Cricket: Bangladesh seal series with easy win

New Zealand's Grant Elliott (2nd R) leaves the field as Bangladesh players celebrate his...
New Zealand's Grant Elliott (2nd R) leaves the field as Bangladesh players celebrate his dismissal. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj
Bangladesh have wrapped up the ODI series against New Zealand, winning the second match in Mirpur by 40 runs to go 2-0 up.

After winning the toss and batting, the home team were dismissed for 247, opener Tamim Iqbal heading a string of steady contributions with 58.

Seven other batsmen reached double figures, while for the Black Caps all-rounders Corey Anderson (4-40) and James Neesham (4-53) were the pick of the bowlers.

In reply, New Zealand lost Hamish Rutherford early for 1, and while a number of batsmen made starts, only Ross Taylor (45) and Anderson (37) made significant scores.

 

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