NZ beats Bangladesh T20 opener

Lockie Ferguson took two wickets with the first two balls of his Twenty20 debut and as New Zealand beat Bangladesh by six wickets.

New Zealand's Lockie Ferguson

NZ fast bowler Lockie Ferguson took two wickets with the first two balls of his Twenty20 debut. (AAP)

Fast bowler Lockie Ferguson took two wickets with the first two balls of his Twenty20 debut and went on to claim 3-32 as New Zealand beat Bangladesh by six wickets in the first of three internationals.

Ferguson is only the second bowler after Australia's Michael Kasprowicz to take two wickets with his first two deliveries in a Twenty20 international.

Kasprowicz achieved the feat in the first-ever Twenty20 international between New Zealand and Australia in 2005.

New Zealand included three new caps in its lineup for Tuesday's first international at McLean Park and all three delivered as New Zealand extended the dominance over Bangladesh it established in a sweep of their recent three-match one-day series.

Ben Wheeler supported Ferguson with 2-22 as New Zealand held Bangladesh to 141-8 as it batted first after winning the toss.

Captain Kane Williamson then anchored the New Zealand inings with an unbeaten 73 from 55 balls - his highest score in Twenty20 internationals - and Colin de Grandhomme hit 41 not out from 22 balls as New Zealand surpassed Bangladesh's total with two overs to spare.


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