New Zealand bounced back from a shaky start to beat Bangladesh by six wickets in the rain-hit third T20 on Saturday, May 3, 2026, and level the three-match series 1-1. The second game had earlier been washed out after Bangladesh won the first T20.
Chasing a revised target of 110 runs in 10 overs due to rain, New Zealand reached 110 for 4 with one ball to spare. Bevon Jacobs played a key role, scoring 44 off 24 balls, including four sixes, to guide the visitors home. Bangladesh had posted 145 for 6 in their allotted 20 overs, with Najmul Hossain Shanto top-scoring with 52 off 42 balls.
For New Zealand, spinner Michael Bracewell took 2 for 18 in four overs, while Jacob Duffy and Ben Sears picked up a wicket each. The match was reduced after a rain delay, and Bangladesh's total was adjusted under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method.
The series ended 1-1 after the first T20 saw Bangladesh win by 7 wickets on April 30, and the second T20 on May 1 was abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain.
