Online Report : Soumya Sarkar played one of the greatest ODI knocks of all-time for a Bangladesh batter and hit his career-best ODI score of 169 off just 151 deliveries which powered Bangladesh to score 291, highest ODI total for the Tigers against New Zealand in their backyard, at Saxton Oval in Nelson on Wednesday (December 20).

Soumya also reached a significant milestone along the way as his 169 is now the highest individual score by an Asian in New Zealand soil. He surpassed Sachin Tendulkar`s previous best of 163 not out against New Zealand in Christchurch in 2009.

Earlier, Mahmudullah made 128 in that game which, before today, was the highest individual score for a Bangladesh batter in New Zealand and Soumya made that record of his own.

Soumya was on course to beat Litton`s record to become Bangladesh`s highest individual ODI scorer (176) but fell just short. Nonetheless, it was the highest score by a Bangladesh batter in ODIs away from home.

Soumya smashed 22 fours and two sixes in that masterful knock and his 24 boundaries are the joint-most by a Bangladesh batter (with Litton Das - 16 fours and eight sixes against Zimbabwe in 2020) in an ODI innings. No Bangladesh batter apart from Soumya could hit more than 20 fours in an innings.

This innings helped Bangladesh notch up 291, Bangladesh`s highest total against New Zealand in New Zealand, beating 288-7 that they made in Hamilton in the 2015 World Cup.