BANGLADESH 160/7 BLACKCAPS 208/5
BLACKCAPS WIN BY 48 RUNS
20th over - Boult to bowl the final over - game is already won for NZ. Saifuddin and Hossain go hard but can only pick up a few singles. Boult has been hard to get away for the Bangladeshi batters, another dot ball. Mosaddek hits a single off the last, and that's the game! NZ win by 48.
19th over - Southee to bowl his last over. Shakib chases a wide Southee delivery and he knick it behind to Conway. He departs for 70, what a knock from the captain. Saifuddin drills his first ball but only to cover for no run.
18th over - Boult back into the attack. Shakib goes hard at him and Tickner drops a tough catch over his shoulder...the fielding woes continue for NZ. But the Bangladesh batters are struggling to get Boult away, and forced to settle for singles.
17th over - Milne back for his final over. Shakib and Mosaddek both pick up singles, before the skipper cleverly helps a yorker on its way to the fine leg boundary. Make that another! This time, Shakib smacks Milne right over his head for another four runs.
16th over - Southee back into the attack. Shakib facing first and brings up his 50 with a single, great knock. Ali mows Southee over midwicket for four runs. Shakib steps into his crease and hits a maximum over long-on's head. Yasir looks to launch a six of his own but can only pick out Bracewell on the boundary rope.
15th over - Milne is back into the attack. Shakib drops the first ball for a single, before Hasan picks out Phillips at midwicket for a soft dismissal. Milne tries a quick yorker but new batter Ali does well to dig it out. Ends the over with a couple of singles.
14th over - Bracewell to bowl his last over. Shakib starts with a couple behind square, before slapping the bowler in front of square for another boundary. Conway collects a ball to the head, but he's fine to continue. Bangladesh end the over with a couple of singles.
13th over - Sodhi to bowl is last over, and Shakib clatters the leg-spinner for back-to-back boundaries. Bangladesh skipper quickly moves to 40 off just 26 balls. Nurul is unable to get Sodhi away on the last ball of the over. Nine from it.
12th over - Bracewell back into the attack. Shakib starts with a single, before Hossain charges Bracewell but misses the ball entirely and is cleaned up. He departs for just four. Nural the next batter in and he starts with a single. Just three off the over and a wicket.
11th over - Sodhi continues and the wicket seems to have slowed down the Bangladeshi charge, with both Shakib and new man Hossain happy to settle for singles, before a couple on the last ball to end the over.
10th over - Milne replaces Bracewell for a bowl. Neesham does well to dive and keep Shakib's slap to no run. Shakib pulls and goes over the top for a couple. Sarkar looks to guide the ball over third man but it falls right into Boult's grateful hands to send the batter packing.
9th over - Sodhi continues and Sarkar finds the boundary rope after a misfield by Tickner. Bangladesh batters share a couple of singles, before Shakib gets two runs on the last ball to end the over. The tourists making a real fight of this chase.
8th over - Bracewell continues, and Phillips drops Shakib right on the boundary rope, helping it on its way for four runs. Sarkar now gets in on the action, slapping Bracewell for back-to-back bondaries, with the last one being a reverse sweep over the top.
7th over - More spin with Sodhi called upon. Starts with a wrong-un, and Shakib outside edges it to third-man for four runs. Sodhi concedes three singles before the wrong-un beats him the batter again in back-to-back deliveries.
6th over - Bracewell into the attack now with some spin. Soumya slaps a wide delivery for three runs, but Das can only pick up Guptill in the deep and he departs for 23. Bangladeshi captain Shakib comes to the crease and starts with a boundary over the top.
5th over - Southee replaces Boult, and Phillips does well to keep Soumya's flick over legside to just two runs. Southee goes short and Das follows him and just lifts him over square leg for six runs. Great shot. Southee again goes legside and it clips Das' pads for four legbyes.
4th over - Milne replaces Southee and almost gets a wicket straight away! Shanto tried to clear mid-on but Southee couldn't hold onto the catch in his jump. But just two balls later, Milne takes out Shanto's middle stump to remove the opener. He has an LBW shout turned down, but Southee reviews...it's pitching way outside leg. Poor review. Das ends the over with a boundary.
3rd over - Boult continues and starts with a bye, before a couple of singles. Shanto rocks back on the backfoot and smokes Boult through the legside for four runs. Boult tries the slower ball and Shanto pick up a single. Das ends the over with a beautiful shot over midwicket for four.
2nd over - Southee to share the new ball and starts with a wide. Southee tries for swing but it's too wide and Das smokes it for four runs. Shanto almost gets trapped LBW, before hoisting a straight ball over square for four runs.
1st over - Boult to begin proceedings with the ball. He starts with a couple of dot balls before Shanto skies it straight up, but with so many fielders around it, nobody decides to go for it...absolutely bizarre. Good first over regardless, just two runs conceded.
INNINGS BREAK
20th over - Hossain to bowl the final over. Phillips starts with two runs, before another couple thanks to some quick running between wickets. Phillips smacks him away for four runs, before dragging onto his own wicket. Departs for a superb 60. Neesham to face the final ball and he can only manage a legbye to end the innings.
19th over - Phillips misses a wide fill toss, before dispatching Saifuddin for a huge six over cow corner again. Phillips goes up and over again and that's another maximum! Phillips brings up his 50 with four runs down the ground. Taken just 19 balls.
18th over - Islam to bowl his last over. New batter Neesham whacks him over midwicket, but only for a single. Phillips though makes no mistake and hoists the bowler over cow corner for a maximum. Neesham and Phillips run well to get two more runs to end the over.
17th over - Saifuddin returns and Conway whips it straight to Hossain on the boundary. He goes for a superb 64 runs. Chapman the next batter in. He gets off the mark with a couple of runs. Saifuddin bowls a great length and JUST clips top of the offstump and Chapman departs.
16th over - Shakib returns for his last over. Phillips and Conway exchange a couple of singles, before Phillips crushes the bowler for two huge back-to-back sixes over cow corner. Some good fielding keeps another Phillips shot to just two.
15th over - Musaddek returns for a bowl. Phillips punches it to wide long-on, and Conway gets a move on to beat the direct it for a couple of runs. Phillips looks to go inside out but only hits it to long-off for a single. Conway punishes the bowler with a huge six over wide long-on.
14th over - Hossain returns and Guptill welcomes him with a big shot over cow corner for four runs. Hossain follows up with a low full toss and Guptill can't clear him down the ground, mistiming it to long on and he has to depart for 34. Conway nearly chops on!
13th over - Wicket-taker Islam returns for a bowl. Guptill sits back and pulls the short ball for another boundary...he's finding his touch now. Guptill and Conway add a single each to their scores, before Guptill heaves the short ball to JUST beat the boundary fielder for a six.
12th over - Shakib continues and Guptill punches him to mid-on for a single. Guptill finally finds the boundary with a hard sweep through deep square leg for four runs. Conway middles it but has to settle for a single, before Guptill plays and misses.
11th over - Soumya back into the attack - Guptill tries to go big but can only mistime it to deep midwicket for a single. Conway flicks the ball across his pads for a huge six over the legside. He rocks back into his crease again and smokes it for four runs. He ends the over with two runs to bring up his half-century. Classy innings.
10th over - Shakib to have another bowl. Conway starts with a couple runs towards long-on. Conway plays a beautiful reverse sweep but good piece of fielding keeps it to no run. Guptill happy to play it down the ground for a single to the end the over.
9th over - Musaddek to bowl his first over. Guptill pushes it to midwicket for a couple, before a single to long-on. Conway finally gets on strike, rocks back in his crease and hoists it over onto the bank for a huge six. Conway gets a couple more to end the over.
8th over - Hossain returns for an over. Conway starts with a single, before Guptill plays and misses. Hossain bowls too straight and Guptill clips it to fine-leg for a couple. Guptill gets a full toss but can only get a single. Guptill tries a big heave but doesn't get enough it, just a single.
7th over - Soumya to bowl his first over and Guptil hits him to long-on for one. Soumya appeals for one on Guptill's pads but umpire calls a legbye. Conway beats cover and long-off with a stunning drive for four runs. Classy shot.
6th over - Saifuddin returns and Conway charges and launches him for four runs over his head. Guptill does well to squeeze out a yorker for a single. Shaifuddin tries the slower ball and Conway nudges it to square leg for one run.
5th over - Islam returns for a bowl and Allen launches him down the ground for four runs. He looks to go again, but he skies it incredibly high! Ali is under it and takes a wonderful catch with the ball dying on him to end Allen's cameo. Guptill the new man in!
4th over - Bangladesh captain Al Hasan to bowl now. Allen and Conway exchange a few singles, before the latter smokes a four down the ground with a straight bat. So classy. He whips Al Hasan down the legside for another two runs to end the over.
3rd over - Hossain replaces Shaifuddin. Allen misses the first two balls, before hooking a short ball for six runs...Bangladeshi fielder almost got to it. In almost a replica of the first six, Allen goes bang again but this time much better contact for an even bigger six.
2nd over - Islam to share the new ball from the other hand. Allen goes over the top and once bounce for four runs. Conway now gets into the action, and just helps the ball on its way down fine-leg for four runs.
1st over - Shaifuddin to open the bowling for Bangladesh. He starts with a wide - not a great start. Allen charges down the second ball and gets a couple down towards short fine-leg. Allen again charges down the wicket and flat bats it down the ground for four runs.
2:58pm - Blackcaps openers Allen and Conway making their way to the middle now, followed by the Bangladeshi team. Moments away now.
2:50pm - There are a couple of changes for NZ - Skipper Kane Williamson will sit out the game as part of their squad managment for the upcoming T20 World Cup.
Martin Guptill replaces him at No.3, with Tim Southee taking the captain's armband. Fast bowlers Adam Milne and Trent Boult also return with Blair Tickner and Mitch Santner sitting out.
2:45pm - Thank you for joining us this afternoon - it's a beautiful day in Christchurch. Bangladesh have won the toss and chose to field.
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Kia Ora, good afternoon and welcome to Newshub's live coverage of the Blackcaps v Bangladesh from Christchurch's Hagley Oval.
A win for New Zealand today would assure them a spot in the T20 tri-series final, but they could still progress with defeat.
The now top-of-the-table Blackcaps are coming off a nine-wicket win over Pakistan, and will be confident of seeing off Bangladesh for a second time in the series.
New Zealand will also be bolstered by the potential return of fast bowler Adam Milne, having overcome an abdominal injury.
Meanwhile, the tourists need a victory to keep their final hopes alive, and also need to beat Pakistan in the final round-robin game.
TAB odds: New Zealand $1.15, Bangladesh $5
Blackcaps: Devon Conway, Finn Allen, Martin Guptill, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Michael Bracewell, Ish Sodhi, Adam Milne, Tim Southee (c), Trent Boult
Bangladesh: Najmul Hossain Shanto, Soumya Sarkar, Litton Das, Shakib al Hasan (c), Afid Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Yasir Ali, Mohammad Saifuddin, Ebadot Hossain, Shoriful Islam
