Shanto hits ton as Bangladesh seal 2-1 ODI series win over New Zealand

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bangladesh/2of97jms/"]Bangladesh[/a] set [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-zealand/G6PWlrQB/"]‌New Zealand[/a] 266 for victory after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hossain-shanto-nazmul/AZMsmiP1/"]Shanto[/a]'s ‌patient 105 and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/das-litton/CUoknzbL/"]Litton Das[/a]'s fluent 76, and while the ‌Black Caps overcame some initial turbulence to get ‌into a strong position in their chase, they were bowled out for 210 in 44.5 overs.[/p][p]Nick Kelly gave the ‌tourists hope, scoring 59, but perished chasing ⁠a slow, wide ball ‌from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rahman-mastafizur/84VLDu6e/"]Rahman[/a] (5-43), and the Bangladesh seamer ran riot from there ​to ensure his team's victory despite late fireworks from Dean Foxcroft (75).[/p][embed guid="2ec6d1f9-8552-4541-94e0-da9b91a4f784" url="https://x.com/BCBtigers/status/2047308572670009557" social-type="twitter" /][p]New Zealand struck early ​after winning the toss and asking Bangladesh to bat, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/o-rourke-william/IDx25kd9/"]Will O'Rourke[/a] (3-32) sent back opener [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hassan-saif/QglCn96P/"]Saif Hassan[/a] for ⁠a two-ball duck ​and got [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tamim-tanzid/vopnfI4t/"]Tanzid Hasan[/a] to play one onto his stumps in the third over.[/p][p]The paceman similarly bowled out [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sarkar-soumya/v3juGstI/"]Soumya Sarkar[/a] for 18 to leave Bangladesh in trouble ‌at 32-3, but the hosts fought back through a 160-run partnership between Shanto and Das when New Zealand's bowlers went off the boil slightly.[/p][p]That fourth-wicket stand was broken by Jayden Lennox (2-50) when he bowled Das, before Shanto scored his first ODI century since 2024 and then departed while looking to raise the scoring rate with seven overs remaining.[/p][embed guid="10d0960e-55f5-4cb7-8186-3d4c1940ff80" url="https://x.com/BCBtigers/status/2047231222460641588" social-type="twitter" /][p]Bangladesh finished ‌on 265-8 after handy knocks from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/towhid-hridoy/Y1AoX2Mp/"]Towhid Hridoy[/a] (33) and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hasan-mehidy/zst1guti/"]​Mehidy Hasan Miraz[/a] (22), while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lister-benjamin/tvtbOfNl/"]Ben Lister[/a] (2-62) claimed late ‌wickets to keep things in check.[/p][p]New Zealand won the series opener by 26 runs in Mirpur and the hosts levelled at 1-1 with a six-wicket victory at the same venue on Monday. ⁠The teams play three ⁠Twenty20 Internationals starting in ‌Chattogram next week.[/p]