2nd T20I: Tom Latham 65 not out in useless as Bangladesh beat New Zealand to take 2-0 sequence lead

Bangladesh beat New Zealand by 4 runs within the second T20 worldwide on the Shere Bangla National stadium in Dhaka to take a 2-0 lead within the five-match sequence on Friday. Mustafizur Rahman did not get a wicket however he managed to defend 20 within the closing over of the 2nd T20I (AFP Photo)HIGHLIGHTSBangladesh (141 for six) beat New Zealand (137 for five) by 4 runs within the 2nd T20ITom Latham top-scored within the match with 65 not out however nonetheless ended up on the shedding facetMahedi Hasan and Shakib Al Hasan bagged a few wickets every whereas Nasum Ahmed grabbed oneBangladesh overcame a valiant innings by Tom Latham to beat New Zealand by 4 runs within the second T20 worldwide in Dhaka and take a 2-0 lead within the five-match sequence on Friday.

Chasing 142 for victory, New Zealand ran Bangladesh shut because of captain Latham’s unbeaten 65 however his efforts have been nonetheless not sufficient to take his group over the road and ended up with 137 for five in 20 overs.But the defeat was largely brought on by yet one more poor batting efficiency by New Zealand with solely Latham, Will Young (22) and Rachin Ravindra (10) managing to attain in double digits.Bangladesh vs New Zealand 2nd T20I: HighlightsMahedi Hasan and Shakib Al Hasan bagged a few wickets every whereas Nasum Ahmed grabbed one. Mustafizur Rahman did not get a wicket however he managed to defend 20 within the closing over, conceding 15 within the twentieth to seal Bangladesh’s this successive win in T20Is this 12 months.”In T20s, you get these sort of close games. Happy to get the win, that’s what matters. Mustafizur held his nerve. I had quite a bit of confidence on him to deliver and he did. Mahedi has been bowling well, he’s been giving early breakthroughs.The wicket got better under lights. We believe that we are a good team in this format. We are happy to continue this streak (eight wins this calendar year),” Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah mentioned after the match.Earlier, Bangladesh managed to publish 141 for six after electing to bat first on the Shere Bangla stadium. Mohammad Naim (39) and Liton Das (33) laid a stable basis for the hosts with their 59-run partnership earlier than they misplaced a few fast wickets.Mahmudullah steadied the innings with 37 not out to assist his group publish a difficult whole. Rachin Ravindra was New Zealand’s standout bowler with 3 wickets for 22 runs from his 4 overs.”It was a great game. For us to learn from the first game, I thought we did that. We weren’t quite as good with the ball today but we bowled quite well at the top.”A greater floor makes for a greater recreation and that was the case. For us it is about executing our expertise. 130-140 was a aggressive rating and we took it deep,” Latham mentioned.The third T20I between Bangladesh and New Zealand shall be performed on the similar venue on September 5.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.