New Zealand vs बांग्लादेश, तीसरा टी-20, Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, 31 December 2023 - कमेंट्री

Length and on the pads.Santner tucks it to the right of deep squae leg, well wide for a couple.

On off, this is blocked.

Outside off, Santner guides it through point for a single.

Wide! A bumper on middle, Neesham leaves it.

Length and on middle, blocked out.

Flat and on off, this is punched to cover.

Lands it full and makes it to spin in. Santner pushes it to cover.

Tad short and outside off, this is hit to point for a single.

SIX! 22 runs needed now. Shorter and on off. Neesham goes back and pulls it over  mid-wicket and all the way for a biggie.

Outside off, Neesham uses his feet and hits it to long off for one.

Another single to end the over as this is hit to deep point.

On a length and outside off, Santner knocks it through covers for a couple of runs.

On the pads, Santner turns it to deep square leg for a single.

Bit short and outside off. Neesham pulls it to deep mid-wicket and a misfield allows them to take a couple.

TWO MORE! Length and on middle, Neesham nudges it to mid-wicket for a sharp couple.

Slower length ball, outside off. Neesham pushes and misses.

Length and outside off. Neesham drops it to point.

On middle, this is pushed to long off for a single.

Flat and outside off. Neesham paddles it to fine leg for a single.

Pushes it wide of off. Santner plays it to cover.

FOUR! Plays it late for four. Flat and outside off. Santner cuts it through point and for a boundary.

Around off, this is punched to deep cover for a single.

Two leg byes. Down the leg side. Neesham misses his clip and it rolls off his pads to fine leg for two more.

Length and on middle, Mitchell Santner tucks it to square leg for a single.

Fuller and on off. Neesham bunts it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Length and close to off. Santner punches it through covers for a single.

Shorter and outside off, Neesham looks to pull, bottom edges it back to the keeper.

Outside off, Neesham guides it to backward point.

Three dots in a row to end the over. Length ball, outside off. Neesham knocks it to cover.

A single now as this is worked through mid-wicket.

Fuller an on middle, this is pushed down to long on for one.

SIX Over the fence. James Neesham walks down the track, he gets to the pitch of it and lofts it over the long on fence.

FOUR! Out comes the reverse sweep and the gap is found. This is on middle, it is hit past point and this one races away to the fence. 10 from the last two balls.

Angled into the pads, this is nudged on the leg side for one.

Around off, this is pushed through covers for one more.

Fuller and on off, Finn Allen hits it uppishly but short of mid off.

Bangs it short and on middle, Allen looks to pull but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Wide! This is way too short. Wided.

OUT! Knocks him over! Shoriful Islam gets Finn Allen yet again. New Zealand now have half the side back in the hut and there is still another 62 runs needed. This is a beauty! It starts around off, shapes back in late. Fuller. Finn Allen looks to drive but this sneaks between pad and bat and hits the middle pole.

Back of a length and around off, defended well.

Angled into the pads, Mitchell Santner works it to mid-wicket.

Outside off, this is cut but to point.

James Neesham straightaway goes down on one knee to sweep, it is hit through square leg for one.

Flatter and on off, defended.

SIX! Over the fence. Shorter and angled into the body, Finn Allen pulls it, it sails over the square leg fence for a biggie.

On middle, this is pushed down to long on for one.

Flatter and on off, this is pushed to cover.

Two to end! On middle, James Neesham plays the paddle sweep, it goes fine on the leg side. Two taken. That is just the kind of over the Kiwis needed to ease the pressure.

Good length and around off, defended.

Angled into the pads, this is worked through mid-wicket for one.

On middle, defended.

Around off, Chapman hits it down to long on and gets off the mark!

OUT! RUN OUT! A massive collision and Mark Chapman has to make the long walk back! This is the last thing the Kiwis wanted. IT is game on here. New Zealand 4 down and still need over 70. This is outside off, it is hit wide of sweeper cover. They take one and go for the second. Both are ball watching and collide into each other. The throw is towards the bowler who collects it nicely and then takes the bails off. Allen is down on the ground in pain and Mark Chapman is walking off.

Good length and around middle, defended.

FOUR! Cut away! Shorter and outside off, this is flayed past point and it races away.

Around off, Allen pushes it to covers.

A single as this is hit down to long on.

Shorter and around off, Mark pushes it to covers.

Another dot! On off, flatter. Defended.

On middle, Charpman plays it back to the bowler. End of a brilliant first 6 overs for Bangladesh.

A length ball, outside off. Allen drops it to point.

On a length and on off, Allen works it to mid off for a quick single.

Outside off, this is pushed to mid off for one more.

Dots are crucial for the visitors. Shorter and on off. Allen miscues his pull shot to point. Came off the bottom edge.

Wide! A bumper which climbs over Allen. Wided.

A yorker on middle, Allen jams it out to covers for a quick single.

OUT! BOWLED! That is an absolute beauty from Islam and another key wicket here for Bangladesh! On a length and around off, shapes in a bit. Phillips looks to push but was way too early and leaves a big gap open as well for the ball to travel through the gates. New Zealand making it difficult for themselves.

Tossed up on middle, Mitchell flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Fuller and around off. Allen slog-sweeps it over to deep square leg for a single.

Fuller and on off. Mitchell reverse sweeps but to short third man.

OUT! GONE! Big wicket as the dangerous Mitchell goes. Tossed up, outside off, the idea from Mitchell was to hit it over mid off but he toe ends his lofted shot and Najmul Hossain Shanto takes an easy catch. 

Full and on off, this is kept out.

Flat and on off. Phillips punches it to point. Mehidy Hasan with two wonderful overs so far.

On a length and on middle, some shape on this one. Allen makes a solid block.

Nicely driven but for no run! Full and outside off, it is driven to cover.

FOUR! Second boundary for Allen! Shorter and on off. Allen gets into a nice position as he pulls this over mid on for four.

On middle, this is blocked out.

A length ball, outside off. Allen cuts it to the right of point. A diving stop there and saves a certain boundary.

FOUR! Hits it with so ease. Fuller and on off. Allen powers it over mid on and in the gap for a boundary. 

Wide! Full and spinning down leg. Allen fails to flick it away.

Fuller and on off, Allen turns it through mid-wicket for a single.

On the pads, nudged to square leg for a single.

Another single as Allen works this full ball to long on.

OUT! STUMPED! Seifert made a mess of it. Fuller and outside off. Seifert tries to reverse hit but misses. He gets into a tangle and gets out of his line. The keeper removes the bails as Seifert fails to get his bat back into the crease in time.

Tossed up on the pads. Mitchell tucks it to square leg.

Tossed up on middle. Mitchell reverse sweeps but to point.

FOUR! A boundary! Drops it short and outside off. Allen pulls it high and to deep mid-wicket. It lands just before the ropes and the third umpire had to make numerous replays to confirm it. A boundary in the end.

Shorter and outside off. Allen looks to cut but misses.

Wide! Flat and down leg. Allen looks to flick but misses.

Tossed up, outside off, Allen pushes it to cover.

SIX! A hit me ball again from Islam. Shorter and outside off. Allen tonks it over square leg for a biggie.

Flat and outside off. Allen cuts it to covers for a single. Good stop diving to his right there.

A dot to end but 12 runs to start the over. Tossed up on middle. Seifert blocks it out.