Published: Mar 13, 2015, 02:29 PM (IST)
Edited: Mar 13, 2015, 10:23 PM (IST)
There is nothing that Brendon McCullum cannot do it seems in this ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. The New Zealand skipper made a Superman-style fielding in the deep, when he tried to save a boundary. Despite the effort went in vain, the effort went viral on internet. Here is the video of the super effort! McCullum hurt his hand in the process but managed to keep the ball away from the reaching ropes.
Earlier, Mahmudullah hit a second successive century to lead Bangladesh to a respectable 288 for the loss of seven wickets against New Zealand in the World Cup Pool A match in Hamilton on Friday. However, New Zealand won the match with eight balls remaining. READ: New Zealand win thriller against Bangladesh by three wickets
The 29-year-old right-hander, who hit a match-winning 103 against England in Adelaide on Monday, scored a 123-ball undefeated 128 to lift Bangladesh from a struggling 27-2 after New Zealand won the toss and sent Bangladesh into bat on a flat Seddon Park pitch. READ: Ross Taylor completes 5,000 ODI runs
Mahmudullah, dropped on one by Corey Anderson off Tim Southee, anchored the innings and added an invaluable 90 for the third wicket with Soumya Sarkar (51) and another 78 for the sixth with Sabbir Rahman who made a fiery 23-ball 40. Full Scorecard: Bangladesh vs New Zealand
Mahmudullah steered paceman Mitchell McClenaghan towards third man for a couple to complete his hundred off 111 balls before blowing a kiss to the applauding Bangladeshi fans. He became only the second Bangladeshi batsman to score back-to-back hundreds in all one-day internationals after Shahriar Nafees who achieved the feat against Zimbabwe at home in 2006. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Complete Coverage
