Playing his first competitive international game in nearly seven months after knee surgery, Kane Williamson did what he does best — shepherd a tricky chase with a masterly knock (78 retd. hurt, 108b, 8x4, 1x6) as New Zealand completed an eight-wicket win over Bangladesh here at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on Friday.
In pursuit of 246, the Black Caps lost opener Rachin Ravindra early before Williamson and Devon Conway weathered a fine spell of pace bowling by the left-arm seamers Mustafizur Rahman and Shoriful Islam.