BAN vs NZ, 3rd T20I: Bevon Jacobs stars as New Zealand bounce back to beat Bangladesh by 6 wickets, level series
Bevon Jacobs smashed an unbeaten 62 off 31 balls as New Zealand beat Bangladesh by six wickets in a rain-shortened third T20 to level the series 1-1. Chasing 103, New Zealand recovered from 33-4 to win comfortably. Earlier, Bangladesh collapsed after the rain break, losing seven wickets for 39 runs.
Josh Clarkson starred with 3-9, while Ish Sodhi became New Zealand’s highest T20I wicket-taker with 165 scalps.
NEW DELHI: New Zealand bounced back from a shaky start to beat Bangladesh by six wickets in the rain-hit third T20 on Saturday and level the three-match series 1-1. The second game had earlier been washed out after Bangladesh won the opener by six wickets. Chasing a revised target of 103 in 15 overs, New Zealand were in serious trouble early at 25-3 after Bangladesh pacer Shoriful Islam ripped through the top order.
Stand-in captain Nick Kelly also fell soon after, leaving the hosts struggling at 33-4. But Bevon Jacobs turned the game around with a brilliant unbeaten 62 off just 31 balls. His knock included five fours and three sixes as he guided New Zealand to 104-4 in 11.
4 overs. Bangladesh captain Litton Das kept attacking with Shoriful, but Jacobs responded aggressively and smashed him for back-to-back boundaries to shift momentum. Jacobs reached his fifty in 29 balls and finished the match in style with a boundary and a six.