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Patna : New Zealand (NZ) drubbed Bangladesh by 66 runs in 1st T20I at Seddon Park, Hamilton, NZ, on March 28, 2021, to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series as spinner Ish Sodhi took 4/28 in 4 overs and fast bowler Lockie Ferguson took 2/25 in 4 overs. NZ captain Tim Southee took 1/34 in 4 overs. NZ batsman Devon Conway was named Player Of The Match. NZ had won the toss and opted to bat.
Chasing a target of 211 runs, Bangladesh were all out for just 144 runs with Afif Hossain scoring 45 runs in 33 balls with 5 fours and 1 six and Mohammad Saifuddin scoring 34 in 34 balls hitting 3 fours and 1 six. Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah fell to spinner Ish Sodhi for 11 runs
Batting first, NZ scored scored 210/3 in 20 overs as Devon Conway (wk) scored a brilliant unbeaten 92 in 52 balls with 11 fours and 3 sixes while Will Young scored 53 in 30 balls hitting 2 fours and 4 sixes. Glenn Phillips remained unbeaten on 24 in 10 balls with 3 fours and 1 six. Opener Martin Guptill scored 35 in 27 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixes. But, his opening partner Finn Allen fell to leg spinner Nasum Ahmed for zero making it 1/1.