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New Zealand Vs Bangladesh||AllBestNews||

The third One-Day International between New Zealand and Bangladesh at Dunedin's University Oval on Wednesday saw veteran batsman Ross Taylor beat the legendary Stephen Fleming as the country's top-scoring player in the 50-over format. Taylor headed into the fixture, in need of just 51 runs to break Fleming's record of 8007 ODI runs from 279 matches for the Blackcaps.

Taylor reached the landmark as he took a single at fine leg on a delivery by offspinner Mehidy Hasan, just three balls after completing his 47th ODI half-century. After completing a 55-run partnership with middle-order batsman Tom Latham, Taylor was dismissed by Rubel Hossain on the second ball of the 39th over, falling on 69 runs from 82 deliveries. The Kiwi veteran had taken the team past the 200-run mark before being dismissed, hitting 7 fours in the process. His total runs tally, including the 3rd ODI, stands at 8026 in 218 matches.

Taylor has established himself as one of the finest limited overs cricketers of his generation. For the Kiwis, the 34-year-old already holds some of the biggest records with the bat, including being the player with most ODI centuries for New Zealand (20), which puts him four ahead of opening batsman Martin Guptill and retired cricketer Nathan Astle. 

When asked about the possibility of overhauling Fleming last week, Taylor said that it would be an honour to reach the record, although he further believed that Guptill and skipper Kane Williamson would eventually surpass him too.

"You don't go out there to get records and things like that, but if you play long enough they come," said the ex-Kiwi captain. "It's a little bit embarrassing taking it off a Kiwi and Canterbury legend. He was one of my first captains I played under and I looked up to as a player."

Here's how the overall list of top-scoring players for New Zealand looks like:

1. Ross Taylor: 8026 in 218 matches

2. Stephen Fleming: 8007 in 279 matches

3. Nathan Astle: 7090 in 223 matches

4. Martin Guptill: 6440 in 169 matches

5. Brendon McCullum: 6083 in 260 matches

6. Kane Williamson: 5554 in 139 matches

Taylor, however, still sits 11 runs behind Fleming in terms of the overall runs scored in ODI format by a New Zealand batsman. Fleming also featured for ICC World XI and his contribution for the all-star team takes his overall tally to 8,037 runs. The last ODI against Bangladesh would give Taylor the opportunity to better this tally of Fleming as well.

In Tests, Taylor is presently the second-highest top-scoring batsman with 6523 from 90 matches, while Fleming sits at the top with 7172 from 111 matches.

Match Notes

New Zealand Innings

New Zealand 51/1 in 9.0 overs

Power play 1 (1-10): New Zealand 52/1

Drinks: New Zealand 77/2 in 16.0 overs

H Nicholls completes 1000 runs in ODI

R Taylor dropped on 16 by L Das in 20.5 over

New Zealand 100/2 in 22.0 overs

3rd wkt Partnership: 50 off 69 between H Nicholls (25) and R Taylor (23)

H Nicholls 8th ODI fifty: 50 runs in 61 balls (5x4) (0x6)

R Taylor completes 8000 runs in ODI

New Zealand 150/2 in 28.1 overs

R Taylor 47th ODI fifty: 50 runs in 60 balls (5x4) (0x6)

Drinks: New Zealand 181/3 in 34.0 overs

New Zealand 200/3 in 37.0 overs

4th wkt Partnership: 51 off 53 between R Taylor (22) and T Latham (25)

Power play 2 (11-40): New Zealand 224/4 (172 runs, 3 wickets)

J Neesham dropped on 23 by M Rahman in 43.2 over

New Zealand 254/4 in 43.4 overs

T Latham 14th ODI fifty: 52 runs in 43 balls (2x4) (3x6)

New Zealand 301/6 in 48.0 overs

Power play 3 (41-50): New Zealand 330/6 (106 runs, 2 wickets)

Innings Break: New Zealand 330/6 in 50.0 overs

Bangladesh Innings

Referral 1 (4.2 ovs): NZ against Mahmudullah (LBW) Unsuccessful (NZ:1, BAN:1) (Retained)

Power play 1 (1-10): Bangladesh 40/4

S Rahman dropped on 0 by L Ferguson in 10.3 over

Bangladesh 50/4 in 10.4 overs

Drinks: Bangladesh 61/5 in 14.4 overs

Bangladesh 101/5 in 23.0 overs

S Rahman 6th ODI fifty: 50 runs in 59 balls (7x4) (1x6)

Drinks: Bangladesh 136/5 in 31.0 overs

Bangladesh 150/5 in 33.1 overs

6th wkt Partnership: 100 off 115 between S Rahman (51) and M Saifuddin (43)

S Rahman dropped on 71 by T Latham in 35.1 over

Power play 2 (11-40): Bangladesh 198/7 (158 runs, 3 wickets)

Bangladesh 203/7 in 40.1 overs

8th wkt Partnership: 50 off 53 between S Rahman (21) and M Hasan (27)

S Rahman maiden ODI Hundred: 100 runs in 105 balls (12x4) (2x6)