00:00Bangladesh took first strike for the first time in the series, but it wasn't the most
00:05auspicious of starts for the home team in the decisive third match, as they were rocked
00:11at 32 for three, with Will O'Rourke snapping up all three wickets.
00:16Najmoun Hussein Shanto retired with Cramps in game two, but was even stronger today.
00:23Lytton Daz coming off 46 in his last innings got a half century.
00:28The pair compiled 160 runs when Daz was bowled on 76.
00:34Shanto converted his half century into a ton.
00:44But he was stopped at 105 with Bangladesh 221 for five.
00:49Has he found the field?
00:50It looks like he might have.
00:51Yes, he does.
00:53Tawheed Hridoi remained unbeaten on 33, and Mahiri Hassan Miraz added 22, as Bangladesh closed
00:59on 265 for eight.
01:02Chasing will present a new challenge for the lesser experienced black ops.
01:07After losing Henry Nichols, Nick Kelly and Will Young combined for 46 runs.
01:13But Bangladesh struck twice in a short span at 61 for three.
01:18Kelly showed responsibility getting to his second half century of the series.
01:22Single will bring up the 50 for Nick Kelly.
01:25But he got no more than 59, with New Zealand 108 for four.
01:31Pakistan-born Muhammad Abbas got to 25, but was the sixth wicket to fall.
01:36But Dean Foxcroft showed he can deal with a Bangladesh attack.
01:42He was dealing exclusively in sixes, as he smashed seven of them on his way to 75.
01:48Dean Foxcroft seized the opportunity.
01:51That is some outstanding hitting from this right-hander.
01:54But going for another would see his and New Zealand's fate, as they were reduced to 210,
01:59losing by 55 runs, and the series 2-1.
02:04Terence Clark, TV6 Sport.
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