00:00An inexperienced black cap side took first strike as most of the irregulars are playing
00:05in the IPL and PSL. One of the replacements, Nick Kelly, was the first to fall at 21-for-one,
00:11but Henry Nichols and Will Young steadied the innings with a 73-run stand. And when
00:18Young departed on 30, Nichols kept going as he got to 50. New Zealand's inexperience
00:26showed at times, but Dean Foxcroft raised his hand with a battling 59 or 58 balls. And
00:32Nathan Smith also wasn't explosive, but his 21 helped the black caps to a decent score
00:37of 247-for-8. In contrast, Bangladesh had their regulars available, but Nathan Smith struck
00:48on consecutive balls at 21 to keep the visitors in the match. Saif Hassan and Tawheed Hridoy
00:55both struck 50s. The hosts were in position to win even when Lytan Dars, who made 46,
01:02was dismissed at 1-52-for-4. But that's when things went wrong for Bangladesh.
01:08As their last five wickets only contributed 12 runs, Blair Tickner ripped through the lower order,
01:14grabbing four wickets in a devastating spell. Bangladesh were reduced to 221 in 48.3 overs,
01:20dropping the opening ODI by 26 runs to the inexperienced black caps. Terence Clark, TV6 Sport.
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