New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner took four wickets as they beat Bangladesh by 17 runs in a rain-affected third and final Twenty20 international on Sunday to draw the series 1-1.

The 2nd T20I between New Zealand and Bangladesh, at the Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, was abandoned due to rain. New Zealand were 72/2 when rain stopped play.

Bangladesh claimed an historic five-wicket win over New Zealand on Wednesday after their seamers ran riot in the opening game of their three-match Twenty20 series on Wednesday in Napier.

Bangladesh's pace attack tore through New Zealand's batting on a lush Napier pitch, sealing a remarkable nine-wicket victory in the third and ultimate one-day international on Saturday, etching a historic milestone in cricket.

A superb 169 off 151 balls from opener Soumya Sarkar was not enough to end Bangladesh's miserable ODI streak in New Zealand, where they have now lost all of their 18 previous 50-over matches against the Black Caps.

Opener Will Young cracked a rapid century as New Zealand recovered from a dreadful start to beat Bangladesh by 44 runs on Sunday in the rain-affected first one-day international.