New Zealand vs Bangladesh One day series : Hosts win the second one day at Dunedin and also the series by 2-0 margin
New Zealand vs Bangladesh: Second one day game at Dunedin on 08.02.10: New Zealand won by five wickets
This game was the 250th one match for D Vettori which includes the four games he appeared for ICC World Eleven. He became the third New Zealand cricketer to appear in 250 plus one dayers. The other two are – SP Fleming {270} and CZ Harris {250}.
DL Vettori became the 34th cricketer to appear in 250 plus in one day games on the global table.
Mushfiqur Rahim scored 86 in this game which represents his fifth one day half century. Other four occasions are – 98 vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on 18.08.09, 57 vs Zimbabwe at Harare on 10.02.07, 56* vs India at Trinidad on 17.03.07 and 56 vs Zimbabwe at Dhaka on 27.10.09
At the end of this game, Mushfiqur Rahim has an aggregate of 1096 runs. He is the second Bangladesh wicket keeper to aggregate 1000 plus runs in one day games after Khaled Mashud who had an aggregate of 1818 runs.
Mushfiqur Rahim with his five half centuries became the second Bangladesh wicket keeper batsman to register five or more half centuries in one day games. Khaled Mashud is the other wicket keeper batsman with seven half centuries to his credit.
Mushfiqur Rahim and Naeem Islam added 107 for the seventh wicket in this game providing the 26th occasion of a three figure partnership for the seventh wicket in the history of one day games.
Mushfiqur Rahim and Naeem Islam added 107 for the seventh wicket in this game represents the first occasion of Bangladesh batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the seventh wicket in one day games. Thus this partnership represents the record partnership for the seventh wicket by Bangladesh batsmen in one day games. The previous best was the 89 run stand Alok Kapali and Khaled Mashud vs Kenya at Fatullah on 23.03.06
LRPL Taylor was making his 75th one day appearance in this game and celebrated the same with a half century – 78 – which was his 13th one day half century and 16th one day fifty.
LRPL Taylor has an aggregate of 51 sixes in one day games at the end of this game. His fourth six of Rubel Hossain {third delivery of the 23rd over of New Zealand’s innings} gave him his 50th one day six.
LRPL Taylor became the eighth New Zealand batsman to aggregate 50 plus sixes. Others are – CL Cairns {153}, BB McCullum {97}, NJ Astle {86}, CD McMillan {84}, JDP Oram {70}, SP Fleming {63} and SB Styris {59}.