Soumya Sarkar in action© AFP
Bangladesh opener Soumya Sarkar broke legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar's 14-year record in the second ODI match against New Zealand in Nelson on Wednesday. Soumya played a knock of 169 runs off 151 balls at a strike rate of 111.92. The left-handed batsman hit 22 fours and 2 sixes against the Kiwi bowling attack in the first inning. The 30-year-old's defeat against New Zealand helped him surpass Tendulkar's mark for the most runs in ODIs by a player from the subcontinent in New Zealand.
In 2009, the 'Master Blaster' played an unbeaten 163-run defeat to the Kiwis in Christchurch. He also scored the highest run by a Bangladesh cricketer in an away match in the ODI format.
At the match, New Zealand won the toss and decided to play first at Saxton Oval.
Soumya Sarkar (169 runs off 151 balls) was the only standout batsman among his teammates as no other player could cross the 50-run mark in the first inning. Wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim (45 runs off 57 balls) played a crucial role in the middle order and helped the 'Bengal Tigers' post 291 on the scoreboard.
At the other end, Jacob Duffy and William ORourke led the Kiwi bowling attack after bagging a three-wicket haul each in their respective spells. Apart from them, Adam Milne, Josh Clarkson and Adithya Ashok took one wicket each.
In the run-chase, New Zealand need to make 292 runs in 50 overs to register their second consecutive win in the three-match ODI series.
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