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This is an archive article published on November 3, 2004
Cairns, Mills star in Kiwi bash
Fast bowler Kyle Mills grabbed four wickets in a dream spell as New Zealand thrashed Bangladesh by 138 runs in the opening one-day internati...
Fast bowler Kyle Mills grabbed four wickets in a dream spell as New Zealand thrashed Bangladesh by 138 runs in the opening one-day international match here today. Mills, 25, virtually reduced the match to a no-contest when he wrecked Bangladesh8217;s top order with four quick wickets in his incisive six-over opening spell to eventually finish with a haul of 4-14.
Bangladesh had an opportunity to post a rare victory against a Test-playing nation when they restricted New Zealand to a modest 224 on a slow pitch despite a fighting 74 from man-of-the-match Chris Cairns.
But the hosts could never recover from Mills8217; early blows, crashing to their fourth-lowest total of 86 to suffer their 89th defeat in 96 matches. They have so far registered just two wins against Test-playing sides, beating Pakistan and Zimbabwe.
Skipper Habibul Bashar, returning to the side after missing a recent two-Test series against the tourists due to a thumb injury, top-scored with 22 in a dismal batting performance. New Zealand also found the runs hard to come by after electing to bat as Cairns alone defied the hosts8217; spin attack to help his team reach a competitive total.
Brief scores
New Zealand: 224 in 49.2 overs C Cairns 74, S Styris 43; A Hossain 4/40, M Rana 2/35, T Baisya 2/58 beat Bangladesh: 86 all out in 31.5 overs H Bashar 22; K Mills 4/14, D Vettori 3/9, S Styris 2/13
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