Bangladesh clean sweep against New Zealand

Dhaka: After clinching a historic ODI series win against New Zealand, Bangladesh rubbed in more salt into the Kiwi wound when they completed a whitewash of the visiting team. This is the first time ever that Bangladesh has blanked out a top cricket team in a series.



This is the second time that Bangladesh has managed a clean sweep in an ODI series. The last time the side was able to do the same was in 2009, when they beat a second grade West Indies side on their Caribbean tour.

Powered by a three-wicket haul by seamer Rubel Hossain and neat efforts from the spin department, Bangladesh defended a meagre target of 175 runs and dismissed New Zealand three runs short of the target. Grant Elliot's 59, Daniel Vettori's 43 and a late-order heroics from Kyle Mills failed to take the Kiwis to victory.

A completely out-of-form New Zealand side has just failed to produce a single match-winner who would have taken them across the finishing line in the series. In the five-match series, New Zealand has succumbed to three close defeats, with one match being abandoned without a ball being bowled.



Take a look at the result of all the four matches.

1st ODI at Mirpur
Ban 228 in 49.3 overs beat NZ 200/8 in 37 overs
Bangladesh win by 9 runs(D/L method)
Top performer from Ban: Shakib Al Hasan: 58 runs and 4 wickets
Top performer from NZ: Brendon McCullum: 61 runs



3rd ODI at Mirpur
NZ 173 in 42.5 overs lost to Ban 177/3 in 40 overs
Bangladesh win by 3 wickets
Top performer from Ban: Shahriar Nafees: 73 runs
Top performer from NZ: Ross Taylor: 62 runs



4th ODI at Dhaka
Ban 241 in 48.1 overs beat NZ 232 in 49.3 overs
Bangladesh win by 9 runs
Top performer from Ban: Shakib Al Hasan: 106 runs and 3 wickets
Top performer from NZ: Kane Williamson: 108 runs



5th ODI at Dhaka
Ban 174 in 44.2 overs beat NZ 171 in 49.3 overs
Bangladesh win by 3 runs
Man-of-the-Match: Rubel Hossain- 4/25

Source: India Syndicate