Live updates of the second Twenty20 between the Black Caps and Bangladesh.<\/p>\n
Game on report<\/p>\n
Tawhid Hridoy and Shamim Hossain steered Bangladesh to their highest successful chase at home, overhauling New Zealand\u2019s 182-6 to win the first T20 international by six wickets on Monday.<\/p>\n
Bangladesh reached their target of 183 at the Chattogram stadium with two overs to spare to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.<\/p>\n
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.<\/a><\/p>\n The win surpassed their previous best home chase of 171 against Ireland in November last year.<\/p>\n Hridoy anchored the innings with an unbeaten 51 off 27 balls, his sixth T20 fifty. Shamim provided a fitting finish with 31 not out off just 13 balls, including three fours and two sixes.<\/p>\n The left-handed Shamim took New Zealand seamer Matthew Fisher apart in the 17th over, plundering 25 runs to enthral the home crowd.<\/p>\n Captain Litton Das scored a brisk 21 off 15 balls before Parvez Hossain Emon smashed 28 off 14 to set the platform for the chase.<\/p>\n For New Zealand, leg-spinner Ish Sodhi took two wickets, while Josh Clarkson and Nathan Smith claimed one each.<\/p>\n Batting first, Katene Clarke and Dane Cleaver gave New Zealand a flying start, despite an early mix-up that saw Tim Robinson run out in the second over after a direct throw from Hridoy.<\/p>\n Clarke and Cleaver responded emphatically, using their fine footwork to take New Zealand to 61 at the end of the powerplay.<\/p>\n They added 88 runs off 50 balls before both fell to leg-spinner Rishad Hossain.<\/p>\n