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NZ's Nick Kelly smashes his maiden ODI half-century: Key stats
20 Apr 2026

Opener Nick Kelly single-handedly led New Zealand's batting line-up against Bangladesh in the 2nd ODI at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka.

While the rest of NZ's batters tanked on a tricky surface, Kelly smashed a 102-ball 83. This included a 56-run stand with Muhammad Abbas.

While Nahid Rana rocked NZ with a fifer, Kelly raced to his maiden half-century in ODIs.

Kelly helps NZ evade early collapse
Knock

Electing to bat, NZ were 25/0 in seven overs. Rana dismissed Henry Nicholls and Will Young in successive overs thereafter.

Tom Latham also departed in the 18th over, leaving NZ at 52/3. Kelly then steadied the ship with Muhammad Abbas, taking NZ past 100.

Following Abbas's departure, Kelly batted for a while with Dean Foxcroft. But Shoriful Islam ended his bid for a century.

A look at his numbers
Numbers

Kelly smashed 83 off 102 balls, a knock studded with 14 fours.

The left-handed batter, who made his ODI debut last year, recorded his maiden half-century in the format.

He now has 139 runs from five ODIs at an average of 27.8 (SR: 74.73).

Overall, this was Kelly's third half-century in List A cricket. He has over 3,000 runs in the 50-over format.