Glenn Phillips and Devon Conway struck half-centuries as New Zealand beat Bangladesh by 48 runs in Christchurch on Wednesday to book their place in the Twenty20 tri-series final.
\nThe hosts now face Pakistan on Friday, also in Christchurch, in the final of a series which is a tune-up for this month\u2019s T20 World Cup in Australia.
\nFresh from dispatching Pakistan by nine wickets on Tuesday, New Zealand put in another strong batting display to set Bangladesh an imposing 209-run target.
\nDespite a battling 70 from captain Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh fell short as they closed on 160-7.
\nNew Zealand opener Conway smacked 64 off 40 balls and his partnership of 45 with Finn Allen, who departed for 32 after a superb Yasir Ali catch, set the tone.
\nThe South African-born Phillips blasted 60 runs off 24 balls, including five sixes, to propel New Zealand to 208-5 in their 20 overs.
\n\u201cThe way Devon batted again was absolutely phenomenal, but it just happened to be my day with the bat,\u201d Phillips said after being named man-of-the-match.
\nAdam Milne, back from an abdominal strain, struck in the fourth over of the Bangladesh chase when he bowled Najmul Hossain Shanto for 11.
\nOpening partner Liton Das soon followed, caught by Martin Guptill off the bowling of Michael Bracewell to leave Bangladesh on 47-2.
\nCaptain Shakib offered the most resistance but once he was out, edging Tim Southee to wicketkeeper Conway, the game slipped away from Bangladesh.
\n\u201cWhen you score a few runs, you feel better, but I thought we played quite well,\u201d said Shakib.
\n\u201cNew Zealand put on a very good total and we were always behind in the game, but I thought we should have scored maybe 15 or 20 more runs, \u201cWe kept on losing wickets which cost us the game.\u201d
\nA third straight defeat means Bangladesh cannot reach the tri-series final and their match against Pakistan on Thursday is a dead rubber.
\nNew Zealand had rested captain Kane Williamson as they comfortably backed up Sunday\u2019s eight-wicket win over Bangladesh to underline their T20 World Cup credentials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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