The last day of the year was a memorable one for Daniel Vettori, who won another toss, grabbed five easy wickets to become New Zealand’s highest limited-overs wicket-taker, and basked in his first series victory since taking over the captaincy after the World Cup. For Bangladesh, it was an utterly forgettable day, as they slumped to their worst defeat ever in one-day internationals, by ten wickets with 264 balls to spare. In the history of ODIs, only three times has a team won with more deliveries remaining.
Rain was expected but the weather held up in sunny Queenstown, New Zealand’s “Vegas by the Lake”, and Vettori played all his cards right to spin Bangladesh out for just 93, a total overhauled by Brendon McCullum’s murderous 29-ball 80 before the local caterers burned lunch. Against the backdrop of the scenic Remarkables hill range, Bangladesh were simply annihilated, a 3-0 sweep was completed, and the hosts went into the New Year in a festive mood ahead of a busy season. Read more
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