Bevon Jacobs struck an unbeaten 62 to guide New Zealand to a six-wicket win over Bangladesh in a rain-hit third T20 international on Saturday, with the series ending 1-1.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Chasing 103 in a revised 15-over contest, New Zealand slipped to 33-4 before Jacobs and Dean Foxcroft put on an unbeaten stand of 71 to reach the target in 11.4 overs in Dhaka.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bangladesh won the opener before the second match was rained off.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Shoriful Islam produced a fiery opening spell and struck twice in his first over to remove opener Katene Clarke and number three Dane Cleaver, both out for one.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He returned in his second over to bowl Tim Robinson, who made 23 off 14 balls, and New Zealand slumped further when off-spinner Mahedi Hasan dismissed stand-in captain Nick Kelly for one.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Jacobs hit five fours and three sixes in his 31-ball knock and got the chase back on track in a well-crafted partnership with Foxcroft, who made 15.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He took on Shoriful in his final overs to wrest back the momentum while Foxcroft played the anchor role.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Shoriful was Bangladesh's standout bowler with 3-19.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
New Zealand's bowlers earlier bundled Bangladesh out for 102 in 14.2 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bangladesh never recovered from a disastrous powerplay that saw them lose three wickets in quick succession.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Opener Saif Hassan started strongly with two boundaries before falling for 16 on the first ball of debutant left-arm spinner Jayden Lennox's international career.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Nathan Smith bowled Tanzid Hasan Tamim for six and then sent Parvez Hossain Emon back for a first-ball duck, leaving Towhid Hridoy to survive the hat-trick ball.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Captain Litton Das injected some urgency, scoring a brisk 26 off 17, but his dismissal after a long rain break left the hosts in trouble.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Hridoy anchored the middle overs before falling to a Josh Clarkson yorker, and Ben Sears wrapped up the tail with two quick wickets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Clarkson led the bowling with 3-9, while Smith and Lennox took two wickets each.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Leg-spinner Ish Sodhi became New Zealand's all-time leading wicket-taker in T20 internationals, surpassing pace bowler Tim Southee's record to reach 165 wickets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Litton broke the Bangladesh wicketkeeping record for most dismissals, going past Mushfiqur Rahim's tally of 62 to set a new mark of 64.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bangladesh won the preceding ODI series 2-1.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Bevon-Jacobs.jpeg", "alt_img": "Bevon Jacobs", "alt_title": "New Zealand Tour of Bangladesh 2026 3rd T20I", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": " Bevon Jacobs Stars as New Zealand Beat Bangladesh, Series Ends 1-1 On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Bevon Jacobs\u2019 unbeaten 62 powers New Zealand to a six-wicket win over Bangladesh in a rain-hit T20I, as the series finishes 1-1 in Dhaka.", "seo_keywords": "Bevon Jacobs, New Zealand Tour Bangladesh 2026, Bangladesh Vs New Zealand, Bevon Jacobs, Dean Foxcroft", "tag": null, "tagging": "Bevon Jacobs,Zealand Tour Bangladesh 2026,Bangladesh Vs Zealand,Bevon Jacobs,Dean Foxcroft,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "bevon-jacobs-stars-as-new-zealand-beat-bangladesh-series-ends-1-1", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "1", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "564", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2026-05-03 08:37:46", "updated": "2026-05-03 08:37:46", "img_from": "Image Source: Google", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Bevon Jacobs, New Zealand Tour Bangladesh 2026, Bangladesh Vs New Zealand, Bevon Jacobs, Dean Foxcroft", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "1", "posted_by": "19", "jio_date": "2026-05-03 08:37:46", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "1", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": "Select", "article_content_type": "Latest Cricket News", "england_cricket": "0", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/bevon-jacobs-stars-as-new-zealand-beat-bangladesh-series-ends-1-1-194918" }