Mahedi, Shoriful and Litton stun New Zealand in series-opener

 

Mahedi, Shoriful and Litton stun New Zealand in series-opener

Bangladesh's bowlers restricted New Zealand to a below-par total before Litton anchored a nervy chase

Bangladesh 137 for 5 (Litton 42*, Sarkar 22, Southee 1-16, Santner 1-16) beat New Zealand 134 for 9 (Neesham 48, Santner 23, Shoriful 3-26, Mahedi 2-14) by five wickets

The target of 135 looked briefly tricky for Bangladesh, but opener Litton Das held his nerve to anchor the chase and helped Bangladesh take a 1-0 lead against New Zealand in Napier to kickstart the three-match T20I series.

Litton was the watchful Bangladesh batter as he saw his batting partners getting starts and losing their wickets prematurely, but once the No. 7 Mahedi Hasan joined him, Litton took no further chances and turbocharged from 29 in 32 balls to finish with an unbeaten 36-ball 42. New Zealand vs Bangladesh match ek thrilling cricket encounter tha, jisme dono teams ne apne kalaakari ka pradarshan kiya. Yeh match 26 December 2023 ko khela gaya tha aur isme New Zealand ne Bangladesh ko 8 wickets se haraya.

New Zealand ne toss jeetkar Bangladesh ko pehle batting karne ka mauka diya. Bangladesh ke batsmen ne achha pradarshan kiya aur 50 overs me 232 runs ki target set ki. Is match me Bangladesh ke kaptan ne bhi apne team ke liye 100 runs ki shandar innings kheli.

New Zealand ki bowling ne bhi kamaal ka pradarshan kiya. Tim Southee ne 4 wickets liye aur unki bowling se Bangladesh ke batsmen ko koi mauka nahi mila runs banane ka. New Zealand ke bowlers ne consistent line aur length rakhkar Bangladesh ke batsmen ko under pressure rakha.

New Zealand ki batting ki baat kare toh unki shuruwat thodi kamzor rahi. Unke opener batsmen ne jaldi wickets khoyi, lekin fir bhi unki middle order ne match ko control me rakha. Devon Conway ne 92 runs ki brilliant innings kheli aur unhone apne team ko jeet ki ore le gaye.

Yeh match New Zealand ke liye ek acchi jeet thi, jisse unka confidence aur bhi badh gaya hai. Is match me unki teamwork aur consistency ka pradarshan tha, jo ki unke liye ek acchi baat hai. Bangladesh ne bhi achha pradarshan kiya, lekin unhe apne bowling aur fielding me thodi aur consistency laani hogi.

Overall, yeh match cricket premiyon ke liye ek anokha anubhav tha aur fans ko maza aaya. New Zealand ne apne fans ko khushiyaan di, jabki Bangladesh ne bhi achha pradarshan kiya. Is match se saaf hai ki dono teams me talent aur potential bharpur hai, aur aane waale matches me bhi kadi takkar ki ummeed hai.