Oram guides NZ to series-level win over Bangladesh

CRICKET: DHAKA, Oct 11, 2008 (AFP) - All-rounder Jacob Oram shone with both bat and ball to help New Zealand beat Bangladesh by 75 runs in the second one-day international here on Saturday and level the three-match series 1-1.

The dashing left-hander hit an undefeated 62-ball 75 to lift New Zealand to a fighting 212-9 in their 50 overs before taking 2-23 to dismiss the home team for 137 in 42.4 overs.

New Zealand, who lost a one-day international against Bangladesh for the first time when they went down in the first match by seven wickets here on Thursday, picked up in all three departments, with Oram leading the way.

Bangladesh's hopes for a repeat of their stunning win were dashed as they lost wickets at regular intervals after losing opener Tamim Iqbal off the second ball of the innings.

Skipper Mohammad Ashraful (40) and Zunaed Siddique (32) were the main run-getters.

Iqbal was one of Kyle Mills' three victims as the paceman checked Bangladesh's run-chase from the outset. Mills finished with 3-13.

Zunaed Siddique, who hit a match-winning 85 on Thursday, then added 53 for the third wicket with Ashraful before New Zealand bowled and fielded well to spark a middle-order collapse which saw the home team lose eight wickets for 66 runs.

Oram dismissed a dangerous looking Ashraful to seal the fate of the match. New Zealand fielders also effected three run-outs.

Earlier, it was Oram who helped New Zealand avoid another low total with a pugnacious knock.

Oram struck five fours and four sixes during his knock and helped New Zealand edge past their lowest total of 201-9 against Bangladesh in the first match.

NEW ZEALAND

J. Ryder c and b Rasel  		30
B. McCullum c Siddique b Rasel 		12
J. How c Ashraful Rasel 		 0
R. Taylor c Siddique b Hasan 		33
S. Styris c Siddique b Mortaza 		 0
D. Flynn b Islam 			25
J. Oram not out 			75
D. Vettori  c and b Islam  		 1
K. Mills b Hasan  			17
T. Southee run out  			 0
J. Patel not out  		 	 4
Extras (lb12, nb1, w2)  		15
TOTAL: (for nine wkts, 50 overs)  	212

FALL OF WICKETS: 1-31 (McCullum), 2-43 (How), 
3-44 (Ryder), 4-45 (Styris), 5-86 (Flynn), 
6-112 (Taylor), 7-115 (Vettori), 8-156 (Mills), 
9-167 (Southee).

BOWLING: Mortaza 10-1-29-1, 
	 Rasel 10-4-23-3 (1nb), 
	 Razzak 10-0-67-0, 
	 Hossain 7-0-41-0 (1w), 
	 Hasan 9-0-20-2 (1w), Islam 4-0-20-2.

          BANGLADESH

Tamim Iqbal lbw b Mills  		 0
Zunaed Siddique c Vettori b Southee 	32
Mushfiqur Rahim b Mills  		11
Mohammad Ashraful c McCullum b Oram 	40
Shakib Al Hasan c Oram b Vettori  	10
Naeem Islam run out  			 0
Mahmud Ullah Riyad run out  		 8
Mashrafe Mortaza c Oram b Mills 	27
Abdur Razzak b Oram  			 3
Shahadat Hossain run out  		 0
Syed Rasel not out  			 0
Extras (lb5, w1)  		 	 6
TOTAL (all out, 42.4 overs)  		137

FALL OF WICKETS: 1-0 (Iqbal), 2-18 (Rahim), 3-71 (Siddique), 
4-86 (Hasan), 5-86 (Islam), 6-106 (Ashraful), 7-111 (Riyad), 
8-115 (Razzak), 9-132 (Hossain).

BOWLING: Bowling: Mills 6.4-3-13-3, 
	 Southee 9-0-33-1, Oram 8-2-23-2 (1w), 
	 Styris 6-0-23-0, Patel 4-0-15-0, 
	 Vettori 9-0-25-1.