Bangladesh vs New Zealand, 2nd ODI, New Zealand tour of Bangladesh, 2026 - Player HighlightsBAN vs NZ, 2nd ODI, New Zealand tour of Bangladesh, 2026 - Player Highlights

Nathan Smith to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, no run, 135.1kph, hard length just outside off, Mehidy looks to force it through the covers with an angled blade and gets an inside edge. Could have easily chopped it onto the stumps

Nathan Smith to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run, Hridoy skips down the track and clips this fullish in-angler to deep square leg

Nathan Smith to Towhid Hridoy, FOUR, 132.7kph, short again, Hridoy pulls this well in front of square on the leg-side. The man in the deep sprints to his left but can only watch the ball go to the fence. Back-to-back fours

Nathan Smith to Towhid Hridoy, FOUR, dug in short, Hridoy spots the length early, hops and swivels to pull it to the right of the diving deep square leg fielder

Nathan Smith to Towhid Hridoy, no run, shimmies down the pitch and pushes this length ball back to the bowler who has a shy at the stumps. Hridoy and Smith exchange smiles

Nathan Smith to Towhid Hridoy, 2 runs, in-slanting short of length ball, worked in front of square for a couple of runs

Nathan Smith to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 1 run, 132.6kph, jags back in from a short of length, Mehidy accounts for the movement and dabs it to cover for a single

Nathan Smith to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, no run, 134.8kph, Smith attacks the stumps, keeps a shade low but Mehidy is well-equipped to defend it into off

Nathan Smith to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run, 129.9kph, short outside off and Hridoy glides it to third man

Nathan Smith to Towhid Hridoy, no run, 133.9kph, extra bounce from a short of a good length, Hridoy skips down the pitch and inside-edges onto his body. The ball dies down on the off-side and Hridoy can't steal a single

Nathan Smith to Towhid Hridoy, wide, Hridoy shimmies down the track and shuffles towards the off-side in the process. Smith probably sees that and bowls a short ball down leg. Hridoy ducks and lets it go

Nathan Smith to Towhid Hridoy, FOUR, 130.8kph, short ball with no real venom on it. Sits up nicely for Towhid Hridoy who stands tall, swivels and pulls well in front of square on the leg-side

Nathan Smith to Towhid Hridoy, no run, 133kph, Hridoy walks forward and across to dab this short of length ball to backward point

Nathan Smith to Najmul Hossain Shanto, no run, full length, Shanto is early into the drive and almost chips it to mid-on. Shouts of catch it but the ball falls short of the forward-diving mid-on fielder (O'Rourke). It may have been a slower ball from Smith

Nathan Smith to Najmul Hossain Shanto, no run, 133.9kph, length ball slanted in, the line is just outside off, Shanto walks across to cover the line and defends it into the on-side

Nathan Smith to Tanzid Hasan Tamim, 1 run, 134.2kph, dug in short, a controlled pull shot to deep square leg follows

Nathan Smith to Najmul Hossain Shanto, 1 run, pitched up, fraction too full, driven to the right of mid-on who makes a tumbling stop

Nathan Smith to Najmul Hossain Shanto, 2 runs, 136.5kph, dug in short and Shanto swivels to pull in front of square on the leg-side. Didn't quite middle it and has to settle for a couple of runs

Nathan Smith to Najmul Hossain Shanto, no run, 135.7kph, good length delivery around off from round the wicket with a slip in place, Shanto is half-forward to keep it out with a block towards cover

Nathan Smith to Najmul Hossain Shanto, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off - Shanto leans across and drops it in front of mid-on, off for a quick single

Nathan Smith to Najmul Hossain Shanto, no run, nicely bowled, back of a length and climbing across the left-hander, draws Shanto forward into the poke and the ball straightens past the outside edge

Nathan Smith to Najmul Hossain Shanto, no run, fuller length delivery on the pads, Shanto was looking to flick and missed, drops off the pad

Nathan Smith to Najmul Hossain Shanto, no run, banged in short and angling into the left-hander, Shanto swivels across into the pull and misses

Nathan Smith to Najmul Hossain Shanto, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - defended back at the bowler

Nathan Smith to Najmul Hossain Shanto, no run, ona good length and just outside off - Shanto leans across and defends it to the off-side

Nathan Smith to Tanzid Hasan Tamim, no run, fuller length delivery on off, Tamim gets right behind the line in defence

Nathan Smith to Tanzid Hasan Tamim, SIX, a pick-up whip and Tamim sends it soaring into the stands at deep backward square leg - tad too short and too straight from Smith, Tamim brought his wrists into play as he deposited it over the ropes

Nathan Smith to Tanzid Hasan Tamim, no run, fuller length delivery outside off - Tamim leans across and defends it to the off-side

Nathan Smith to Tanzid Hasan Tamim, SIX, crunched, on a good length and just outside off - Tamim gets across and then swings through the line, a clean connection and he sends it sailing into the stands at long-on. A 84m hit

Nathan Smith to Tanzid Hasan Tamim, no run, on a good length and just outside off, defended back at the bowler

Nathan Smith to Tanzid Hasan Tamim, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - dabbed with an angled bat to the off-side

Nathan Smith to Tanzid Hasan Tamim, wide, banged in short and down leg, called as a wide

Nathan Smith to Soumya Sarkar, no run, tad fuller and just outside off - Soumya leans well forward on the defensive push

Nathan Smith to Soumya Sarkar, no run, Smith shortens the length and gets it to skid onto the left-hander - Soumya is hurried on the back-foot, hit high on the bat and rolls to the off-side

Nathan Smith to Soumya Sarkar, no run, Smith shortens the length outside off - Soumya rides the bounce and drops it to the off-side

Nathan Smith to Soumya Sarkar, no run, short of a good length and at the stumps, turned to the on-side

Nathan Smith to Soumya Sarkar, no run, on a good length and just outside off - kept low and Soumya had to get his bat down quickly

Nathan Smith to Soumya Sarkar, 2 runs, short of a good length and just outside off - Soumya gets onto his toes and punches it wide of cover, the fielder gets a hand onto it and keeps them down to a couple

Nathan Smith to Saif Hassan, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! A lovely delivery and Saif looked clueless - on a good length and kept jagging back into the right-hander - Saif was pinned in the crease, the feet hardly moved and he didn't count for the movement - kept a tad low and crashed into the off-stump. New Zealand needed early wickets and Smith has struck in the very first over. Saif Hassan b Nathan Smith 8(6) [4s-2]

Nathan Smith to Saif Hassan, no run, on a good length and angling into the right-hander - Saif presses across and defends it to the on-side

Nathan Smith to Saif Hassan, no run, pitched up by Smith - Saif leans forward and can't beat short extra-cover with the drive

Nathan Smith to Saif Hassan, FOUR, lovely, on a good length and just outside off - Saif lets the ball come, stands tall and then punches it on the rise, into the gap wide of cover for a boundary

Nathan Smith to Saif Hassan, no run, fuller length delivery at the stumps - Saif leans across on the defensive push

Nathan Smith to Saif Hassan, FOUR, edged and four, a lucky boundary and Saif is off and running, short of a good length and just outside off, Saif has a poke at that, very tentative and the edge flies wide of the diving second slip fielder