New Zealand beat Bangladesh in second ODI: Here're records scripted
New Zealand raced to a second successive ODI victory against Bangladesh to seal the three-match series 2-0. It was once again a similar story as the Kiwis won the match by eight wickets. Bangladesh were bowled out for 226, before New Zealand dominated the show after a century from Martin Guptill. Here are the records scripted.
Guptill notches 16th career ODI ton
After scoring a fine century in the first ODI, Kiwi opener Martin Guptill notched his second successive ton. Guptill scored a 88-ball 118 to light up the proceedings. He smashed 14 fours and four sixes. This was Guptill's 16th career ODI century. The senior cricketer equalled Nathan Astle and Adam Gilchrist in terms of ODI centuries notched (16).
Guptill, Williamson notch individual feats
Guptill now has 6,411 ODI runs under his belt. He went past Pakistan's Mohammad Hafeez (6,302 runs). Guptill shared a fabulous 143-run for the second wicket alongside skipper Kane Williamson (65*). This was Williamson's 37th ODI fifty. Williamson now has 5,554 runs in his kitty. He needs another 12 runs to go past former South Africa skipper Hansie Cronje (5,565 runs).
Guptill notches third career ODI ton versus Bangladesh
Guptill went past the 500-run mark against Bangladesh in ODIs. He became the second kiwi batsman to achieve this feat after Taylor (852 runs). This is also Guptill's highest score versus Bangladesh in ODIs and a third century overall. Mustafizur Rahman (2/42) now has 75 career ODI wickets. This was New Zealand's 12th consecutive win over Bangladesh in ODIs on home soil.
A look at some notable landmarks
Ross Taylor scored an unbeaten 21 runs on Saturday. He needs 43 more to get to 8,000-run mark in ODIs. Mushfiqur Rahim played his 200th ODI match. The veteran cricketer managed just 24 on a special day. Mohammad Mithun was the only Bangladeshi batsman to get past the fifty mark (57). This was his second consecutive and fourth career ODI fifty.
How did the match pan out?
Bangladesh's top order struggled yet again. Mithun shared a 75-run stand with Sabbir Rahman (43) to help Bangladesh get past 200. Lockie Ferguson (3/43) was the pick of the bowlers. In reply, New Zealand chased the target in just 36.1 overs.
