New Zealand Set Bangladesh to Chase 162 to Win

New Zealand scored 161 for five in the fifth and final Twenty20 international against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Friday, reports AFP.

Bangladesh, who already have an unbeatable 3-1 lead in the series, rested Shakib Al Hasan, Mahedi Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman and Mohammad Saifuddin, and brought in Soumya Sarkar, Shamim Hossain, Shoriful Islam and Taskin Ahmed.

New Zealand batsman Tom Blundell was ruled out with a quad muscle injury sustained while batting in the fourth match on Wednesday.

Blair Tickner and Hamish Bennett were also rested. Scott Kuggeleijn, Ben Sears and Jacob Duffy came in to the New Zealand side.

Bangladesh

Mahmudullah Riyad, (capt), Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim, Liton Das, Afif Hossain, Mohammad Naim, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Shamim Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Nasum Ahmed

New Zealand

Tom Latham (capt), Finn Allen, Colin de Grandhomme, Cole McConchie, Henry Nicholls, Scott Kuggeleijn, Ajaz Patel, Rachin Ravindra, Will Young, Ben Sears, Jacob Duffy

Umpires: Sharfuddoula (BAN), Tanvir Ahmed (BAN)

TV Umpire: Gazi Sohel (BAN)

Match Referee: Neeyamur Rashid (BAN)