Najmul Hossain Shanto scored a century and Mustafizur Rahman claimed 5-43 as Bangladesh beat the Black Caps by 55 runs in the third one-day international to clinch the series 2-1 on Thursday.
Shanto hit 105 off 119 balls, smacking nine fours and two sixes for his fourth ODI century to lift New Zealand from early trouble to 265-8 after being invited to bat first in Chattogram.
Mustafizur, who returned from injury after missing the first two matches, then ripped through the New Zealand batting to help bowl out the opposition for 210 in 44.5 overs.
The performance took Mustafizur’s tally to six five-wicket hauls in ODI cricket, the most by any Bangladesh bowler and level with with Wasim Akram (Pakistan) and Trent Boult (New Zealand) among left-arm quicks.
Australia left-armer Mitchell Starc is top of the list on nine.
Dean Foxcroft top-scored for New Zealand with a valiant 75 off 72 balls as he hit seven sixes to extend Bangladesh’s wait for victory after the tourists slipped to 160-9.
Nick Kelly made 59 off 80 at the top of the order.
Pace bowler Nahid Rana and spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz took two wickets each.
Earlier Bangladesh slipped to 32-3 before Shanto and Litton Das steadied the innings with a 160-run stand -- the highest partnership for Bangladesh against New Zealand in the 50-overs format for the fourth wicket.
Will O’Rourke was chief destroyer with the new ball, removing Saif Hassan and Tanzid Hasan in his opening two overs to leave Bangladesh reeling at 9-2.
Soumya Sarkar was dismissed soon after for 18, dragging one back onto his stumps off O’Rourke before Shanto and Litton hit back.
Left-arm spinner Jayden Lennox broke the stand by removing Litton for 76 off 91 balls, a knock laced with three fours and one six.
It was Litton’s 13th ODI half-century.
Lennox also brought an end to Shanto’s innings, having the left-hander caught by Nathan Smith.
Towhid Hridoy contributed an unbeaten 33 and captain Mehidy added 22 to ensure a challenging total.
O’Rourke was the pick of the New Zealand bowlers with 3-32 while Ben Lister and Lennox took two wickets each.
Game two report
Pace sensation Nahid Rana took 5-32 to lead Bangladesh to a comfortable six-wicket win over New Zealand in the second one-day international and level the three-match series at 1-1 on Monday.
Rana registered his second five-wicket ODI haul as Bangladesh bundled out New Zealand for 198, a total they overhauled with 14.3 overs to spare in Dhaka.
Opener Tanzid Hasan Tamim, who top-scored with 76, and Najmul Hossain Shanto, retired hurt on 50, steered the hosts to 199-4 in 35.3 overs, setting up a series decider on Thursday in Chattogram.
Bangladesh suffered early blows with opener Saif Hassan and Soumya Sarkar out for eight apiece, but Tanzid hit back with an aggressive counter-attack that hauled the hosts to 67 in 10 overs.
Tanzid found an able ally in Shanto and the left-handed pair put on 120 runs for the third-wicket stand to put the chase firmly in Bangladesh’s control.
Left-arm spinner Jayden Lennox briefly threatened to spark a collapse, dismissing Tanzid and Litton Das in quick succession -- both falling while attempting to clear the boundary.
Tanzid struck 10 fours and four sixes in his 58-ball knock. Litton made seven.
Shanto kept his calm as he raised his fifty off 71 balls, but was forced to retire due to severe cramp.
Towhid Hridoy, unbeaten on 30, and skipper Mehidy Hasan Miraz, not out on eight, saw Bangladesh home without further trouble.
Earlier, the 23-year-old Rana set up the win during New Zealand’s innings after he operated across four separate spells and struck in the first over of each new burst.
Left-arm quick Shoriful Islam provided strong support, returning 2-32 from his 10 overs, including the wicket of Nick Kelly (83).
Fast bowlers Soumya and Taskin Ahmed took one wicket each, as did leg-spinner Rishad Hossain.
New Zealand’s innings was held together almost single-handedly by opener Kelly, who made 83 for his maiden ODI half-century.
No other visiting batter reached 20, with Muhammad Abbas the next highest scorer, on 19.
Shoriful set the platform early, delivering an incisive opening spell of six overs for just 17 runs, generating 29 dot balls to put the tourists on the back foot.
Rana tightened the stranglehold, collecting two wickets in his opening five-over spell.