Black Caps v Bangladesh: openers back in business as Martin Guptill ushers in victory MARK GEENTYSKY SPORTMartin Guptill guides the Black Caps home against Bangladesh with a measured century. Henry Nicholls (53) joined Guptill for their second opening partnership and they set it up with a 103-run stand, inflicting Bangladesh's 11th defeat from as many ODIs against the Black Caps in New Zealand. READ MORE:* Scorecard: Black Caps v BangladeshThe Napier sun even behaved, its arc just low enough three weeks on from the India sunstrike debacle ensuring no stoppage in the shadows. It was 16 ODIs since any Black Caps opening pair had put on 50 - Guptill and Colin Munro's 52 against Pakistan in Wellington 13 months ago. With the ball it mostly went to script for the Black Caps against the world No 7, with just two more ODIs before the Cricket World Cup.

Source: Stuff February 13, 2019 06:43 UTC