Updated On: 24 December, 2023 07:20 AM IST | Napier | AP
“The ball was nipping, the ball was swinging and I knew how we started would set the tone for my team,” Sakib said

Najmul Hossain Shanto during his 51* in Napier on Saturday. Pic/AFP
Bangladesh needed only 15 overs with the bat to complete a nine-wicket win over New Zealand in the third one-day international on Saturday, ending New Zealand’s winning streak in ODIs at home at 17 matches.
After rolling New Zealand for 98 in 31.4 overs, captain Najmul Hossain Shanto made an unbeaten 51 from 42 balls and Amanul Haque 37 from 33 to lead Bangladesh to its first ODI win over the Kiwis in New Zealand in 19 attempts.