New Zealand, on Friday (October 10), thrashed Bangladesh by 100 runs on the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati to open their account within the ongoing ICC Girls’s World Cup 2025.
The win got here after two straight losses for the Sophie Devine-led aspect. They started their marketing campaign with defeats towards Australia and South Africa earlier than beating Bangladesh to get off the mark. With one win from three matches, New Zealand are at the moment in fifth spot within the factors desk.
Then again, Bangladesh has dropped to the sixth spot within the factors desk after struggling their second consecutive loss. They started their marketing campaign with a powerful 7-wicket win over Pakistan earlier than shedding to England and New Zealand.
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Sophie Devine unstoppable
Batting first, New Zealand endured one other batting collapse earlier than recovering to put up a aggressive whole of 227/9 within the allotted 50 overs. Suzie Bates and Georgia Plimmer began properly, including 35 runs for the opening wicket earlier than New Zealand misplaced three wickets in 17 balls to hunch to 38-3 after 11 overs.
Devine and Brooke Halliday then steadied the ship with a affected person partnership. They added 112 runs for the fourth wicket earlier than Halliday was dismissed by Fahima Khatun. The New Zealand batter departed after scoring 69 runs off 104 balls.
Devine didn’t final lengthy both after Brooke’s dismissal and was the following wicket to fall for 63. It was the third consecutive 50-plus rating for the New Zealand skipper within the ongoing event.
New Zealand scored 74 runs within the last 10 overs to put up a 220-plus whole. For Bangladesh, Rabeya Khan impressed with the ball, taking 3 for 30.
Bangladesh falters in chase towards New Zealand:
Whereas Bangladesh did properly with the ball, they may not complement that effort with the bat. It didn’t take New Zealand lengthy to finish Bangladesh’s hopes of successful the match. None of Bangladesh’s prime 5 batters may even attain the 5-run mark as their crew was decreased to 33/6 after 14 overs.
Even the 100-run mark was trying like a distant dream at that stage earlier than Fahima Khatun’s 34-run knock supplied some respectability to the overall. Ultimately, Bangladesh had been all out for 127 runs. The likes of Nahida Akter (17) and Rabeya Khan (25) performed helpful knocks as properly to assist their crew cross the 100-run mark.
For New Zealand, Jess Kerr and Lea Tahuhu picked up three wickets apiece whereas Rosemary Mair claimed two wickets.
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka temporary scores:
New Zealand 227-9 (50 overs): Brooke Halliday 69 (104); Rabeya Khan 3-30
Bangladesh 127 (39.5 overs): Fahima Khatun 34 (80); Jess Kerr 3-21
New Zealand gained by 100 runs
