Bangladesh beat New Zealand by seven wickets

Bangladesh 202 for 3 (Junaid 85, Ashraful 60*) beat New Zealand 201 for 9 (Oram 57, Mortaza 4-44) by seven wickets
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
How they were out


Mashrafe Mortaza rocked the top order with 4 for 44


A determined Bangladesh recorded a historic triumph over New Zealand with a seven-wicket victory, their first ever over the world's No. 4 side. The loss was a huge blow for New Zealand, who were looking at a clean sweep to take second spot on the rankings. Junaid Siddique, along with Mohammad Ashraful, made sure Bangladesh capitalised on the momentum given by Mashrafe Mortaza' bowling which helped restrict New Zealand to a modest target.

25 overs Bangladesh 90 for 2 (Junaid 43*, Ashraful 1*) need a further 112 to beat New Zealand 201 for 9 (Oram 57, Mortaza 4-44)

Bangladesh inched steadily towards a probable historic triumph over New Zealand at the halfway mark with Junaid Siddique leading the chase with some studious batting. Junaid remained calm despite the early fall of Tamim Iqbal, his opening partner, in the fourth over. Rightly he understood it was no time for a rush of blood, and focused on his game.

Even if the Bangladesh run rate was similar to their opponent's after 15 overs (New Zealand were 62 while Bangladesh made 55) the hosts had more wickets in hand, losing just one wicket compared to New Zealand's four. Runs came mostly in singles with the occasional boundary. Junaid also found good support from Mushfiqur Rahim who brought the team's 50 with a long six on the leg side.

The pair added 67 before Mushfiqur fell going for another big hit. Taking on Scott Styris, he failed to get the desired elevation to clear deep midwicket, falling for a steady 30. Mohammad Ashraful had the chance to settle himself in and play a supporting role to Junaid, who looked set for a half-century.

50 overs: New Zealand 201 for 9 (Oram 57, Mortaza 4-44, Razzaq 3-33) v Bangladesh

A patient half-century by Jacob Oram helped New Zealand rebuild from an embarrassing 79 for 6 against a new-look Bangladesh side playing their first game after the ICL exodus. Mashrafe Mortaza ripped through the New Zealand top order, who appeared rusty after their only practice game was washed out, to put the visitors on the back foot.

Oram arrived with New Zealand reeling at 65 for 5, having lost four wickets for 10 runs after the second Powerplay. But Oram, along with his captain Daniel Vettori, stopped the slide with a 70-run partnership, the highest for the seventh wicket in matches between these two sides.

Oram initially found it difficult to adjust to the nature of the pitch and was happy to rotate the strike and allow Vettori to play the big shots. Once he found his rhythm he didn't let any scoring opportunities go waste, sweeping powerfully whenever the spinners Abdur Razzak and Naeem Islam pitched it on the leg side. He also charged left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan and lofted him over long-on for his only six.

It was a cautious beginning for New Zealand as Brendon McCullum and Jesse Ryder decided to wait for the bad balls rather than go on the aggressive straightaway. Syed Rasel, the left-armer, pitched it full in his first over and Ryder eased into a couple of fluent drives to the ropes. A few overs later Ryder capitalised on Shahadat Hossain's short deliveries: first he hooked a six over square leg and pulled over midwicket for a four later in the over.

Though his teammates were erratic, Mortaza applied the pressure at the other end with a tight, unbroken eight-over spell. He initially exploited the movement available and later put pressure on the batsmen with his accuracy.

Bangladesh's bowlers had turned in a similarly impressive performance in their previous ODI against Australia but their batsmen had then failed to overhaul a modest target.

Bangladesh win by 7 wickets to seal the first ODI. Ashraful grabbing the stumps as his teams runs onto the field. A wonderful win helped by Junaid Siddique, Mushfiqur Rahim and Ashraful. Junaid Siddique (Man-of-the-Match) was involved in a wonderful partnership of 109 runs for the third wicket with Ashraful, who also played positively to bring them home.

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45.3 Gillespie to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, down to fine leg.
45.3 Gillespie to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 wide, down the leg side.
45.2 Gillespie to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, short and quick, that climbs up, fends it off.
45.1 Gillespie to Shakib Al Hasan, 2 runs, drives through extra cover, brings up the 200 for Bangladesh.
End of over 45 (4 runs) - Bangladesh 198/3 (4 runs required)

Shakib Al Hasan 2* (6b) TG Southee 9-0-41-0
Mohammad Ashraful 60* (56b 5x4 1x6)
44.6 Southee to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, yorker, inside edges past McCullum.
44.5 Southee to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, played to mid-off.
44.4 Southee to Mohammad Ashraful, 1 run, driven to the sweeper cover for a single.
44.3 Southee to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, plays with soft hands to mid-off for a single.
44.2 Southee to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, wide outside the off stump.
44.1 Southee to Mohammad Ashraful, 1 run, slower delivery played down to thirdman.
End of over 44 (wicket maiden) - Bangladesh 194/3 (8 runs required)

Shakib Al Hasan 0* (2b) MR Gillespie 8-1-33-1
Mohammad Ashraful 58* (54b 5x4 1x6)
43.6 Gillespie to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, played back to the bowler.
43.5 Gillespie to Shakib Al Hasan, no run
Shakib is the nw batsman.
43.4 Gillespie to Junaid Siddique, OUT, looking to work it through the onside, gets a leading edge in the air to Oram at backward-point.
Junaid Siddique c Oram b Gillespie 85 (139b 8x4 0x6) SR: 61.15
43.3 Gillespie to Junaid Siddique, no run, slower ball played to Taylor again.
43.2 Gillespie to Junaid Siddique, no run, played to Taylor at cover.
43.1 Gillespie to Junaid Siddique, no run, played back to the bowler.
End of over 43 (2 runs) - Bangladesh 194/2 (8 runs required)

Mohammad Ashraful 58* (54b 5x4 1x6) TG Southee 8-0-37-0
Junaid Siddique 85* (135b 8x4)
42.6 Southee to Mohammad Ashraful, no run, worked to Ryder at midwicket.
42.5 Southee to Mohammad Ashraful, no run, full ball driven to mid-on.
42.4 Southee to Junaid Siddique, 1 run, glides it down to thirdman.
42.3 Southee to Mohammad Ashraful, 1 run, steers it down to thirdman.
42.2 Southee to Mohammad Ashraful, no run, swings and misses a wide delivery outside the off stump.
42.1 Southee to Mohammad Ashraful, no run, full toss mistimed to cover.
End of over 42 (5 runs) - Bangladesh 192/2 (10 runs required)

Junaid Siddique 84* (134b 8x4) MR Gillespie 7-0-33-0
Mohammad Ashraful 57* (49b 5x4 1x6)
41.6 Gillespie to Junaid Siddique, no run, left alone outside the off stump.
41.5 Gillespie to Junaid Siddique, no run, ducks under the short delivery.

Bangladesh v New Zealand 2008/09 season

Played at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, on 9 October 2008 (50-over match)

Result Bangladesh won by 7 wickets (with 27 balls remaining)


New Zealand innings (50 overs maximum) R B 4s 6s SR
JD Ryder c Mahmudullah b Mashrafe Mortaza 34 35 4 1 97.14
wicketkeeper BB McCullum c Syed Rasel b Mashrafe Mortaza 14 21 3 0 66.66
JM How lbw b Mashrafe Mortaza 7 20 1 0 35.00
LRPL Taylor c Mohammad Ashraful b Shahadat Hossain 2 4 0 0 50.00
SB Styris lbw b Abdur Razzak 4 13 0 0 30.76
DR Flynn c Mahmudullah b Abdur Razzak 6 20 0 0 30.00
JDP Oram c Syed Rasel b Abdur Razzak 57 89 4 1 64.04
captain DL Vettori c Naeem Islam b Shakib Al Hasan 30 57 4 0 52.63
KD Mills c Shahadat Hossain b Mashrafe Mortaza 16 26 1 1 61.53
TG Southee not out 19 14 2 1 135.71
MR Gillespie not out 2 2 0 0 100.00
Extras (lb 5, w 5) 10

Total (9 wickets; 50 overs) 201 (4.02 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-47 (McCullum, 8.1 ov), 2-55 (Ryder, 10.2 ov), 3-59 (Taylor, 11.4 ov), 4-62 (How, 14.2 ov), 5-65 (Styris, 16.4 ov), 6-79 (Flynn, 20.6 ov), 7-149 (Vettori, 40.1 ov), 8-174 (Oram, 46.2 ov), 9-185 (Mills, 47.4 ov)


Bowling O M R W Econ
Mashrafe Mortaza 10 3 44 4 4.40 (1w)
Syed Rasel 2 0 18 0 9.00
Shahadat Hossain 6 0 29 1 4.83
Shakib Al Hasan 10 0 30 1 3.00 (1w)
Abdur Razzak 10 0 33 3 3.30 (2w)
Naeem Islam 10 0 34 0 3.40
Mahmudullah 2 0 8 0 4.00


Bangladesh innings (target: 202 runs from 50 overs) R B 4s 6s SR
Tamim Iqbal c Styris b Mills 12 12 2 0 100.00
Junaid Siddique c Oram b Gillespie 85 139 8 0 61.15
wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim c Ryder b Styris 30 57 1 1 52.63
captain Mohammad Ashraful not out 60 56 5 1 107.14
Shakib Al Hasan not out 5 9 0 0 55.55
Extras (lb 6, w 4) 10

Total (3 wickets; 45.3 overs) 202 (4.43 runs per over)

Did not bat Naeem Islam, Mashrafe Mortaza, Abdur Razzak, Shahadat Hossain, Syed Rasel, Mahmudullah

Fall of wickets1-18 (Tamim Iqbal, 4.1 ov), 2-85 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 23.6 ov), 3-194 (Junaid Siddique, 43.4 ov)


Bowling O M R W Econ
KD Mills 7 0 28 1 4.00
MR Gillespie 8.3 1 37 1 4.35 (2w)
TG Southee 9 0 41 0 4.55 (2w)
JDP Oram 5 0 11 0 2.20
DL Vettori 9 0 48 0 5.33
SB Styris 6 0 23 1 3.83
JD Ryder 1 0 9 0 9.00

Toss Bangladesh, who chose to field first
Series Bangladesh led the 3-match series 1-0

ODI debut Naeem Islam (Bangladesh)
Player of the match Junaid Siddique (Bangladesh)

Umpires DJ Harper (Australia) and Nadir Shah
TV umpire AFM Akhtaruddin
Match referee J Srinath (India)
Reserve umpire Mahfuzur Rahman