New Zealand beat Bangladesh by 59 runs in the opening Group D game in pallekele on Friday. Brendon McCullum's 58 ball 123 helps New Zealand to post 191 for 3. Bangladesh could only manage 132 for 8 in 20 overs.
Brendon McCullum is the only batsman to score 2 centuries in the T20 Internationals. Bangladesh won the toss elected to field first. New Zealand start slowly. Brendon McCullum came into no 3 position and play aggressively. Brendon McCullum century came from just 51 balls. He was finaly got out for 123 runs from 58 balls, it was the highest individual score by any batsman in Twenty20 history. He broken Richard Levi's 117 against New Zealand at Hamilton.
Bagladesh needed their openers to fire performance. But Tamim Iqbal dismissed early. the wickets are falling in a regular intervals. Only Nasir Hossain made 50 runs from 39 balls. Banglaesh ended the innings at 132 for 8 in 20 overs.
Man of the Match - Brendon McCullum
Scorecard
New Zealand 191 for 3
Brendon McCullum - 123
Bangladesh 132 for 8 in 20 overs
N Hossain 50, Tim Southee 3-16
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