In the third One Day International (ODI) of December 23rd, 2015, New Zealand were routed by Bangladesh in a nine-wicket blowout. Nevertheless, it is also worth noting that New Zealand won the overall series victory 2-1.

New Zealand's troubles began in the first innings, where they were able to compile only 98 runs with all wickets tumbling down for just 31.4 overs. Will Young and Tom Latham batted brilliantly, each scoring 26 (43) and 21 (34), respectively. It was the bowling pair of Tanzim Hasan Sakib (3-14 off 7 overs) and Soumya Sarkar (3-18 from 6 overs) playing for Bangladesh Team that kept in check New Zealand's battle to score runs.

In the second innings, Bangladesh took control of the chase with a total score of 99/2 by as few overs as 15. Najmul Hossain Shanto had an important fifty-one runs off 42 balls, with Anamul Haque helping settle things down at the other end on his way to a respectable thirty seven from thirty three.

All the best efforts of New Zealand's bowlers -- with William O ' Rourke having 1 wicket for 33 runs in four overs and Adam Milne keeping a tight leash on things, leaving him with no scalps but conceding just eight I through his four-over stint--were not enough to prevent Bangladesh from easing to victory by nine wickets

When Bangladesh finally clinched their win in the final match, it's worth noting that New Zealand had won enough earlier to secure the series with a 2-1 scoreline. The bitter-sweet matches between the two teams gave cricket fans an enthralling series with many spectacular plays on both sides.

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