Player of the Match
Player of the Match

That's all from our coverage at ESPNcricinfo. On behalf of Rashad Mahbub and K Vairavan, this is Rvel Zahid signing off. See you for the final of this series

Tom Latham, New Zealand Captain: I think the pressure that Bangladesh were able to apply certainly in those first 10 overs, we never managed to build many partnerships, which obviously makes it hard, and then obviously trying to defend 200, it's important to take early wickets. We took a couple, but credit to the way that they played. They came out and showed a lot of intent and put us on the back foot straight away.They played fantastically well. I think someone who's played a lot in these conditions absorbed a lot of pressure early on and then obviously managed to put a little bit of pressure back on the Bangladesh side. And as you said, we had a couple of partnerships, but maybe, 30 or 40, 50 runs, you just never know. Obviously the surface showed a few characteristics. So the other night where it did get a little bit slower, unfortunately tonight it wasn't meant to be, and full credit to Bangladesh. Again, a new ground, something we haven't played at for a long time. So it's important that we do adapt to those conditions. We know it's going to be a challenge again and we'll most likely be faced with something similar to what we have here. So again, a series decider. You know, that's why we play cricket, professional sports, to be in these moments, and hopefully we can prepare well over the next couple of days and, yeah, give it a good crack in a few days

Nahid Rana, Player of the Match: It feels good. Today we played better and managed to secure a good win. We are trying to make the team more successful. There were some changes in the plan. In the previous match, I conceded quite a few runs, but today not only did I take wickets, I also bowled with much better line and length and gave away fewer runs in my 10 overs. Actually, the team situation was such, and I didn't think about what had already happened. The previous match is gone, so I focused on learning from it. I made sure not to repeat the mistakes from that game and tried to bowl in the right areas. I'm happy with the performance and hope to continue this in the future

Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Bangladesh Captain: I think boys did very well, did their job. Rana bowled really well and Shoriful and Taskin as well. Not easy to bowl well on these wickets, wicket looks very good. It's a great moment for our team. Shanto is getting better.

New Zealand bowlers fought hard, but with only 199 to defend, it was always going to be a tough ask to restrict the batters, as they could afford to relax, consume dots, and take calculated risks. Bangladesh paced the chase well and went hard early on to break the back of it, making the job easier for the middle order. They chased it down in good time and this will surely be a morale-boosting win for them, setting up the series nicely for the final showdown. Earlier, Nahid Rana picked up a match-winning fifer that put Bangladesh in the driving seat. He was on fire with his pace bowling and bounced out batters. Well supported by Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Rishad Hossain, it was a complete bowling performance

35.3
1
Foxcroft to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 1 run, Finishing it off in a nervy manner, presses the length ball on middle to mid-on and sets off for a quick single to get over the line eventually
35.2
0
Foxcroft to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, no run, Lobbed up on middle, tucked off the pads to short midwicket

Mr.K: "Good chase by Bangladesh. Have to show more intent and find a finisher however for the ODI world cup. The middle order has to be slightly more positive, despite the openers and Hridoy playing a good brand of cricket."

35.1
0
Foxcroft to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, no run, And that will not be the winning runs. Tossed up shortish on middle, worked to backward square

END OF OVER:
35 | 1 Run | BAN: 198/4 (1 run required from 15 overs, RR: 5.65, RRR: 0.06)

  • Mehidy Hasan Miraz7 (22b)
  • Towhid Hridoy30 (31b)
  • Jayden Lennox9-2-36-2
  • Dean Foxcroft5-0-25-0
34.6
1
Lennox to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 1 run, Tossed up quick right up to the toes, flicked to backward square and takes a scampered single, score are level
34.5
0
Lennox to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, no run, Zips it quick and full on middle, slashed to short cover, dots piling up, let's see who blinks first
34.4
0
Lennox to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, no run, lobs it up on a length at middle, squeezed out to backward point, Lennix is loving it
34.3
0
Lennox to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, no run, Very tight on the stumps, length on middle, happy to defend it to short cover
34.2
0
Lennox to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, no run, Good length and tight on off-stump, lunges to slice it to point
34.1
0
Lennox to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, no run, Floated up and drifting into the pads from around the wicket, inside-edge perhaps toward short leg

END OF OVER:
34 | 1 Run | BAN: 197/4 (2 runs required from 16 overs, RR: 5.79, RRR: 0.12)

  • Towhid Hridoy30 (31b)
  • Mehidy Hasan Miraz6 (16b)
  • Dean Foxcroft5-0-25-0
  • Jayden Lennox8-2-35-2
33.6
0
Foxcroft to Towhid Hridoy, no run, tosses up on middle, fuller-length, plays it with the spin to short midwicket and New Zealand manage to drag the game to 35th over, good fight if only they had 50 more runs...
33.5
0
Foxcroft to Towhid Hridoy, no run, Good length and tight around the line off, steered to short third region
33.4
0
Foxcroft to Towhid Hridoy, no run, Stands tall and goes back to punch is solidly to mid-off region, was a shorter ball at middle
33.3
1
Foxcroft to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 1 run, Pitched up on leg-stump, clipped to backward square up in the ring and dashes across to the other end
33.2
0
Foxcroft to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, no run, Watchful, fuller and dipping at middle, worked to short midwicket, looking for a glory shot?
33.1
0
Foxcroft to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, no run, Over the wicket, length and searching for an lbw, blocked off the backfoot onto the pitch

END OF OVER:
33 | 6 Runs | BAN: 196/4 (3 runs required from 17 overs, RR: 5.93, RRR: 0.17)

  • Towhid Hridoy30 (28b)
  • Mehidy Hasan Miraz5 (13b)
  • Jayden Lennox8-2-35-2
  • Nathan Smith7-0-46-1
32.6
0
Lennox to Towhid Hridoy, no run, Prods the incoming length ball at middle and off to mid-off and denies the run
32.5
2
Lennox to Towhid Hridoy, 2 runs, Floated on a length just outside off, manages to find a gap on this occasion and pushes it to deep backward point, three away from an emphatic win
32.4
0
Lennox to Towhid Hridoy, no run, Flighted delivery on middle, gets behind line and taps it down the pitch
32.3
0
Lennox to Towhid Hridoy, no run, Loopy ball and tight on off-stump, remarkable accuracy, chopped to point again
32.2
0
Lennox to Towhid Hridoy, no run, Good length and shaping back at off, gets forward and scythes it to point

Bangladesh 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st8Saif HassanTanzid Hasan
2nd13Soumya SarkarTanzid Hasan
3rd120Najmul Hossain ShantoTanzid Hasan
4th13Litton DasNajmul Hossain Shanto
5th13Najmul Hossain ShantoTowhid Hridoy
5th32Mehidy Hasan MirazTowhid Hridoy