Bangladesh Set New Zealand 272-run Target In Second ODI
Bangladesh returned to form and set New Zealand a challenging target of 272 runs to win the second one-day international in Christchurch on Tuesday.
Batting to avoid a series defeat, Bangladesh finished their alloted 50 overs on 271 for six after losing the toss and being put into bat.
![Tamim Iqbal on his way to top-scoring with 78 for Bangladesh during the second one-day international against New Zealand at Hagley Oval, Christchurch](https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/3167480/tamim-iqbala-his-way-top-scoring-78-bangladesh-during-second-one-day-international-against-new.jpg?w=736&f=faf94c11ffb5b84e82af0f7810537f81)
Skipper Tamim Iqbal top-scored with 78 and Mohammad Mithun contributed an unbeaten 73 off 57 balls.
It was a marked improvement on the tourists' series opener, when they were skittled for 131 and slumped to an eight-wicket defeat.
Black Caps skipper Tom Latham hoped for a similar collapse at Christchurch's Hagley Oval but Mitchell Santner was the best of the New Zealand bowlers with two wickets for 51.
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