BAN vs NZ Live Score

12:53 PM IST Goodbye! That wraps up an exciting second ODI, leaving this thrilling series perfectly balanced at 1-1! Everything now comes down to a winner-takes-all decider on Thursday, April 21st at 5 am GMT. Be sure to tune in and join us for all the early build-up as we get ready for the grand finale. Until then, take care and cheers!

12:53 PM IST Bangladesh captain - Mehidy Hasan Miraz says that he is proud of his team's strong comeback after losing the first match. He gave special credit to his fast bowlers, Rana, Shoriful, and Taskin, for doing a fantastic job in difficult conditions. Says that he was impressed by the brilliant 100-plus run partnership between Tanzid and Shanto, which saved the team after losing two early wickets, and he said that Shanto is steadily improving his game.

12:51 PM IST Nahid Rana is the Player of the Match for his five-wicket haul.

12:49 PM IST New Zealand captain - Tom Latham says that their total of 198 wasn't enough after Bangladesh's early pressure stopped them from building solid partnerships. He praised Nick Kelly for a brilliant 83 on a tricky, slow pitch but felt the team missed out on an extra 30 to 50 runs due to a lack of support from the rest of the batters. Although they managed a couple of early wickets during the chase, Bangladesh's aggressive approach quickly took the game away. Ends by saying that his team are fully focused on the upcoming series decider in Chattogram, where they hope to adapt quickly to the new ground and put up a strong fight.

12:44 PM IST Presentations coming up...

12:37 PM IST Tanzid and Shanto were exceptional - Cometh the hour, cometh the men! Tanzid Hasan and Najmul Hossain Shanto completely steadied the ship and took the game right away from the Kiwis. They batted beautifully, putting together a massive match-winning partnership of 120 runs. Tanzid scored a superb 76, while Shanto played the perfect anchor role with a solid 50. By the time they were dismissed, the heavy lifting was done. The rest of the batters comfortably chased down the target to seal the win and level the series 1-1.