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Blazing Munro belts New Zealand to T20 series win

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Mount Maunganui, New Zealand: Colin Munro produced a masterclass of controlled batting to post 101 off 54 balls as New Zealand coasted to a 47-run win in the second Twenty20 against Bangladesh on Friday. The comprehensive victory at Mount Maunganui gave New Zealand an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match series following their 3-0 sweep of the 50-over matches. With Munro in sublime form, smashing seven sixes and as many fours in his whirlwind innings, New Zealand posted a daunting 195-7. Bangladesh in reply were all out for 148 in the 19th over. — AFP SCOREBOARD New Zealand L Ronchi c M Hossain b M Mortaza0 K Williamson c T Iqbal b Shakib12 C Munro c N Hasan b R Hossain101 C Anderson b M Hossain4 T Bruce (not out)59 C de Grandhomme b R Hossain2 J Neesham b R Hossain5 M Santner (run out)4 B Wheeler (not out)0 Extras (LB-4, W-3, NB-1)8 Total (for 7 wkts, 20 overs)195 Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-42, 3-46, 4-169, 5-171, 6-190, 7-194. Bowling: M Mortaza 4-0-38-1, R Hossain 4-0-37-3, M Rahman 4-0-30-0, Shakib 4-0-32-1, M Hossain 2-0-22-1, Mahmudullah 2-0-32-0. Bangladesh T Iqbal (run out)13 I Kayes c Bruce b Santner0 S Rahman c Boult b Sodhi48 Shakib c Neesham b Wheeler1 S Sarkar c Munro b Boult39 Mahmudullah c de Grandhomme b Sodhi19 M Hossain c Santner b Williamson1 N Hasan c Boult b Williamson10 M Mortaza c Boult b Sodhi1 R Hossain c Bruce b Wheeler1 M Rahman (not out)0 Extras (LB-5, W-10)15 Total (all out, 18.1 overs)148 Fall of wickets: 1-2, 2-34, 3-36, 4-104, 5-118, 6-121, 7-144, 8-147, 9-147. Bowling: M Santner 3-0-14-1, T Boult 3-0-28-1, B Wheeler 2.1-0-16-2, De Grandhomme 2-0-33-0, IS Sodhi 4-0-36-3, K Williamson 4-0-16-2.