In the 11th match of the ICC World Cup 2023, New Zealand defeated Bangladesh by 8 wickets to win the event for the third consecutive time.
New Zealand chased down Bangladesh’s target of 246 runs in 43.5 overs for the loss of 2 wickets. Daryl Mitchell 89, captain Kane Williamson 78, and Dion Conway played an inning of 45 runs.
This is the Kiwis’ third consecutive win in the event, after which they have moved to the top of the points table with 6 points.
New Zealand defeated England in the first match and the Netherlands in the second match.
In the match played in Chennai, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and decided to field first and invited Bangladesh to bat. Bangladesh scored 245 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the allotted 50 overs.
Bangladesh innings World Cup 2023
On behalf of Bangladesh, Liton Das and Tanzeed Hasan started the innings, but on the very first ball of the match, wicketkeeper-batsman Liton Das caught Matt Henry and returned to the pavilion without scoring any runs.
Bangladesh’s second wicket fell to opening batsman Tanzid Hasan when Tanzid was caught out after scoring 16 runs.
After that, Mehdi Hasan Miraz scored 30 runs off 46 balls, then Najamul Hasan Shinto scored 7 runs and captain Shakibul Hasan returned to the pavilion with 40 runs.
Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah played a responsible inning, thanks to which Bangladesh scored 245 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the allotted 50 overs.
Mushfiqur Rahim scored 66 runs while Mahmudullah remained unbeaten scoring 41 runs.
New Zealand’s Lockie Ferguson took three wickets, and Trent Boult and Matt Henry took two wickets each.
New Zealand Innings World Cup 2023
Chasing Bangladesh’s target, New Zealand’s innings did not start well, with Richan Ravindra getting out for 9 runs at a total score of 12.
After the fall of one wicket, captain Kane Williamson and Dion Conway batted brilliantly and took the score to 92 runs, but then Conway returned to the pavilion after scoring 45 runs, which Williamson retired on 78 runs.
In such a situation, Daryl Mitchell played brilliant strokes and played an unbeaten innings of 89 runs to give the Kiwis their third consecutive victory in the event. Apart from this, Glenn Phillips remained unbeaten by scoring 16 runs.