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Home  »  Cricket  »   »  3rd ODI Full Commentary

New Zealand vs Bangladesh 2026 3rd ODI Full Commentary

Result · Apr 23 2026, Thu - 10:30 AM (IST)
BANGLADESH
265/8
NEW ZEALAND
210
Bangladesh won by 55 runs
CRR:4.68
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Match
  • 49.6

    Nathan Smith to Mustafizur Rahman. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, shy attempt by Latham. That's the end of the first innings. Bangladesh have posted a competitive total on the board. The openers failed to provide a solid start, but Najmul Hossain Shanto anchored the innings with a calm and composed century. Litton Das provided valuable support with a fluent 76 for his side. For the Kiwis, Will O'Rourke impressed with the ball, picking up three wickets, while Jayden Lennox and Ben Lister chipped in with two. Join us for the run chase in a few minutes.

  • 49.5

    Nathan Smith to Tawhid Hridoy. Off cutter short, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Foxcroft.

  • 49.5

    Wide Nathan Smith to Tawhid Hridoy. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump backing away Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Latham.

  • 49.4

    Nathan Smith to Mustafizur Rahman. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by O'Rourke.

  • 49.3

    Nathan Smith to Mustafizur Rahman. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump backing away pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Latham.

  • 49.2

    Nathan Smith to Tawhid Hridoy. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the front foot flick, well timed in the air under control to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Clarkson.

  • 49.1

    Nathan Smith to Mustafizur Rahman. Length ball, outside off stump backing away Slog, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by O'Rourke.

  • 48.6

    Ben Lister to Tawhid Hridoy. Off cutter half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Clarkson.

  • 48.5

    Ben Lister to Mustafizur Rahman. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by Lennox.

  • 48.4

    OUT! Caught. Ben Lister to Tanvir Islam. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid on, caught by Kelly. Ben Lister gets another one.

  • 48.3

    Ben Lister to Tanvir Islam. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, Played to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Kelly.

  • 48.2

    Ben Lister to Tanvir Islam. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Latham.

  • 48.1

    OUT! Caught. Ben Lister to Shoriful Islam. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, outside edge, caught by Latham. Seven down for Bangladesh.

  • 47.6

    Dean Foxcroft to Shoriful Islam. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by O'Rourke.

  • 47.5

    OUT! Caught. Dean Foxcroft to Mehidy Hasan. Off break length ball, to leg on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Young. Holes out in deep.

  • 47.4

    Dean Foxcroft to Tawhid Hridoy. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, Played to long off for 1 run, fielded by O'Rourke.

  • 47.3

    SIX! Dean Foxcroft to Tawhid Hridoy. Arm length ball, middle stump backing away Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.

  • 47.2

    Dean Foxcroft to Mehidy Hasan. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, mis-timed to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Smith.

  • 47.1

    FOUR! Dean Foxcroft to Mehidy Hasan. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.

  • 46.6

    Ben Lister to Mehidy Hasan. Off cutter short, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Abbas.

  • 46.5

    Ben Lister to Tawhid Hridoy. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed to backward point for 1 run.

  • 46.4

    Ben Lister to Tawhid Hridoy. Short, wide outside off stump on the back foot Steer, bottom edge for no runs, fielded by Latham.

  • 46.3

    Ben Lister to Mehidy Hasan. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Abbas.

  • 46.2

    Ben Lister to Mehidy Hasan. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, Played to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Young.

  • 46.1

    FOUR! Ben Lister to Mehidy Hasan. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs. Boundary to start the over.

  • 45.6

    Dean Foxcroft to Mehidy Hasan. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot working, Played to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Smith.

  • 45.5

    Dean Foxcroft to Tawhid Hridoy. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Smith.

  • 45.4

    Dean Foxcroft to Mehidy Hasan. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, Played to mid on for 1 run, mis-fielded by Foxcroft, fielded by O'Rourke.

  • 45.3

    Dean Foxcroft to Mehidy Hasan. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to third man for 2 runs, run save by Lister, fielded by Abbas.

  • 45.2

    Dean Foxcroft to Tawhid Hridoy. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, Played to long on for 1 run, fielded by Smith.

  • 44.5
    Dean Foxcroft c Saif Hassan b Mehidy Hasan 75 (72)

    OUT! Caught. Mehidy Hasan to Dean Foxcroft. Off break length ball, down leg side backing away Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, caught by Hassan. Bangladesh seal a convincing win and take the series 2-1, coming from behind having lost the opener. New Zealand struggled to build early partnerships, with Nick Kelly making a responsible 59 but lacking support as wickets kept falling at regular intervals under relentless pressure from the Bangladesh bowlers. Dean Foxcroft put up a strong fight with a well-made 75 to keep their hopes alive, but New Zealand fell short by 55 runs. For Bangladesh, Mustafizur Rahman starred with a five-wicket haul. Najmul Hossain Shanto is the Player of the Match. Nahid Rana is the Player of the Series.

  • 44.4

    Mehidy Hasan to Ben Lister. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, Played to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Rahman.

  • 44.3

    Mehidy Hasan to Dean Foxcroft. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, top edge in the air uncontrolled to mid on for 1 run, dropped catch by Miraz, fielded by Hassan.

  • 44.2

    Mehidy Hasan to Dean Foxcroft. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control to long on for no runs, fielded by Islam.

  • 44.1

    SIX! Mehidy Hasan to Dean Foxcroft. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.

  • End of Over 44
    Over 44. 13 runs. Bowler: Mustafizur Rahman. New Zealand: 202/9 (rr 4.59)
  • 43.6

    Mustafizur Rahman to Dean Foxcroft. Off cutter short, wide down leg side on the front foot pulling, mis-timed to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Rana.

  • 43.5

    Mustafizur Rahman to Dean Foxcroft. Off cutter short, wide down leg side on the back foot pulling, bottom edge in the air uncontrolled to point for no runs, fielded by Hassan.

  • 43.4

    SIX! Mustafizur Rahman to Dean Foxcroft. Off cutter half volley, down leg side backing away driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.

  • 43.3

    SIX! Mustafizur Rahman to Dean Foxcroft. Off cutter back of a length, wide down leg side backing away Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.

  • 43.2

    Mustafizur Rahman to Dean Foxcroft. Off cutter back of a length, down leg side on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Das.

  • 43.1

    Mustafizur Rahman to Dean Foxcroft. Off cutter short, wide down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to fine leg for no runs, fielded by Rana.

  • End of Over 43
    Over 43. 17 runs. Bowler: Tanvir Islam. New Zealand: 189/9 (rr 4.40)
  • 42.6

    Tanvir Islam to Dean Foxcroft. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot cutting, Played to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Tamim.

  • 42.5

    Tanvir Islam to Dean Foxcroft. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump down the track driving, well timed to deep extra cover for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Rana.

  • 42.4

    Tanvir Islam to Ben Lister. Stock length ball, middle stump on the back foot glancing, hit pad to short fine leg for 1 run, shy attempt by Rahman, mis-fielded by Das.

  • 42.3

    Tanvir Islam to Dean Foxcroft. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control to deep extra cover for 1 run, run save by Tamim.

  • 42.2

    SIX! Tanvir Islam to Dean Foxcroft. Stock length ball, off stump down the track Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.

  • 42.1

    SIX! Tanvir Islam to Dean Foxcroft. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.

  • End of Over 42
    Over 42. 3 runs. Bowler: Nahid Rana. New Zealand: 172/9 (rr 4.10)
  • 41.6

    APPEAL! Nahid Rana to Ben Lister. Reverse Swing-In half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, missed for no runs, fielded by Das, appeal made for Caught. Good decision from the on-field umpire.

  • 41.5

    Nahid Rana to Dean Foxcroft. Reverse Swing-In full toss, off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run.

  • 41.4

    Nahid Rana to Dean Foxcroft. Seaming in short, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, Played in the air under control to deep backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Tamim.

  • 41.3

    Nahid Rana to Dean Foxcroft. Reverse Swing-In back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Tamim.

  • 41.2

    Nahid Rana to Dean Foxcroft. Reverse Swing-In full toss, down leg side on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to mid wicket for 2 runs.

  • 41.1

    Nahid Rana to Dean Foxcroft. Reverse Swing-In yorker, middle stump on the front foot flick, Played to deep square leg for no runs, fielded by Tamim.

  • End of Over 41
    Over 41. 9 runs. Bowler: Tanvir Islam. New Zealand: 169/9 (rr 4.12)
  • 40.6

    APPEAL! Tanvir Islam to Ben Lister. Stock length ball, to leg on the back foot defending, thick edge to backward point for no runs, fielded by Sarkar, appeal made for L.B.W. The outside edge saves the batter.

  • 40.5

    Tanvir Islam to Dean Foxcroft. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, Played to long off for 1 run, fielded by Rana.

  • 40.4

    SIX! Tanvir Islam to Dean Foxcroft. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.

  • 40.3

    Tanvir Islam to Dean Foxcroft. Stock length ball, middle stump backing away cutting, bottom edge to short fine leg for no runs, fielded by Rahman.

  • 40.2

    Tanvir Islam to Ben Lister. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to long off for 1 run, fielded by Rana.

  • 40.1

    Tanvir Islam to Dean Foxcroft. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, Played to long off for 1 run, fielded by Rana.

  • End of Over 40
    Over 40. 1 run. Bowler: Mustafizur Rahman. New Zealand: 160/9 (rr 4.00)
  • 39.6

    Mustafizur Rahman to Ben Lister. Reverse Swing-Out length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep point for no runs, fielded by Islam.

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