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Colin Munro and Anton Devcich hit half-centuries and Tim Southee grabbed three wickets as New Zealand ended their Bangladesh tour with a 15-run victory in the Twenty20 match yesterday. |
Munro remained unbeaten on 73 off 39 balls after debutant Devcich had smashed 59 off 31 balls to lift the Black Caps to 204-5, their second-highest total in Twenty20 cricket behind the 214-6 against Australia in 2010.
The tourists, beaten in all three one-day internationals after a drawn two-Test series, restricted Bangladesh to 189-9 in front of some 35,000 disappointed home fans at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.
Set a target of more than 10 runs an over, Bangladesh made a shaky start when they lost three wickets in the first two overs for 19 runs.
Southee, who finished with three for 38, dismissed both openers Shamsur Rahman and Ziaur Rahman in the first over before Mitchell McClenaghan removed Mominul Haque in the second.
Skipper Mushfiqur Rahim and Nasir Hossain retrieved the situation, but their dismissals in successive overs sent Bangladesh reeling. Mushfiqur fell to Corey Anderson after making 50 off 29 balls, his maiden Twenty20 half-century, which contained seven fours and a six. Nathan McCullum took a brilliant return catch in the next over to dismiss Nasir for 28 off 20 balls.
Munro, a 26-year-old left-hander, hit three fours and five sixes for the Black Caps, as he built on the 10 boundaries and a six hit by Devcich.
New Zealand next travel to Sri Lanka for three one-dayers and two Twenty20 internationals starting on Nov 10.
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