It was a double success for Bangladesh cricket. On the one hand, the women’s team picked up a historic victory against Sri Lanka, while the men’s team beat New Zealand and returned to the series with domination.
In the second ODI held at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur defeated the New Zealand national cricket team with an easy win by six wickets. The hosts secured the win with 87 balls in hand, thus returning to the 1-1 equaliser in the three-match series.
Nahid Rana has done a good job with the ball. New Zealand lost five wickets in his devastating bowling and scored 198 runs. This performance sets the foundation of the match.
It wasn’t a good start for Bangladesh to score a goal of 199 runs. Return to Saif Hasan and Soumya Sarkar quickly. However, Tanjid Hasan Tamim and Nazmul Hossain Shanto made a great pairing under pressure.
In the third wicket, their 110-run pair turned the match around. Tanjid scored 76 runs in the offensive batting, with ten fours and four sixes. On the other hand, he left the field as a ‘retired heart’ due to the cramp in the calmly patient innings.
Later, Tawhid Hridoy and captain Mehedi Hasan Miraz ensured the team’s victory from the unbeaten. He scored 30 runs and Miraz remained unbeaten by eight runs.
On the other hand, on the same day won the one-day international against Sri Lanka under the leadership of Nigar Sultana Jyoti in the women’s team match in Rajshahi, which is considered a new milestone in the country’s cricket.
According to analysts, this parallel success of the two teams is a positive sign of the overall progress of Bangladesh cricket.