The Tigers did not win the T20 at the last moment

Bangladesh could have won even today if not for losing a few wickets in the beginning, the Tigers accepted the 15 run defeat with this regret. In the only T20 match of the series at the Mirpur Shere Bangla Stadium today, Bangladesh scored 189 runs for the loss of 9 wickets for the Kiwis' 5 wickets of 204 runs.

After losing the toss, Hamish Rutherford and Anton Davicich's 73-run opening partnership gave New Zealand a flying start. At one end, the anointed Devcic made runs at a stormy pace, but at the other end, Rutherford was playing smoothly.

Rutherford was dismissed by Sohag Ghazi in the eighth over. After a while Devcich was sent back to the bench by left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak. However, before being caught by Shamsur Rahman, Devsich played a stormy innings of 59 runs off 31 balls with 10 fours and 1 six.

Colin Munro made the Kiwis' run rate more intense as they scored 86 runs in 10 overs under Devcich's attack. He added another 118 runs in the last 10 overs with the experienced Ross Taylor. Taylor (28) departed in the eighteenth over, but Munro remained unbeaten on 73 runs in the end. His 39-ball innings had 3 fours and 5 sixes.

Three wickets in the first 10 balls in response to big runs. The first three batsmen Shamsur Rahman, Ziaur Rahman and Mominul Haque returned to the dressing room after hitting one boundary each. Then captain Mushfiqur Rahim's excellent batting raised the hopes of victory quite well, with Nasir as a worthy partner.

Naeem Islam and Mushfiqur Rahim added 43 runs off just 20 balls before Nasir Hossain came in for the fourth wicket. Even though Naeem returned to Sajghar in the fifth over, Mushfiq and Nasir Hossain were batting on top of the QI bowlers. Naeem Islam, however, played 10 balls before getting out. He hit three fours and a six and got out for 18 runs.

However, Mushfiq completed his first career T20 half-century before falling to Corey Anderson in the 11th over. In the next over, Nasir returned with 28 runs. After losing the wickets of both of them in two consecutive overs, Bangladesh retreated a bit, from where Bangladesh could not even get a glimpse of victory.

Mahmudullah Riyad and Sohag Ghazi still kept hope alive. Their excellent partnership of 57 runs for the seventh wicket made the visitors uncomfortable. However, after the departure of Sohag (23 from 15 balls) and Mahmudullah (34 from 25 balls), Bangladesh did not succeed.

Summary Score:

New Zealand:: 204/5 in 20 overs (Devcich 59, Rutherford 17, Taylor 28, Munro 73*, Anderson 18, Ranchi 0, McCullum 0*; Al-Amin 2/31, Razzaq 1/19, Zia 1/26, Sohag 1/ 30)

Bangladesh: 189/9 in 20 overs (Shamsoor 4, Zia 6, Muminul 9, Mushfiq 50, Naeem 18, Nasir 28, Mahmudullah 34, Sohag 24, Mashrafe 7*, Razzak 0, Al-Amin 5*; Saudi 3/38, Anderson 2 /21, McCullum 1/18, Mills 1/32, McClenaghan 1/45)