New Zealand clinched the fifth and final T20I by 27 runs at Mirpur yesterday in a surface that provided much more to batters than the previous matches. Bangladesh, coming into the match having already sealed the series, fought back with Afif Hossain’s unbeaten 49 in chase of 162 but eventually the Kiwi bowlers prevailed with intelligent pace variations to seize victory.

Although Bangladesh completed the five-match T20I series against New Zealand with a 27-run defeat in the final game, the Tigers will have gained in confidence after three consecutive T20I series wins.

New Zealand have won the toss and elected to bat first in the fifth and final T20I against Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.

Despite a middling T20I debut in New Zealand earlier this year, left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed has emerged as one of the go-to men in Bangladesh’s spin bowling department.

Mahmudullah Riyad hit the runs shot as Bangladesh created history by winning their first bilateral T20I series against New Zealand, registering a six-wicket win in the fourth T20I at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday to seal the five-match series 3-1.

Bangladesh are playing their last series ahead of the T20 World Cup in UAE but while there was a need to calibrate their

Bangladesh made history when they beat New Zealand by six wickets in the fourth T20I today to ensure their maiden T20I series triumph over New Zealand. The Tigers sealed the five-match series 3-1 with a game in hand. 

After a scintillating bowling display from spinner Nasum Ahmed and left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman, contributions with the bat from Bangladesh skipper Mahmudullah Riyad and opener Mohammad Naim helped the Tigers register a convincing six-wicket victory over New Zealand in the fourth T20I at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.

Spinner Nasum Ahmed and ace left-arm paceman Mustafizur Rahman took four wickets each to help Bangladesh bundle out New Zealand for a meagre 93 in 19.3 overs in the fourth T20I at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.  

New Zealand managed to bounce back to keep their hopes alive in the five-match T20I series as they handed Bangladesh a thumping 52-run defeat in the third T20I at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.

Mahmudullah Riyad played his 100th T20I for the Tigers yesterday and, in the time since his debut against Kenya in Nairobi in 2007, Bangladesh’s T20I captain has come leap and bounds and established himself as a vital member in the game’s shortest format.

More than the slowness of the pitch, it was the unorganised batting approach that led to Bangladesh being bundled out for their lowest-ever T20I total at home and losing the third T20I against New Zealand by 52 runs at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.

The Tigers showed an underwhelming batting performance while chasing a comfortable target and were bundled out for 76 in 19.4 overs -- Bangladesh’s joint second-lowest total in T20Is -- against New Zealand in the third T20I of five-match series as the Kiwis trounce over Tigers by 52 runs at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today. 

There was a little surprise in store when Nurul Hasan Sohan continued with the wicket-keeping duties in the third T20I against New Zealand today. According to coach Russell Domingo, Mushfiqur Rahim was going to take over the wicketkeeping responsibilities from Nurul after the first two matches but after the 52-run defeat in the third T20I today, Domingo stated that Mushfiqur will likely not keep wickets in the shortest format.

Bangladesh were bundled out for 76 in 19.4 overs -- Tigers' joint second-lowest total in T20Is -- as New Zealand registered a thumping 52-run victory in the third T20I of the five-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.

The control that the Bangladesh skipper Mahmudullah Riyad showed while coming down the track to Kiwi pacer Doug

Despite a late twist, Bangladesh were able to scrape to a four-run win against New Zealand in the second game of the five-match T20I series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.

Following a string of low-scoring encounters at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur that began with the series against Australia last month, some runs were finally put on the board as the hosts managed to post 141 for six after skipper Mahmudullah Riyad elected to bat in the second T20I against New Zealand yesterday.

Bangladesh beat New Zealand by a narrow margin of four runs in the second T20I at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium yesterday to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series and both captains argued that the pitch was better than the one which was on offer in the first T20I where the Kiwis were bowled out for their joint-lowest T20 score of 60.

A twist in the tale led Bangladesh to an edgy moment but eventually, they held on their nerves to win the second match of the five-match T20I series against New Zealand by four runs at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.