Henry Nicholls made 95 and Will Young 89, trumping Soumya Sarkar’s career-best 169 and leading New Zealand to a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh on Wednesday in the second ODI.

New Zealand hold a winning 2-0 lead in the three-match series which ends on Saturday in Napier.

Nicholls returned to form but fell just short of his second ODI century while Young narrowly missed his second straight ODI century as New Zealand made 296/3 in reply to Bangladesh’s 291. Young made 105 as New Zealand won the rain-affected first match of the series by 44 runs.

Young put on 76 for the first wicket with Rachin Ravindra who made 45 from 33 balls after making a first-ball duck in the first match on Sunday.

Young then added 128, effectively in a match-winning partnership, for the second wicket with Nicholls who also bounced back after a second-ball duck in the opening ODI.

New Zealand were 204/2 in the 33rd over when Young was out, having made his 89 runs from 94 balls with eight fours and two sixes. It was 260/3 when Nicholls fell in the 41st over.

Tom Latham and Tom Blundell saw New Zealand home with 22 balls to spare, Blundell finishing the chase with a six in the 47th over.

Earlier, Sarkar made his 169 from 151 balls as Bangladesh were put into bat after losing the toss.

Sarkar’s score was the second-highest by a Bangladesh batsman in ODIs, behind Litton Das’s 174 against Zimbabwe and the second-highest by a visiting batter in an ODI in New Zealand.

“I’m happy but I’m concerned we’re not winning,” Sarkar said. “If we were winning it would be special. I was just watching the ball and playing my shots.”

The left-hander had a reprieve on 92 when he offered a catching chance to Young at point which Young put down as the ball swirled in a steady breeze.

Brief scores: Bangladesh 291 all out in 49.5 overs (S. Sarkar 169, M. Rahim 45; J. Duffy 3/51, W. O’Rourke 3/47), NZ 296/3 in 46.2 overs (W. Young 89, H. Nicholls 95). NZ won by 7 wickets.