Overview
- Bangladesh overhauled New Zealand’s 182 for 6 by six wickets Monday in Chattogram, finishing at 183 for 4 with two overs to spare to lead the series 1-0.
- Tawhid Hridoy struck 51 not out off 27 balls after the hosts slipped to 77 for 3, rebuilding through stands of 57 with Parvez Hossain and an unbroken 49 with Shamim Hossain.
- Shamim closed the chase with 31 not out off 13 balls, including a 25-run assault on seamer Matthew Fisher in the 17th over.
- New Zealand’s total was built on 51s from Katene Clarke and Dane Cleaver before Bangladesh leg-spinner Rishad Hossain halted the charge with 2 for 32.
- AFP reported the 183 pursuit as Bangladesh’s highest successful T20 chase at home, and the series resumes Wednesday in Chattogram.