New Zealand defeated Bangladesh by 28 runs in a rain-affected second T20I right here on Tuesday to safe the three-match collection and full a house sweep towards all comers.

New Zealand made 173 for 5 in 17.5 overs after being requested to bat, earlier than the climate ended the innings prematurely.

Weird scenes

In consequence, Bangladesh’s run chase was set at 170 from 16 overs below the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) system.

There have been weird scenes as Bangladesh started its innings with out a clear goal being set, then officers halted play after 1.5 overs whereas they labored out the sums.

The vacationers made 142 for seven earlier than the required run charge proved an excessive amount of and their innings petered out.

The scores: New Zealand 173/5 in 17.5 overs (Glenn Phillips 58 n.o., Daryl Mitchell 34 n.o.) bt Bangladesh 142/7 in 16 overs (Mohammad Naim 38, Soumya Sarkar 51) below DLS methodology.