New Delhi. The Bangladesh team is currently on a tour of New Zealand. Hosts New Zealand registered a 44-run win over Bangladesh in the first ODI. Bangladesh also faced defeat in the second ODI played between the two teams. New Zealand won the second match by 7 wickets. In the second ODI, Bangladesh opener Soumya Sarkar scored a brilliant century with the bat. But his century did not work for Bangladesh.
Based on Sarkar’s century, Bangladesh team managed to score 291 runs against New Zealand. But they could not defend this score. New Zealand chased down this score in just 46.2 overs. Almost every New Zealander performed brilliantly. Openers Will Young and Rachin Ravindra played innings of 89 and 45 runs respectively. Apart from this, Henry Nicholas was dismissed after scoring 95 runs. Tom Latham was unbeaten on 34 and Tom Blundell scored 24 runs.
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New Zealand won this match easily due to excellent batting. Along with this, he has also captured the series. They lead the 3-match ODI series 2-0. If the Kiwi team also wins the third ODI, the Bangladesh team will complete the Queen’s sweep. The third ODI will be played on December 23.
Century of Soumya Sarkar in vain
Soumya Sarkar came to open for Bangladesh in the second ODI. Sarkar faced a total of 169 runs off 151 balls. During this he hit 22 fours and 2 sixes. This was the third century of his ODI career.
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First published: December 20, 2023, 13:44 IST