बांग्लादेश vs न्यूज़ीलैंड, चौथा टी-20, शेरे बांग्ला नेशनल स्टेडियम, मीरपुर, 08 September 2021 - कमेंट्री

FOUR! That's it! Bangladesh have won the series with one game to spare! Tossed up outside off, Mahmudullah goes down on one knee and swings it over mid-wicket for a boundary. BANGLADESH WIN BY 6 WICKETS! Their dugout is ecstatic.

SIX! This should seal the deal! Tickner bowls it in the slot on off, Mahmudllah smacks it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. Just 5 needed now.

Slower ball outside off, Mahmudullah looks to force it on the off side but misses.

Good length around outside off, Mahmudullah makes room and then slashes it to third man for a single.

That hits the helmet! Ouch! Short ball around off, Hossain looks to fend it off by going on his toes but misses and gets hit on the helmet. Mahmudullah looks for a run but then decides against it as Blair Tickner is quick to reach the ball.

Short on middle, Hossain looks to pull but edges it onto his pads. The ball deflects to square leg and they take a run.

Full on middle, Mahmudullah drives it to long on for a single. Just 2 needed in the last over.

Short ball on off, Mahmudullah pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Slower short ball on off, Hossain punches it to mid off for one.

WIDE! On a length but going down the leg side, Mahmudullah looks to flick but misses. Wided.

Short on middle, Mahmudullah pulls it to deep square leg for one. 15 needed off 15 balls.

Shortish delivery outside off, Afif forces it to deep cover for a single. 14 needed in 14 now.

Good length around middle, Mahmudullah uses his feet and then flicks it to deep square leg for a couple. Completes it with a dive.

Short again, around off, Mahmudullah skips down the track and pulls it to deep square leg for a single. 11 needed off 12 balls.

Tossed up outside off, Mahmudullah looks to sweep but misses.

An opportunity missed! Tom Latham misses a stumping. Tossed up outside off, Mahmudullah dances down the track and looks to swing it away but misses. Latham fails to collect as well and Mahmudullah comes back in safely.

Tossed up on middle and leg, Mahmudullah looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto his boot.

Shortish ball outside off, slapped wide of long off for one.

Flatter on middle, Afif nudges it to mid-wicket.

Tossed up on off, Afif defends it to covers. Ajaz Patel is done with his fantastic spell this evening, 4-0-9-2. 19 needed off 18 balls.

Fuller and on middle, it's worked easily behind square leg for a single.

Lands it on a length outside off, it grips and turns away, Afif plays late and taps it down to short third man. They cross for a single.

EDGED! Full ball outside off, Mahmudullah looks to drive but it goes off the inside edge past the stumps to short fine leg. A single.

Outside off, played to deep cover for one.

Full on the pads, Mahmudullah flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

Full on off, Afif Hossain drives it to covers where the fielder makes a good half-stop but the batters do not take a run.

Short in length and wide outside off, Mahmudullah whacks it to deep cover and collects a single.

A bouncer on middle, it's served from 'round the wicket, Naim ducks.

OUT! Naim is run out! Needless. Short in length, angling down the leg side, Naim pulls it behind square leg and wants the second run. The throw comes flat to the keeper who takes the bails off. They appeal, it's referred upstairs but the replays show that even the dive has not saved Naim. A wicket against the run of play. Can New Zealand capitalize? 27 needed off 33 balls.

Back of a length, around leg, Afif glances it to square leg and picks up a single.

On a good length, close to off, Mahmudullah hangs on the back foot, plays it late and defends it down safely.

Uppish but wide of backward point! Short in length and wide outside off, Mahmudullah goes back and cuts it from the outer half of his blade. It beats the flying fielder inside the ring and they take a run. Nervy moment for Bangladesh, that.

Fuller and closer to off, an off cutter, Mahmudullah defends it at the last moment to the off side.

Identical to the last delivery, this time Mahmudullah wrists it to square leg and pinches a single.

On middle, worked to deep mid-wicket for a single.

MAHMUDULLAH IS SAFE! Fuller in length and drifting down the leg side, Mahmudullah tries to flick but misses. He loses his balance a bit as his back leg leaves the crease slightly. Latham collects the ball and breaks the stumps. He appeals and it's referred upstairs. Colin de Grandhomme thinks that Mahmudullah has edged it. The square leg umpire refers it upstairs. The third umpire first checks for the edge on the UltraEdge. Nothing there. Now, it's time for the side-on angle. A tough call as the back leg appears to be on the line from one angle whereas another angle shows that some part of Mahmudullah's leg is inside the crease. The Bangla skipper is given not out and he can continue. 30 needed off 38 balls.

Fuller in length on off, Mahmudullah defends it back.

A full toss on off, it's knocked down to long on for a single.

Floated one, around off and turning in, Naim stays back and calmly dabs it down to short third man for a run.

Slightly short and on off, spinning away with extra bounce, Mahmudullah plays it down to point.

Turning away from the batsman again, outside off, Mahmudullah stays back and pushes it to covers.

Tossed up around off, turning away, Mahmudullah pushes inside the line and softly eases it towards short third man for a single.

Quicker one, flatter and shorter on off at almost 90 kph, Naim punches it out to mid-wicket.

Flighted and on middle, turning in to cramp the left-hander, Naim defends it out on the leg side. Rachin Ravindra is done with his quota, went for only 8 runs in his 4.

Fuller in length and wide outside off, Mahmudullah reaches out for it as he attempts to drive but misses.

Short in length around off, Mahmudullah blazes his pull shot to deep mid-wicket and the fielder in the deep makes a tumbling stop. Two runs taken, 50 up for Bangladesh!

SIX! This one has been dismissed. Loopy ball, full and around off, Mahmudullah sits down on one knee and muscles it with the spin. Makes an excellent connection and sends it flying over square leg for a biggie.

Quicker and on middle, Mahmudullah gets back and tucks it behind square leg for a run.

Short and wide outside off, slapped to deep cover for a run.

Loopy and full around off, turning in, Mahmudullah uses his wrists as he tries to flick. It takes the inner half of his blade and races wide of short fine leg. The batters collect two. 12 from the over, 34 needed off 48 balls.

Play and a miss! Full and flighted outside off, Naim goes for a big shot, swings his bat at it but fails to connect.

Loopy and full around off, Naim presses forward in defense.

Quicker one, around off and skidding away, Naim pushes it off the outer half to point and collects a single.

Short in length, outside off, Mahmudullah camps back and pushes it with the spin to deep cover for one.

 Turning down the leg side, Naim nudges it behind square leg for a single.

Advances down the track and then adjusts his shot. He tries to defend but it takes his pads and rolls to mid-wicket. The batsmen cross for a leg bye. This stand moves to 16, 46 needed more off 54 balls.

Short ball on off, Naim pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Full toss around middle, Mahmudullah flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Uppsih but safe! Full ball outside off, Naim pushes it uppishly towards cover. The fielder dives forward but it falls short. The fielder only parries it to long off and the batters pick up two.

Good length around off, Naim looks to flick but gets a leading edge to covers.

On a length outside off, Naim pushes it to point. A bit uppish but safe.

Full outside off, Naim drives it through the line. Uppish but in the gap at cover-point for one. 

An appeal for LBW turned down! Tossed up on off, it spins back into the batsman. Naim looks to flick but gets hit on the pads. An appeal is made by the keeper but the umpire turns it down. The batsmen cross.

Flighted ball on off, Mahmudullah pushes inside the line and helps it softly to short third man. Looks for a run but is sent back.

Outside off, punched to covers.

Slower through the air on off, Mahmudullah plays it to the off side.

Flatter ball outside off, Mahmudullah pushes it to point.

Shortish on off, Mahmudullah stands tall inside the crease and does well to control the extra bounce. He plays it down to short mid-wicket. Another tidy over by Rachin.

Flighted ball outside off, Mahmudullah leaves it alone.

Shortish and outside off, Mahmudullah cuts it to deep point for a couple of runs.

Flighted ball on off, turning away. Mahmudullah taps it to point.

Tossed up on off, Mahmudullah drives it to covers. Another dot.

On off, pushed down to long off for one.

Full on off, Naim works it to deep square leg for a single.

Flatter on middle, Naim punches it back to the bowler.

Loopy ball on middle, Naim defends it to the leg side.

Shortish on middle, Naim works it wide of long on for a single.

Tossed up on middle, Mahmudullah defends it back to the bowler.

Loopy ball outside off, Mahmudullah looks to defend but misses as it skids past the outside edge.

Flighted ball on middle, Mahmudullah works it to square leg for one. Tidy stuff from Rachin.

Floated on middle, Shakib works it to the leg side for one at backward square leg.

Flatter ball on the pads, Naim nudges it to short fine leg for one.

OUT! STUMPED! Ajaz Patel strikes and removes the star batsman! He fires across a full ball wide outside off, Shakib advances down the track to whip it on the leg side but the ball skids past his bat. Latham does the rest. Shakib is too far ahead of the crease. New Zealand needed this wicket.

Full on off, Rahim pushes it back to the bowler.

Loopy ball on off, Rahim plays it to covers.

OUT! TIMBER! Rahim goes as well and New Zealand are not out of this game yet! Ajaz Patel is turning the game on its head once again! Tossed up around off, Rahim goes on his knees and looks to sweep but it takes the inner half and cannons onto the stumps. Ajaz Patel has removed two big batsmen of Bangladesh in one over. Game on! At the end of the Powerplay, Bangladesh are 32/3!

Quicker one, full and angling down, Shakib tries to flick but misses. He is hit on the pads.

Shortish and on off, punched to extra cover where the fielder dived and parried it towards mid off. The batsmen crossed.

Shot! Loopy one, full and around off, Naim clears his front leg as he goes down and powers his sweep to deep mid-wicket for two.

Floated one, full and on middle, Naim pushes it back to the bowler.

SIX! Tonk! What a strike! Cole McConchie serves it short and around off, Mohammad Naim uses the depth of his crease and pulls it over wide long on for a maximum.

Beaten! Sharp spin. Flatter one, full around off and turning away, Naim pushes at it and misses. Another expensive over, Bangladesh need 64 more to seal the deal.

Fuller and around off, Naim pushes it through the line but finds the cover fielder.

FOUR! Lovely placement! Fuller in length and outside off, angling away, Naim looks for a booming drive initially but then finds the ball to be leaving him. He adjusts well and guides it through the gap between short third man and backward point. Deft.

Very full and around leg, Naim tries to flick but misses. It goes off his pads to the off side. They appeal but nothing from the umpire. They cross and it's given as a leg bye.

Fuller and wide outside off, Shakib plays a mistimed off drive, wide of mid off and picks up a single.

Back of a length, around off and angling away, Naim hangs back and deflects it late down to third man for a run.

Slower one, a touch short and around middle, Shakib plays late and dabs it down in front of short third man for a brisk single. 8 from the over, 17 in the last two. New Zealand need to stop the flow of runs.

FOUR! Wonderful shot and here comes the first boundary of the chase. Too full and around off, Liton brings his bottom hand into play as he whips it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

OUT! Liton falls. Very ungainly shot to say the least. Floated one, full and outside off, Das goes down on one knee to power it over the leg side. No proper connection as it flies off the top half and Finn Allen, in the deep mid-wicket region, sets off late but then takes a fabulous catch diving forward. A needless shot and Liton's ordinary form continues. 86 needed off 106 balls.

Fuller in length and around off, Naim drives but finds the cover fielder.

Short and wide outside off, Naim cuts it through the gap at point for a single.

Quicker one, full and around off, skidding in, Shakib defends it back off the inner half.

FOUR! Shakib is off the mark with a boundary. Poor delivery, short and wide outside off, Shakib rocks back and slaps it through point for a boundary. End of an eventful over.

Slower through the air, a touch short and outside off, Das cuts but finds the point fielder.

Loopy and full around off, Das is forward as he pushes it defensively to cover-point.

A touch flatter and shorter around off, turning away, Das moves back and is squared up a bit. The ball takes the outer edge and rolls to short third man.

Flighted and on middle, that is defended solidly off the front foot.

Beauty! Ajaz gives it a good toss and lands it on middle, turning away, Liton tries to defend but it beats the outside edge.

Wide! Sprays a full ball down the leg side, Liton tries to sweep but misses.

Short and spinning away outside off, Liton cuts it past the diving point fielder for a single. 2 coming from the second over as well. Sedate start from Bangladesh.

Bennett begins with a shortish ball around off, angling away, Naim taps it down to short third man and looks for a run. He is sent back.

Pitches it up and around off, Naim drives it down the ground but finds mid off. A  couple of dots from Hamish.

Very full in length and wide outside off, Naim squeezes it out wide of point for a run. Bennett tumbles in his followthrough but is fine to continue.

Slower one, full and on middle, Das is early into his flick shot and plays it aerially. The ball lands safely in front of the mid-wicket fielder.

Fullish and on off, Das sticks back and opens the face of his bat late as he pushes it to short third man.

Edgy! Short in length and outside off, Liton flirts inside the line and edges it wide of short third man. The fielder makes a diving stop but cannot prevent the single. 2 coming from the first over.