बांग्लादेश vs न्यूजीलैंड, तीसरा टी-20, शेरे बांग्ला नेशनल स्टेडियम, मीरपुर, 02 May 2026 - लाइव कमेंट्री

WIDE! Tossed up, wide down the leg, Hridoy looks for the paddle but misses and the umpire signals wide. 

Short of a length, around middle and leg, Tawhid Hridoy rocks back and pulls this to the deep square leg region for one run. 

 FOUR! Das is looking in a fine touch so far. Short and into the batter, on middle and leg, Litton Das goes deep inside the crease and smashes this through the mid-wicket region for a boundary. 

Floated on off, Litton Das pushes this to sweeper cover for one run. 

Flighted googly, wide outside off. Tawhid Hridoy presses on his front foot and looks to drive this down the ground but gets beaten. 

On a length, on stumps, Litton Das pushes it to cover.

Hard length around off, Litton Das blocks this out towards covers. 

Good-length delivery, outside off, Litton Das shuffles across the stumps and clips it to deep square leg for a single.

A direct hit and Das would be a goner! Fuller, on the stumps. Tawhid Hridoy clips it to mid-wicket. The single was never going to happen, but the batters agrees to take one. The fielder in the region picks up and has a shy toward the striker's end but misses the shy. Das is not even in the picture.

FOUR! SHOT! Good-length delivery, on the pads, Litton Das shuffles across and clips it past the short fine leg fielder for a boundary.

On a length, outside off, Litton Das punches it to point and gets a couple of runs.

On a length, on off, Tanzid Hasan fends it to cover for a single.

Good running between the wickets! Back of a length, around the hips of the batter. Litton Das tucks it to the right of the square leg fielder and gets a quick single.

OUT! BOWLED 'EM! What a delivery it is. After his expensive first over, Nathan Smith came back and provided a wicket for his side. Both the Bangladesh openers are now back in their hut. This is a good-length delivery, pitching it on leg and angling it away. Tanzid Hasan looks to slog it but gets beaten on the inside edge, and the ball hits the top of the off pole.

OUT! TAKEN! Nathan Smith gets another wicket and Bangladesh have lost their three wickets in quick succession. Smith bangs this one into the deck to offer a bouncer on middle, not much pace on this delivery. Parvez Hossain Emon arches backward and looks to upper cut it over the keeper, but gets deceived by the slower delivery. The ball loops up, and Ish Sodhi moves to his right in the short third region to scoop the catch.

Hat-trick ball! On a length, just outside off. Tawhid Hridoy judges the ball and leaves it away.

Back of a length, outside off, Tawhid Hridoy makes a leave at it.

OUT! TAKEN! The change to bring Jayden Lennox has worked wonders for New Zealand and they have got their first breakthrough of the game. This one is fuller, a bit of flight to offer, just outside off. Saif Hassan charges down the track to take on the new bowler and put pressure on him as he looks to hit it down the ground. But he ends up getting the connection from the outer part of the willow and the ball flies up and behind the covers. Tim Robinson does well to run back and take the catch. 

Short, on middle, Litton Das fends it away.

FOUR! SHOT! Full-length delivery, on leg. Litton Das predetermines and shuffles across the stumps and whips it past the short fine leg fielder for four runs.

Full, outside off, Litton Das carves it to deep cover for a couple of runs.

SIX! KABOOM! Jayden Lennox pitches it up, on middle, it's an arm ball. Litton Das reads it well slog sweeps it over the deep mid-wicket fence for half a dozen.

Good-length delivery, on off, Litton Das pushes it back to the bowler.

Back of a length, angling across the left-hander. Tanzid Hasan looks to jab it away but gets beaten.

On a length, around off, Tanzid Hasan pushes it to the left of the mid-wicket region with soft hands. The fielder in the region moves to his left and throws it at the bowler's end, but the ball hits the left heel of Saif Hassan when he just gets inside the crease.

Up in the air... but lands safely! Hard-length delivery, just outside off. Tanzid Hasan looks to pull it, but miscues the shot. The ball flies high and drops behind the square leg inner rings. Dean Foxcroft is the fielder who runs back from covers and dives, but is way short of catching. 

Back of a length, on off, Tanzid Hasan dabs it to the off side.

On a length, outside off, Tanzid Hasan dabs it to point.

Short of a length, just outside off, Tanzid Hasan cuts it, but the point fielder makes a good stop.

FOUR! Up and over! Smith starts off banging on a hard length, on the sixth stump. Saif Hassan comes down the track and punches it with a cross-bat over the cover region for four runs. That's the first boundary of the game.

Fullish, outside off, Saif Hassan guides it past the point fielder for a couple of runs.

Fuller, around the pads of the batter, Saif Hassan flicks it to left of deep square leg for a couple of runs.

On a length, around off, Saif Hassan dabs it to cover.

FOUR! Easy pickings for Saif Hassan! Overpitched, on middle and leg, angling in. Saif Hassan just rolls his wrists and flicks it swiftly toward the left of the square leg fielder for four runs.

On a length, on off, Saif Hassan fends it to cover.

Dean Foxcroft jogs from over the wicket and bowls short, outside off, Saif Hassan pushes it to cover.

Fuller now, just outside off, Saif Hassan eases it to cover.

Edged and away! New Zealand are up and running, but not exactly the way they wanted. Tossed up once again, with some flight to offer, just outside off. Saif Hassan lunges and looks to lash it through cover, but gets nicked on the outside edge. The fielder in the short third region does well to track back and flicks the ball just before it touches the boundary ropes. Three runs taken.

A touch fuller, on off, Tanzid Hasan pushes it back to the bowler.

Dean Foxcroft drags his length back, around off, Tanzid Hasan rocks back and nudges it to leg side and gets a single.

Fuller, on the stumps, Saif Hassan pushes it to wide of mid on for a single. A tidy start from New Zealand. Five runs from the first over.