Cricket: Black Caps thrash Bangladesh to sweep Twenty20 series 1 Apr, 2021 10:10 AM 3 minutes to read Finn Allen was the standout batsman for New Zealand. Photo / Photosport Approaching 9pm, the prospect of any cricket in Auckland appeared fanciful at best. By 10pm, Finn Allen was walking off Eden Park with 71 next to his name after 29 balls of futuristic cricket. Allen's maiden 50 was the centrepiece of the Black Caps' imposing 141-4 off the allotted 10 overs as the Black Caps put a bold-type exclamation point on their extraordinary season. It was always going to be a tall order to chase it down. After eight overs Bangladesh were 70-8 needing 36 an over off the final two to win – not impossible, but pretty tricky all the same.