Kiwis beat Tigers in 3rd T20 to keep series alive

Visitors New Zealand kept the series alive as they beat Bangladesh by 52 runs in their third of the five-match Twenty20 series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Sunday.
Tigers already leading the series 2-0 could clinch the series with Sunday’s win but the Black Caps made it 1-2 with two matches to go.
Chasing a moderate total of 129 runs, the hosts were bundled out for 76 in 19.3 overs, their joint second-lowest score in the shortest format of the game.
Mushfiqur Rahim remained not out on 20 off 37 balls.
For the Kiwis, spinner Ajaz Patel bagged a career-best of 4-16 while Cole McConchie chipped in with 3-15.
Earlier in the first innings, Henry Nicholls scored an unbeaten 36 off 29 balls as New Zealand posted 128-5 in the stipulated 20 overs.
Rachin Ravindra and Will Young each scored a run-a-ball 20 after the Kiwis elected to bat first.
In the lower-middle order, Tom Blundell scored a run-ball 30.
For Bangladesh, all-rounder Mohammad Shaifuddin bagged 2-28 while pacer Mustafizur Rahman and spinner Mahedi Hasan ended with one wicket each.