Match: 5th T20 World Cup 2012
Venue: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | Date: Sep 21, 2012
Toss: Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
Result: New Zealand won by 59 runs
Man of the Match : Brendon McCullum
Brendon McCullum powered New Zealand to a superb 59 runs victory over Bangladesh in the 5th match of T20 World Cup 2012. Brendon McCullum scored 123 runs, the highest individual Twenty20 to take New Zealand to an emphatic 191-3 in 20 overs.
Chasing 192 to win and create an upset, Bangladesh lost Tamim Iqbal in the very first over and soon wickets started to fall at regular intervals. Nasir Hossain scored a half century but it was not enough to take the team even close to victory. Finally Bangladesh were able to score 132/8 in alloted 20 overs and thus lost the match by 59 runs.
Match Highlights
New Zealand
New Zealand: 50 runs in 7.5 overs (47 balls), Extras 7
New Zealand: 100 runs in 12.2 overs (74 balls), Extras 7
New Zealand: 150 runs in 17.3 overs (105 balls), Extras 8
Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 50 runs in 9.3 overs (57 balls), Extras 2
Bangladesh: 100 runs in 16.3 overs (99 balls), Extras 4
5th Match ICC World Twenty20 ,Group D -Bangladesh vs New Zealand Scorecard
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