New Zealand’s top order showed patience as they took the fielding rigour of Bangladesh in the second one-day international in Dhaka. With Tom Latham and Nick Kelly steering the innings, the visitors reached 40 for 2 at 13.4 overs, keeping the run-rate steady while Bangladesh looked to strike again.
Score updates: from early wicket to drinks
- 7.4 overs: Nahid Rana to Nick Kelly — a good-length ball on the leg side, skidding slightly; Kelly fends it on the pitch.
- 7.5 overs: Nahid Rana to Nick Kelly — tight lines with the ball angling in towards the stumps; Kelly turns it to square leg.
- 7.6 overs: Nahid Rana to Nick Kelly — hard length outside off; Kelly punches straight to cover.
- 8.1 overs: Shoriful Islam to Will Young — back of a length, on top of off; Young taps it late on the off side.
- 8.2 overs: Shoriful Islam to Will Young — full and on the pads; Young steps down and turns it to mid-wicket.
- 8.3 overs: Shoriful Islam to Will Young — angles across a length ball outside off; Young plays with a closed bat face.
- 8.4 overs: Shoriful Islam to Will Young — sharp single; Young drives to mid off, and Mehidy Hasan Miraz charges, dives, and throws at the bowler’s end but misses.
- 8.5 overs: Shoriful Islam to Nick Kelly — wide down the leg side; Kelly ducks under it.
- 8.5 overs: Shoriful Islam to Nick Kelly — short again, on middle; Kelly looks to pull but misses, and the bowler shares a quick laugh with him after a chat.
- 8.6 overs: Shoriful Islam to Nick Kelly — pushes up outside off; Kelly mistimes the punch and inside-edges it onto the pads.
- 9.1 overs: Nahid Rana to Will Young — OUT! Rana uses bounce and height, gets the ball to rise; Young defends, but it pops to point where Soumya Sarkar takes a clean catch. New Zealand move to 28 for 1.
- 9.2 overs: Nahid Rana to Tom Latham — full on middle; Latham blocks it out.
- 9.3 overs: Nahid Rana to Tom Latham — on a good length around off; Latham defends on the off side.
- 9.4 overs: Nahid Rana to Tom Latham — pushes it full and across the batter; Latham lets it go.
- 9.5 overs: Nahid Rana to Tom Latham — no run.
- 9.6 overs: Nahid Rana to Tom Latham — length around off; Latham knocks it to point.
- 10.1 overs: Shoriful Islam to Nick Kelly — back of a length on off; Kelly rises with the bounce and punches off the back foot to point.
- 10.2 overs: Shoriful Islam to Nick Kelly — right in the channel around off, shaping away; Kelly tries to play on the line but is beaten outside off.
- 10.3 overs: Shoriful Islam to Nick Kelly — good length on off; Kelly presses forward and blocks.
- 10.4 overs: Shoriful Islam to Nick Kelly — back of a length around off; Kelly hops back and drives to sweeper cover for a strike rotation.
- 10.5 overs: Shoriful Islam to Tom Latham — hard length wide outside off; Latham leaves it.
- 10.6 overs: Shoriful Islam to Tom Latham — good length on top of off; Latham gets right behind it and pats it back to the bowler.
- 11.1 overs: Nahid Rana to Nick Kelly — the ball hits the deck hard and is aimed around Kelly’s hips; Kelly looks to work but misses and is beaten.
- 11.2 overs: Nahid Rana to Nick Kelly — on a length around middle and off; Kelly milks it through square leg for one.
- 11.3 overs: Nahid Rana to Tom Latham — at 143 kph, Rana hits the deck hard around middle and leg; Latham blocks near short leg.
- 11.4 overs: Nahid Rana to Tom Latham — Rana clocks 150 kph; the back-of-a-length ball beats Latham’s pace and hits the back thigh pad.
- 11.5 overs: Nahid Rana to Tom Latham — Rana comes around the stumps and bowls it on a length wide outside off; Latham cuts it to deep third for a run.
- 11.6 overs: Nahid Rana to Nick Kelly — yorker around middle and leg; Kelly tucks to square leg.
- 12.1 overs: Shoriful Islam to Tom Latham — good length wide outside off; Latham leaves it.
- 12.2 overs: Shoriful Islam to Tom Latham — back of a length around middle and off; Latham defends back to the bowler.
- 12.3 overs: Shoriful Islam to Tom Latham — on a length around off; Latham presses forward and punches to sweeper cover for a single.
- 12.4 overs: Shoriful Islam to Nick Kelly — short-pitched around middle and off; Kelly swivels and pulls flat through the mid-wicket region for four.
- 12.5 overs: Shoriful Islam to Nick Kelly — on a length around the pads; Kelly tucks to mid on for no run.
- 12.6 overs: Shoriful Islam to Nick Kelly — short and around off; Kelly leaves it alone.
- 13.1 overs: Nahid Rana to Tom Latham — good length on the pads; Latham nudges straight to mid-wicket.
- 13.2 overs: Nahid Rana to Tom Latham — back of a length around middle and off; Latham works it into the hands of mid-wicket again.
- 13.3 overs: Nahid Rana to Tom Latham — FOUR! Rana bowls a touch fuller, around off; Latham drives through cover-point from the front foot.
- 13.4 overs: Nahid Rana to Tom Latham — good length around the middle and leg; Latham tucks to mid on for no run.
Key phases: Powerplay and drinks
- Powerplay 2: From the next phase, the side in the field can keep four batters outside the 30-yard circle until the 40th over.
- Drinks break: After 13 overs, New Zealand are at 36 for 2. The innings has been described as a “tortoise walk,” with Nick Kelly applying himself well.
Teams, toss and match context in Dhaka
Toss and lineup changes
- Toss: Tom Latham won the toss and chose to bat in the second ODI against Bangladesh in Dhaka.
- New Zealand XI: Henry Nicholls, Nick Kelly, Will Young, Tom Latham (captain), Muhammad Abbas, Dean Foxcroft, Josh Clarkson, Nathan Smith, Blair Tickner, Jayden Lennox, William O’Rourke.
- Bangladesh XI: Saif Hassan, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Litton Das, Towhid Hridoy, Soumya Sarkar, Mehidy Hasan Miraz (captain), Rishad Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Nahid Rana.
- Bangladesh change: Bangladesh made one alteration, bringing in Soumya Sarkar in place of Afif Hossain.
- New Zealand change: New Zealand retained the same starting group that won the series-opener by 26 runs, aiming to wrap up the three-match ODI section of the tour.
What both sides are targeting
- New Zealand plan: Latham and Kelly want to bat through the next 10–12 overs while limiting wickets.
- Bangladesh plan: Bangladesh look to tighten control and create further breakthroughs after a disciplined spell.
- Bowling impact: Nahid Rana has been singled out for his effectiveness, with the pace and control described as difficult to deal with.
