Devon Conway proceeded with his scorching structure with the bat to control New Zealand to a major all out before Ish Sodhi twirled a web around the Bangladesh batsmen as the hosts won the opening Twenty20 worldwide in Hamilton by 66 runs.
After thumps of 72 and 126 in the last two one-day internationals against Bangladesh, Conway pounded an unbeaten 92 in the opening T20 of a three-match arrangement to help the Black Caps post 210-3 after the hosts selected to bat first.
Leg-spinner Sodhi at that point crashed Bangladesh’s pursuit by getting four wickets in his initial two overs to get done with figures of 4-28 as New Zealand finished one more persuading triumph, having blanked the Asian side 3-0 in the one-dayers.
Bangladesh looked bound for a significantly greater misfortune when they were decreased to 59-6 inside eight overs however Afif Hossain set up some obstruction with a thump of 45 while Mohammad Saifuddin stayed unbeaten on 34 to take the side to 144-8.
Conway’s 52-ball thump was studded with 11 fours and three sixes, and he added 105 for the third wicket with Will Young, who scored 53 on his T20 debut for the Black Caps.
The second T20 will be played in Napier on Tuesday.
-RNZ
