Twitter Reactions: New Zealand thrash Bangladesh in the last league game

New Zealand took on Bangladesh in a dead rubber Group 2 game in the World T20 at Eden Gardens. The Kiwi captain Kane Williamson won the toss and elected to bat first. The Kiwis rested opener Martin Guptill and brought in left-arm spinner Nathan McCullum in place of pacer Adam Milne.

New Zealand lost an early wicket in the form of Henry Nicholls. Kane Williamson then mustered 42 off 32 balls and was supported well by Colin Munro 35 (33) and the experienced Ross Taylor 28(24). However, the Kiwi batting lineup then collapsed from 99/2 to 139/8 courtesy the star Bangladesh bowlers Mustafizur Rahman.

Mustafizur picked up his best T20I figures of 5 wickets for 22 runs in his four overs as he applied the breaks into the New Zealand innings by taking a flurry of wickets. Al-Amin Hossain complemented him well and also picked up 2 wickets.

On the other hand, Bangladesh failed terribly to come upto the task. Their batsmen fell like a pack of cards as the spinners spun a web around the Bangladesh batting lineup. Only 3 players could reach double figures as Bangladesh registered their lowest total in T20 Internationals as they were bowled out for a meager 70 and with that they are done without securing a single victory in the tournament.

Twitter kept everyone entertained right from Mustafizur’s five wicket haul to the floodlights failure at the Wankhede to Bangladesh exit in the WT20. Here are some of the reactions during the New Zealand – Bangladesh game:

#NZvsBan BREAKING: #BAN Team Refuse To Go Home. Will Take Admission In #JNU For PhD In Photoshop. 😉#NZvsBan #BANvNZ #WT20

— Jeet (@kumarjeetRF) March 26, 2016

Bangladesh couldn't survive another 1 run loss, so they got out on 70 #BANvNZ #NZvsBan

— Ek Yogi (@ConHoonMain) March 26, 2016

Kiwis are serial killers. 4 murders in a row! #NZvsBan

— विक्रमादित्य सिंह (@nawab_lucknow) March 26, 2016

https://twitter.com/ssnitcherz/status/713726039373942786

https://twitter.com/ICC_T2O_wCup/status/713725947287998464

https://twitter.com/sabk0/status/713725456369917952

This was New Zealand's sixth T20I win in a row – their longest in T20Is.

They had won 5 between Oct 2011 and Feb 2012. #NZvsBan #WT20

— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) March 26, 2016

I think we will forever remember Mashrafe Mortaza long after he retires as the man who taught Bangladesh that they won't lose#NZvsBan

— Ramu Kaka (@TheRamuKaka) March 26, 2016

Ruthless #NZ bowling helps them to a 75 run victory over #BAN
LIVE: https://t.co/hG0vyBpUpB #BANvNZ #WT20 pic.twitter.com/z00I1xg6FG

— ICC (@ICC) March 26, 2016

Will miss BangLOLdesh in #WT20. Happy photoshopping!

— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) March 26, 2016

Bangladesh 70 all out and lost by 75 runs on their Independence Day #wt20

— Shubh AggarWall (@shubh_chintak) March 26, 2016

From bowling #IND out for 79 in 1st game to getting #BAN all out for 70. Been dominant. Hoping things do not go as #CWC15 for them.

— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) March 26, 2016

Grant Elliot & Kevin Pietersen are classic examples that South Africans are not born chokers. They have achieved it #NZvsBan

— Shashi (@AllTimeBakchod) March 26, 2016

Very thoughtful from the person who placed Bangladesh's last match in Kolkata. Wont take them much time to go back to Bangladesh now #WT20

— Shubh AggarWall (@shubh_chintak) March 26, 2016

South African Umpire of the Year Cloete thought this was LBW… #wt20 #ban #nz #sa pic.twitter.com/rmBDFguNV3

— Innocent Bystander (@InnoBystander) March 26, 2016

New Zealand read the conditions like a IIT student in this T20 world cup which clearly shows in their performance..

— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) March 26, 2016

Saala West Indies ke match mei light chali jaati toh players dikhte bhi nahi #NZvsBan

— Shashi (@AllTimeBakchod) March 26, 2016

Seems like Sourav Ganguly forgot to pay the electricity bill for Eden Gardens. #NZvsBan #WT20

— Sameer Allana (@HitmanCricket) March 26, 2016

New Zealand is becoming Ram Jethmalani of cricket. Can defend anyything.#wt20

— billoo (@MohitParmarr) March 26, 2016

#BAN never played an International game on their Independence Day (March 26) before Today. Looks like they did the right thing so far. #WT20

— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) March 26, 2016

Looks like #BAN won't be able to make a mess of a winning position today #WT20 #NZvsBan

— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) March 26, 2016

Best fielding team in the cricketing world, by some distance:

New Zealand.

— Iain O'Brien (@iainobrien) March 26, 2016

New Zealand are playing some cold-blooded cricket these days.

— Ahmed (@azkhawaja1) March 26, 2016

Give credit to Kane, Santner, but that was a stupid shot to play when you are not even in. What's the point of experience then?

— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) March 26, 2016

The best bowling figures so far in this World T20: Mustafizur's 4-0-22-5 https://t.co/sFfMZLUM5A #BANvNZ #WT20

— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) March 26, 2016

Mustafizur Rahman is a T20 Star…especially on slow pitches. Imagine Bhuvi, Nehra & him turning up for @SunRisers Nightmare of batsmen #IPL

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) March 26, 2016

Amazing figures of 5-22 for Mustafizur. Williamson top scores for #NZ
LIVE: https://t.co/hG0vyBpUpB #BANvNZ #WT20 pic.twitter.com/WTvzHSYmEV

— ICC (@ICC) March 26, 2016

The only thought that crosses my mind while seeing today's match #NZvsBan —the pitch for the #WT20 final ought to be a lot better.

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) March 26, 2016

#BAN bowling at the moment is definitely the 2nd best in Asia.https://t.co/8PBowFAyWV #BANvNZ #WT20

— The Furred Umpire (@TheFurredUmpire) March 26, 2016

For someone like Kane to attempt that shot, tells you, Mustafizur got into him and forced an error. Lovely, crafty bowling! #WT20

— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) March 26, 2016

How did the match pan out? – Ban v NZ World T20 Review: New Zealand rout Bangladesh by 75 runs