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netAttheheartofSportICCT20World2012：McCullumripsapartBangladeshbowlingtohelpNZtoasuperbwinatpallekelle

September21，2012ByJyothiMenonLeaveaCommentAblitzkriegbyBrendanMcCullumdecimatedBangladeshbowlingandadismalbattingdisplaybytheBangladeshibatsmenhelpedNewZealandromptoa59win。

Matchreport：BangladeshvsNewZealandatPalukalle21/Sep/2012

Bangladeshwonthetossandchosetobowl。

NZstartedoffwellwithrunssteadilycominginthankstosomefreewidesgiftedbyMashrafeMortazain1stovertoGuptillandasixin2ndoverbyGuptill。

GuptillwaslookingdangerousbutBangladeshgotthedangerousGuptillattherighttime。

BBMcCullumcameinandfromthenonthenameofthegamechanged。

Hekeptrainingfoursandthe7thoverbecameabitexpensiveforShafiulIslamashegaveafourandfouroverthrowstoBBMcCullum。

FranklinandMcCullumplayedsteadilyandcarefullywithouttoomanyrisks。

ButMcCullumensuredFoursandoccasionalsixescominginwithahugesixbyBBMcCullumoffShakib’sbowlinginthe9thoverandanothersixagainoffhisbowlingagaininthe11thover。

AgreatpartnershipbyMcCullumandFranklinkeptNZingoodstate。

Franklindepartedafteraveryintelligentandsensible35，offMortazabowlingandfrom36ball，caughtbyNasurHussain。

ButnothingtoworryfortheKiwisasBBMcCullumwasinimperiousformmakingfoursandsixesateaseoffShaifulAslam’sbowlingandShakibAlHasan’salso。

ShakibAlHasangettingitfullyfromMcCullumfollowedbyTaylorwiththreefoursinthe18thover。

McCullumwasinimperiousform，drivingtwofoursandasixoffEliasSunnyinthe19thover，afteranunfortunatedropbyMortazaofaneasycatch，offSunny’s1stballofthe19thover。

McCullumwasenjoyinghimselfanddroveRazzakfortwosixesbeforebeingcaughtonthefinalball。

Hishuge123off58ballisthehighestT20InternationalscoreandtheBlackCapsoweittohimnFranklinformakingasuperbandfightingtotalof191/3andbatteringtheBanglabowling。

TheBangladeshInningsstartedonadismalnote。

FollowingthebatteringinflictedbyBrendanMcCullumontheBangladeshibowlersandahugetargetof194toachieve，itwasneveraneasytaskanditwasvitalforthemtosettleandplaysolidlyandnottolosefocusandbighittingwithcautionwouldhavebeenneeded。

Unfortunately，Iqbalwasoutonthethirdballofthe1stover，toMillsleavingBangladeshtotteringat0for1。

HehittheballtocoverandstraighttoGuptillforaneasycatch。

ShakibAlHasan，managedtomaketwofoursinthe1stover，keepingthebatteringearlierfromhismind，offMillsbowling。

Atthispoint，AshrafulandShakibwereplayingcautiouslyandcarefully，withfewrunscomingbutdisastrously，Shakib，whowashavingabadday，intoto，sealeditcompletelybyplayingtheballtocoverpointandwascaughtbyWilliamsonoffMillsfor11。

Bangladeshsankmoreandmoreintothemorass。

AshrafulmanagedtotaketwofoursinthefourthoverbutthesinkingwasworsenedbythelossofMushfiqurtoMillsbowlinginthefifthover，caughtatdeepwicketbyWilliamson。

Millswasonrolltoday。

WicketskepttumblingwithAshrafulleavinginthe7thover(wicketmaidenover)Ashraful。

Hemadeadecent21/21balls，inthecircumstances。

Bangladeshweretotteringat37/4andseriously，inthedoldrums。

Runswerecominglessandwicketsgoingrapidlyputthebatsmenunderfarmorepressure。

MahmudullahandNasirHossain，tryingtostaveoffmorelossesbycarefulandcautiousbattingbuttherequiredrunratewasclimbingupto13。

18makingthematchgooutoftheirhands。

Afterarunstarvedsession，Mahmudullahhitsthefirstsixinthe12thover。

Justwhenthingslookingupalittlebit，Mahmudullahgoesinthe15thover，slappingtheballstraighttofielderatlongon。

Bangladeshwere87/5。

However，HossainkepttherunscomingalongwithnewentréeZiaUrrahman。

Therunrateclimbinguptoimpossible27butthetwobatsmenplayedwithdetermination。

NasirHossainmadeawonderful50from39ballsbutgotoutthankstoacatchbyGuptilloffSouthee’sbowling。

Mortazaleavesinthe19thoverandeliasSunnyinthe20。

Bangladeshwindsupat132/8off20overs。

NZwinsby59runsthankstothehammeringbyBrendanMcCullumwhostayedputtillalmostthelastball。

Inconclusion，theKiwiswereentirelyontopofthegametodayanditwouldbeatremendouslymoraleboostingvictoryforthem，keepinginmindtheirdismalyear。

BrendanMcCullum，thedestroyer，wasalmostunplayableandotherteamsneedtowatchoutforhim。

Hisincrediblecenturywasasheerjoytowatch。

MillsprovedtobethemainstayofKiwibowlingtoday，takingthecriticalwickets。

MillsandSoutheetook3wicketseach。

Bangladesh，needstopulluptheirsocksandwillhavetobeatPakistaniftheyneedtogettothenextround。

Theirtoporderbatsmenneedtocomeoutwithallgunsfiringforthis。

NasirHossainshowedhiscaliberbymakingthatlovely50inatimeofneed，whichhelpedBangladeshtoadecenttotal。

Manofthematch：BrendanMcCullum

Summation：NewZealand193/3(McCullum123，Franklin35；Razzak2/28，Mortaza1/26)20oversbeatBangladesh132/8(Hossain50，Ashraful21；Mills3/33，Southee3/16)by59runs

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