bangladesh vs new zealand

Bangladesh completed their highest-ever run chase in T20Is in the series opener against New Zealand in Chattogram on Monday, but skipper Litton Das insisted the wicket was far from easy to bat on. Chasing 182, the hosts, who had opted to bowl first, struggled for momentum early and found themselves in trouble at 77-3 in 10.1 overs, with their top three batters -- Saif Hassan, Tanzid Tamim and Litton himself -- back in the pavilion. Litton’s dismissal came off a delivery that stayed a touch low, though he could quite easily blame himself for missing a relatively straight ball from leg-spinner I