न्यूज़ीलैंड vs बांग्लादेश, दूसरा टी-20, बे ओवल, माउंट मैंगनुई, 29 December 2023 - कमेंट्री

Fullish delivery just outside off. Glenn Phillips takes his front foot out and drives the ball to the right of the point to get a couple of runs.

Just short outside the off-stump line. Glenn Phillips looks to cut the ball hard but gets an inside edge onto the ground and too the wicket keeper.

Full length again just outside off. Glenn Phillips drills it crisply to the left of wide extra cover, but the fielder makes a stop.

Tosses it up outside the off stump line. Daryl Mitchell looks to slap it hard but buts in inside edge onto his pads. No run.

Good piece of fielding yet again from Bangladesh. Fullish delivery on the stumps. Daryl Mitchell lofts it straight down the pitch. But good cover from the long on fielder, Soumya Sarkar, comes chasing the ball and saves the boundary with a diving stop.

Tossed up outside the off stump line. Glenn Phillips slaps the ball hard to sweepers for a single to end the over and as we see, the rain is gaining momentum.

In air... Just short! This one is full-length delivery just outside off. Daryl Mitchell decides to hit big on this one but connects the outer edge of the bat. The ball goes high up in the air towards sweeper covers where Afif Hossain is slow to move and has to put a dive in but fails to reach it A single is taken.. Daryl Mitchell is having a lucky day!

Fuller one and around off, Glenn Phillips drives it firmly but straight to short covers.

Length delivery on stump. Glenn Phillips defends back to the left of the bowler. Mustafizur Rahman dives to his left to stop the single.

Overpitched and on off, Glenn Phillips knocks it towards mid off for a run.

DROPPED! This one was fuller just outside off, slower too, Daryl Mitchell mistimes his swipe uppishly towards long on. The ball was going flat towards the fielder. He charges the ball and dives forward but fails to grab it. They cross. How many lives will Daryl Mitchell get tonight!

Back of a length and on off, Glenn Phillips flashes it past the bowler for one.

Short one, pitching on off and drifting away. Glenn Phillips slaps it towards long on for a single.

Flatter, short and on off, Daryl Mitchell gets hurried and only manages to push it back to the bowler.

In air... But safe! This one was on leg, much fuller. Daryl Mitchell tries to reverse sweep the delivery but gets a connection from the upper part of his wrist. The ball is high up in air and drops wide of the keeper as the batters gets across for a run.

Goes short and around off, Glenn Phillips stays back and steers it towards point.

Short one on middle. Glenn Phillips blocks the ball towards the bowler.

Quicker, short once more and outside off, Glenn Phillips cuts it but finds the point fielder again.

Back of length delivery, pitching on middle, shaping in. Daryl Mitchell tries to slog it but gets a slight inner edge and thumps his back thigh pad. the ball rolls towards the front of the keeper and a quick single taken.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Tanzim Hasan Sakib strikes! Bangladesh needed this one and they will be happy to see the back of the dangerous, Tim Seifert. Sakib bowls an off-cutter, full and around off, Tim Seifert backs away and goes for the hoick across the line but goes through his shot way early and mistimes it very high in the air, Najmul Hossain Shanto from mid off runs to his left, keeps his eyes on it and settles under it to take a fine catch. Seifert goes after a pretty entertaining knock as New Zealand lose their second wicket.

Back of a length, on middle. Glenn Phillips pulls it softly towards mid-wicket region for a single.

Short of a length and on off, Daryl Mitchell slaps it towards long on for another run.

Good-length delivery well outside off. Glenn Phillips stays on his crease and slashes it uppishly towards deep backward point for a single.

This is on a hard length and on off, Daryl Mitchell stabs it towards short covers.

Full-length delivery on off. Daryl Mitchell drives it towards long on for single.

Flatter, full and way outside off, Tim Seifert throws his bat at it but only manages to jams it out towards point.

Short one now, outside off. Tim Seifert covers the stump and slaps the delivery towards the left of cover. The fielder parries to ball towards mid off for a single.

Quicker, full and outside off, Daryl Mitchell slashes at it but bunts it onto the ground to the off side.

Short outside off. Daryl Mitchell blocks it uncomfortably back to the bowler.

Shortish and around off, Tim Seifert moves back and punches it straight to extra covers.

Beaten! Right away! Mustafizur Rahman goes fuller outside off, shaping it away. Tim Seifert with no footwork ties to heave it but misses from the outer edge.

FOUR! Tim Seifert is looking in fine touch here! Mustafizur Rahman lands this back of a length and on middle, Tim Seifert gets on top of the bounce and heaves it away towards the vacant deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary.

FOUR! Two in two! Same shot, same result! Mustafizur Rahman bangs this short again and on middle and leg, Tim Seifert picks up the length early again and pulls it in front of square on the leg side for another boundary.

Goes a bit fuller this time, on off, slower too, Tim Seifert drives it nicely wide of mid off as the fielder chases after it and collects it. Three runs taken.

Back of a length on leg. Daryl Mitchell mistimes his pull shot from the crease and it rolls towards square leg for a single.

Mustafizur Rahman bangs in a sharp bouncer this time around leg, Tim Seifert steps across and looks to hook it away as the ball passes close to the gloves and towards the keeper. There is a slight shout for caught-behind but turned down

Short and wide, cut away straight to point. No run.

SIX! That went flying from the edge of the bat. Shoriful Islam can't believe it. Pitches the ball up on the stumps with pace and Tim Seifert swings the ball hard on the leg side and gets a thick leading edge taking the ball sailing over third man's head for a maximum.

Short and wide again. Tim Seifert taps it down to third man for a run.

Hits the length on the off stump this time. Daryl Mitchell punches the ball to the right of mid off and runs a single.

FOUR! That's classy from Tim Seifert this time around to pick up a boundary. Shoriful Islam hits the length on the off stump line and Tim Seifert stays on the crease and uses his hands to drive the ball with beautiful timing, along the ground beating mid off and covers for a superb boundary to end the fifth over.

1 run.

FOUR! Starts the over well. Cracker through mid-wicket. Short ball to start off with Tanzim Hasan Sakib on the stumps and Tim Seifert was waiting to pull it along the ground through the mid-wicket boundary.

FOUR! Inside edge and that's two in two for Tim Seifert. Pitches the length up attacking the stumps and Tim Seifert launches a huge heave on the leg side but gets an inside edge taking the ball fine, towards the fine leg boundary for four more.

Short ball at the batter. Tim Seifert looks to pull it but gets a glove to the left of the wicket keeper and the batters take a single.

Short and wide, cut away straight to covers. No run.

Short again outside off. Daryl Mitchell punches the ball through covers and runs a single.

Another big heave to the short ball, this time only gets a single from deep square leg.

Tosses the ball up on the stumps, leaving the batter after pitching. Daryl Mitchell gets a thick outside edge towards short third. No run taken.

Tossed up outside the off stump line. Daryl Mitchell looks to go over covers but misses any contact on the ball.

Pitched up on the stumps this time. Daryl Mitchell plays the reverse sweep but straight to the man at point.

flat and short at the pads. Daryl Mitchell flicks it to mid-wicket and runs a single.

Flighted on the stumps again. Tim Seifert punches the ball to long on and takes a run.

FOUR! Fortune favors the brave! Daryl Mitchell strikes a boundary to end the over. Tossed up outside the off stump line and Daryl Mitchell looks to go over covers again, doesnt time the ball as well as he would have liked, but the ball beats the mid off to his left and runs away for a boundary.

Bang on the length outside the off stump line. Finn Allen watchfully lets the ball go through.

OUT! CAUGHT! Shoriful Islam picks up Finn Allen for the FIFTH time in this series. New Zealand lost their first. What a start for Shoriful Islam. Pitches the ball up and wide away from Finn Allen drawing him out to drive the ball. Finn Allen punches the ball in the air and straight to Rishad Hossain at covers who takes a good catch. Bangladesh starting well.

Hits the length on the stumps. Daryl Mitchell flicks the ball into the square leg gap and gets off the mart with a single.

Pushes the ball wide again, fuller in length again. Tim Seifert throws his hands at it and gets a leading edge down to third man on the bounce. The batters pick up a single.

Oh that must have hurt! Tim Seifert gets a hit straight on the helmet. Shoriful Islam serves this full and on middle, Daryl Mitchell strokes the ball from the middle of the bat straight onto the temple of Tim Seifert standing at the non-striker's end. Tim Seifert falls on the ground and is out of his crease but Shoriful decides not to throw at the stumps and shows good sportsmanship. He then goes to check on the batter as well. Dot ball.

Hits the length outside the off stump. Daryl Mitchell taps the ball between covers and mid off and runs a single to end an eventful over.

Starts off on the stumps, keeping the ball fuller in length. Finn Allen strokes it down to long on for a single to start things off for New Zealand.

Holds the length back, on the stumps. Tim Seifert flicks the ball to the left of short fine leg and runs a single to open his account.

Just short outside the off stump. Finn Allen taps the ball straight to covers.

Tossed up on the stumps. Finn Allen drives the ball to long on for a single.

FOUR! Thats classy from Tim Seifert. Good start for New Zealand. Short ball outside the off stump, asking to be hit and Tim Seifert stands tall and cuts the ball into the point gap and picks up the first boundary of the innings.

Tossed up with courage on the off stump. Tim Seifert lofts the ball over mid off and picks up a couple to end the first over for New Zealand.