ227/2
NZ Batting D Mitchell 76(62) G Phillips 8(5)
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40.6: Mustafizur Rahman to Daryl Mitchell, Another short delivery from Fizz, on middle, Daryl Mitchell plays a controlled pull towards deep square leg for one.
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40.5: Mustafizur Rahman to Glenn Phillips, In the air...safe! This is another bouncer, on middle, Glenn Phillips looks to pull it away but miscues it in the air as the ball lands safely between deep square leg and fine leg. They cross.
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40.5: Mustafizur Rahman to Glenn Phillips, Mustafizur Rahman bangs in a bouncer now but too high, on middle, Glenn Phillips ducks under it. Wided.
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40.4: Mustafizur Rahman to Daryl Mitchell, Short of a length and on off, Daryl Mitchell slaps it towards long on for another run.
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40.3: Mustafizur Rahman to Daryl Mitchell, A slower one now, short of a length and outside off, Daryl Mitchell looks to cut it away but gets a thin outside edge which lands well in front of the keeper.
1
40.2: Mustafizur Rahman to Glenn Phillips, On a length and around off, Glenn Phillips steers it through cover-point for a run.
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40.1: Mustafizur Rahman to Daryl Mitchell, Fuller one and around off, Daryl Mitchell swats it towards long off for a single.
End of over 50
BAN245/9
BAN Batting S Islam 2(3) Mahmudullah 41(49)
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49.6: Daryl Mitchell to Shoriful Islam, A dot to end the innings then! Daryl Mitchell serves this full and outside off, angling away, Shoriful Islam looks to slog it away but only connects with thin air. Bangladesh finishes on 245/9!
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49.5: Daryl Mitchell to Mahmudullah, No he can't! This is another slower delivery, full and outside off, Mahmudullah tries to reach for it but only manages to bunt it towards long off for one falling over in the process. Shoriful Islam to face the last ball.
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49.4: Daryl Mitchell to Shoriful Islam, A slower one now, full and around off, Shoriful Islam slices it towards sweeper covers for a run. Can Mahmudullah take Bangladesh over 250?
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49.3: Daryl Mitchell to Mahmudullah, Short again and around leg, Mahmudullah pulls it towards deep square leg for just a single.
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49.2: Daryl Mitchell to Mahmudullah, Short of a length and on off, Mahmudullah looks to pull it away but gets a top edge wide of fine leg and comes back for the second.
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49.1: Daryl Mitchell to Mahmudullah, SIX! Mahmudullah starts the last over well for Bangladesh! Daryl Mitchell bowls the slower delivery, on a length and on middle, Mahmudullah waits for it and backs away to launch it over the bowler's head for another maximum.
End of over 49
BAN234/9
BAN Batting Mahmudullah 31(45) S Islam 1(1)
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48.6: Trent Boult to Mahmudullah, Just short! This is full again and on middle, Mahmudullah heaves it but just on the bounce to Glenn Phillips at deep mid-wicket for one. Mahmudullah keeps the strike for the last over.
1
48.5: Trent Boult to Shoriful Islam, Pitched up and on middle, Shoriful Islam flicks it through square leg for a run.
1
48.4: Trent Boult to Mahmudullah, Fullish and on off, Mahmudullah tucks it towards mid on for a single.
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48.3: Trent Boult to Mahmudullah, SIX! Into the crowd! Trent Boult misses his length and serves this in the slot, on middle, Mahmudullah clears his front leg away and smokes it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. Bangladesh needs a few more of those to get to that 250-run milestone.
0
48.2: Trent Boult to Mahmudullah, Overpitched and on off, Mahmudullah drills it wide of mid off. No run taken.
0
48.1: Trent Boult to Mahmudullah, Full and around leg, Mahmudullah whips it towards fine leg but denies the single.
End of over 48
BAN225/9
BAN Batting M Rahman 4(10) Mahmudullah 23(40)
0
47.6: Matt Henry to Mustafizur Rahman, OUT! TAKEN! Another one bites the dust! The short delivery proving to be the downfall of another Bangladeshi batter. Henry bangs this onto the pitch, on middle, angling in and takes pace off as well. Mustafizur Rahman once again backs away to pull it away but is late on the shot and takes his eyes off and is in no position for that shot. As a result, it goes off the top edge high in the air towards the square leg region where Tom Latham runs to his left and dives to pouch it safely into his gloves. Bangladesh nine down now!
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47.5: Matt Henry to Mustafizur Rahman, Slower delivery, fullish and on off, Mustafizur Rahman has a swipe at it but miscues it in the air as the ball falls over Kane Williamson who is chasing it from mid off. Two runs taken.
0
47.4: Matt Henry to Mustafizur Rahman, Matt Henry bangs in a bouncer now at 137 clicks, on middle, Mustafizur Rahman makes room to pull it away it but fails to connect.
1
47.3: Matt Henry to Mahmudullah, Matt Henry follows the batter well and serves this full, on leg, Mahmudullah nudges it through square leg for another run.
1
47.2: Matt Henry to Mustafizur Rahman, Back of a length and on off, Mustafizur Rahman backs away and steers it towards third man for a run.
1
47.1: Matt Henry to Mahmudullah, Fuller and around leg, Mahmudullah flicks it towards fine leg for a single. He is trusting Fizz now.
42.5: Shoriful Islam to Daryl Mitchell, SIX! BANG! Daryl Mitchell finishes things off in style and seals another easy win for New Zealand. Shoriful Islam pitches this one right up in the slot around off, angling it across. Mitchell stays deep in his crease and shimmies across the stumps before thumping it over the wide long on fence for a biggie. Mitchell remains unbeaten on 89 and New Zealand win by 8 wickets.