In a challenging pursuit of a modest target, the host faced a setback against the Tigers as Shoriful Islam and Mahedi Hasan both took two wickets, leaving New Zealand at 49-5.

Mahedi Hasan removed Tim Seifert (1) and Daryl Mitchell (1), while Shoriful claimed the crucial wickets of Finn Allen (38) and Glenn Philips (1).

Neesham and Santner’s resilient partnership of 46 runs steadied New Zealand, reaching 95-5 in 14.4 overs before rain interrupted play. Neesham (28) and Santner (18) remained unbeaten.

Santner earlier took four wickets, limiting Bangladesh to 110 runs. Bangladesh struggled from the start, losing top-order batsmen in the powerplay. Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto top-scored with 16 runs.

Soumya Sarkar (4) was the first to depart, trapped leg-before by Tim Southee. Shanto and Rony Talukdar tried to rebuild, but Santner’s four-wicket haul disrupted their efforts. Towhid Hridoy (16), Afif Hossain (14), and Shamim Hossain (9) couldn’t rescue Bangladesh.

The visitors won the opening T20I by 5 wickets, securing their first-ever T20I win in New Zealand. The second match was washed out. Despite losing the ODI series 1-2, Bangladesh bounced back to claim a historic ODI win on New Zealand soil in the final match, led by Najmul Hossain Shanto.