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- Updated: December 22, 2016
New Zealand XI 247 for 7 (Horne 60*, Shakib 3-41) beat Bangaldeshis 245 for 8 (Mushfiqur 45, Hicks 2-30) by three wickets Scorecard
Bangladesh’s tour of New Zealand got off to an inauspicious start as they went down by three wickets against the New Zealand XI in a rain reduced 43-overs a side practice match at the Cobham Oval. But they will at least leave Whangarei with the confidence that Mustafizur Rahman took two wickets in his first competitive match in five months following a recovery from shoulder surgery.
Mustafizur had Ryan Duffy caught down the leg-side off his fourth delivery before Henry Shipley skied him in fading light. But Ben Horne, who was unbeaten 60 off 53 balls, …