New Zealand beat Bangladesh in rain-hit 3rd T20

New Zealand beat Bangladesh by 65 runs in a rain-shortened third Twenty20 International in Auckland today to claim a series clean sweep.   

With their innings reduced to 10 overs due to bad weather, Bangladesh were all out for 76 with three balls to spare, well short of the 142 target set by New Zealand.   

The Black Caps made 141 for four after losing the toss and being asked to bat, with Finn Allen hitting 71 from 29 balls.    Spinner Todd Astle was the standout bowler, taking four wickets for 13 runs in his two over spell.    Captain Tim Southee said it was satisfying for the New Zealander’s to notch their seventh home series win of the season on all formats.     “It’s been a great summer and we’ve played some good cricket and seen a lot of guys come into the environment and do well,” he said.   

Bangladesh captain Liton Das said mistakes cost his side, including a series of dropped catches that allowed Allen to run away with the match.   
 “We’re not playing good cricket in batting and fielding,” he said.   

(AFP)

Allen brought up his maiden half century off 18 balls and was gifted another life when Soumya Sarkar dropped a straightforward chance.   
He finally fell in the final over, scooping a Taskin Ahmed delivery over his head to the fielder, but by then the damage had been done.   
Bangladesh made a disastrous start, losing two wickets to paceman Southee in the opening over.   

They were starting to rebuild when Astle also claimed a brace, leaving Bangladesh teetering on 37 for four.   

Astle’s second over proved just as destructive and the tourists had no answer as the run rate climbed to an insurmountable level. -AFP  

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New Zealand’s Tim Southee celebrates the series victory after the third Twenty20 cricket match
New Zealand 
(innings reduced to 10 overs)   
M. Guptill c Afif b Hasan 44   
F. Allenc sub (Miraz) b Taskin 71   
G. PhillipsSoumya b Shoriful 14   
D. Mitchell run out (Musaddek/Liton)11   
M. Chapman not out 00   
Extras: (w1) 01  
Total: (4 wickets, 10 overs) 141   
Fall of wickets: 1-85 (Guptill), 2-123 (Phillips), 3-138 (Allen), 4-141 (Mitchell)   
Bowling: Nasum 2-0-29-0, Taksin 2-0-24-1, Shoriful 2-0-21-1, Rubel 2-10-33-0, Mahedi 2-0-34-1,   
Bangladesh 
(innings reduced to 10 overs)   
Mohammad Naim c Chapman b Astle 19   
Soumya Sarkar c & b Southee 10   
Liton Das b Southee 00   
Najmul Shanto b Astle 08   
Afif Hossain st Conway b Astle 08   
Musaddek Saikat c Young b Southee 13   
Mahedi Hasan c Phillips b Astle 00   
Shoriful Islam b Milne 06   
Taskin Ahmed b Ferguson 05   
Rubel Hossain not out 03   
Nasum Ahmed c Southee b Phillips 03   
Extras: (w1) 01   
Total: (all out; 9.3 overs) 76 Fall of wickets: 1-11, 2-11, 3-31, 4-37, 5-52, 6-52, 7-60, 8-65, 9-72, 10-76   
Bowling: Southee 2-0-15-3, Milne 2-0-24-1, Ferguson 2-0-13-1, Astle 2-0-13-4, Phillips 1.3-0-11-1     

Chief Scores

New Zealand: 141/4 in 10 overs (Guptill 44, Allen 71, Phillips 14; Islam 1/21)

Bangladesh: 76 in 9.3 overs (Sheikh 19, Soumya 10, Mosaddek 13; Astle 4/37)