NZ VS BAN Match Highlights: Mitchell and Williamson Combine to Give New Zealand Their Third Win in the World Cup
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New Zealand vs Bangladesh Match Live Score: After the early dismissal of Rachin Ravindra, eyes were on skipper Kane Williamson who made his return to ODI cricket after being out due to injury. The skipper did not disappoint as he managed to score a half-century and set a solid partnership with Daryl Mitchell. Unfortunately for the skipper, he picked up an injury on his left thumb which forced him to retire himself out giving the Kiwis major concerns. But the general theme of one team being outclassed continues as the Kiwis managed to dominate the Bangladesh side.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is back into the mix after missing out on the first two games. He won the toss and opted to bowl first against Bangladesh in Chennai. The Black Caps have benched Will Young as the skipper returns to the XI. On the other hand, Bangladesh made a change to the combination. Mahedi Hasan has been replaced by Mahmudullah.
New Zealand look like a more balanced unit with key players in some very good form. Williamson will return to the side after a long injury lay-off, but NZ won’t have any major concerns about him as he did well for them in the warm-up matches.
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On the other side, Bangladesh started the tournament on a positive note with a big win over Afghanistan but faltered miserably against defending champions England in their second match. With quality spinners in their side, Bangladesh will look to cause trouble for the New Zealand batters on a slow Chennai surface.
NZ VS BAN Match Live Score: SIX! Mitchell Finishes Off in Style as New Zealand Win by 7 Wickets to Spare
Mitchell managed to finish off in style and in quick fashion as he managed to smash that towards the long-on region. Barring Williamson’s injury the Kiwis will be happy with how the match turned out as they make it 3 wins out of 3.
NZ VS BAN Match Live Score: SIX! Glenn Phillips Goes Big! Score NZ 240/2 in 42 Overs
Mehidy Hasan looked to toss that delivery but Phillips predicted it and went for a slog-sweep and managed to clear the boundary over the deep-mid wicket area as New Zealand close in on a victory.
NZ VS BAN Match Live Score: FOUR! Mitchell Into the 80's! Score: NZ 233/2 in 41.4 Overs
Mitchell managed to smash that towards the covers as the Kiwis look to get their win and move top of the table. Mehidy kept it too short giving an open invitation for Mitchell to go for it.
NZ VS BAN Match Live Score: FOUR! Phillps Joins the Party! Score NZ 221/2 in 40 Overs
The new batter, Glenn Phillips managed to pull that short delivery and luckily managed to get the edge as the ball rolled away to make it the third boundary off the over.
NZ VS BAN Match Live Score: FOUR! Mitchell Smashes His Second Boundary Off the Over! NZ 216/2 in 39.4 Overs
Mitchell looks to get a move on in the chase keeping the net run-rate in mind. He smashed the ball straight down the ground to make it yet another four for the Kiwi side.
NZ VS BAN Match Live Score: FOUR! Mitchell Continues the Onslaught! Score 210/2 in 39.1 Overs
Mitchell managed to smash Taskin Ahmed towards the deep square-leg region as the Bangladeshi side looks to be down and out of this game. Just a matter of time when New Zealand secure their win.
NZ VS BAN Match Live Score: 200 Up! Williamson Retires Hurt! Score: NZ 200/2 in 38.2 Overs
After 200 coming up for the Kiwis, the skipper, Kane Williamson has retired himself out of the game which is likely due to the injury he received on his thumb.
Kane Williamson 78(107) retd hurt
NZ VS BAN Match Live Score: SIX! Mitchell Smashes That for A Big One! Score: NZ 197/2 in 37.3 Overs
Mitchell is ruthless as he punished Taskin for bowling slightly fuller than needed as he hits a big one over the mid-on side for a maximum.
NZ VS BAN Match Live Score: Williamson Recieving Treatment! NZ 191/2 in 37.1 Overs
Williamson was looking to take a quick single and Najmul Hussain Shanto looked to get a direct hit and as he threw the ball it went on to miss the stumps and hit Williamson’s left thumb. That will definitely be a painful one to say the least,
NZ VS BAN Match Live Score: Score: FIFTY! Daryl Mitchell Hits a Big Six to Get to his 50! Score: NZ 190/2 in 36.4 Overs
Daryl Mitchell continues with the aggressive approach as he slogs it towards the square-leg region to get to his half-century. He picked up where Conway left off and built a solid partnership with the skipper and the chase looks well and truly theirs.
NZ VS BAN Match Live Score: FOUR! Mitchell Smashes That For a Boundary! Score: 181/2 in 35.5 Overs
Mitchell goes back into smashing the ball as he manages to hammer the short delivery towards mid-wicket for an easy boundary. Taskin can do better than that and must have had a lapse in concentration.
NZ VS BAN Match Live Score: FOUR! Mitchell Joins the Party! Score: NZ 174/2 in 35 Overs
Mitchell has switched up from smashing the ball to just using a cheeky edge for a boundary as he gets it ahead of fine-leg. A different approach from the batter as he began his innings with a power shot for a six,
NZ VS BAN Match Live Score: FOUR! Williamson Smashes That for A Boundary! Score: NZ 166/2 in 33.2 Overs
What more to say about Kane Williamson. He looks set to carry this team as he always has to yet another win. He was able to get the length early-on which enabled him to get the boundary.
NZ VS BAN Match Live Score: Shakib Keeps it Tight! NZ 161/2 in 33 Overs
Shakib managed to get an economical over in as the flat deliveries were one that managed to get the batters to defend. Looks like a tad bit of pace as well was involved making it harder for the batters.
NZ VS BAN Match Live Score: FOUR! Williamson Continues to Charge Ahead! Score NZ 154/2 in 31.2 Overs
Williamson looks to be in fine touch as he times the ball so well that he is able to just pull the short ball from Mehidy Hasan for an easy boundary. The Bangladesh bowlers seem to be letting it go at this point.
NZ VS BAN Match Live Score: Shakib Back Into the Attack! Score 150/2 in 31 Overs
The Kiwis continue to get the strike rotation going as they are able to get the easy singles. This chase will be an easy contest unless the Bangladeshi bowlers look to be a bit more aggressive with their field placements.
NZ VS BAN Match Live Score: New Zealand Continue Marching Foward! Score: NZ 146/2 in 30 Overs
The Kiwi batters have minimal pressure now as they are in the driver’s seat and looks to be rotating strikes and get their way to the target required to win the game.
NZ VS BAN Match Live Score: FIFTY! Williamson Gets to 50 on Return to ODI Cricket! Score: NZ 141/2 in 29 Overs
Kane Williamson shows why he is among the best all-format batters in the world at the moment as he gets to his half-century on his return to ODI cricket after a spell of injury which kept him out of the game. The New Zealand team and the management will be happy to see him in such good touch. He does not stop there as he managed to cut the fourth delivery of the over for a boundary.
NZ VS BAN Match Live Score: Fantastic Fielding Display to Save some Runs! Score: NZ 130/2 in 28 Overs
Litton Das with a brilliant display of fielding as he managed to save 4 runs for the side thanks to his jump on the boundary line and throwing it back on the field. Such fielding displays could prove to be pivotal if Bangladesh are to stage a comeback into this game.
NZ VS BAN Match Live Score: Shoriful Islam Continues Bowling Well! Score: NZ 126/2
Shoriful Islam continues where he left off as he hits the deck and keeps it short to keep the Kiwi batters guessing and concedes a single run in the over as he looks to build some pressure on the Kiwi batting unit.
NZ VS BAN Match Live Score: Mehidy Hasan Keeps it Tight! Score: NZ 125/2 in 26 Overs
Mehidy Hasan was brought back into the attack as he looked to experiment and find a way to get the big wickets. He tried the fuller delivery which went for a single then tried the flat one but it came of no use.
NZ VS BAN Match Live Score: FOUR! Shakib Continues to Leak Runs! Score NZ 123/2 in 25 Overs
Not sure why Shakib is leaking runs regularly. Could it be the injury he picked up in the first innings, or is it just Williamson’s ability? The Kiwi skip continues to loft it towards mid-on and as he looks solid in the chase.
NZ VS BAN Match Live Score: Taskin Continues to Keep it Economical! Score NZ: 116/2 in 24 Overs
Taskin has been getting things right but is just not able to get the wicket. Bangladesh will be happy with his bowling as he managed to give away only three runs and he looks to build some pressure. Taskin kept it relatively short as the Kiwi batters played their strokes but found the fielder.
NZ VS BAN Match Live Score: SIX! Williamson Dances Down the Ground For a Huge One! Score NZ: 113/2 in 23 Overs
That shot was beautiful, to say the least. Williamson came down the ground against Shakib and smashed it towards the long-on area for a huge six. The timing of the shot was immaculate as he looked to be in fine touch and showed no signs of rustiness.
NZ VS BAN Match Live Score: Taskin Ahmed Looking to Restrict Runs! Score 103/2 in 22 Overs
Taskin Ahmed will look to offset the expensive previous over as he looks to keep the runs conceded minimal. He continues to hit the deck as well giving some trouble to the Kiwi batters.
New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score: SIX! Daryl Mitchell Kicks Off and Brings Up 100! Score NZ 98/2 in 21 Overs
Unlucky for the Bangladeshi side as Daryll Mitchell looked to come down the ground and smash it towards long-off but the fielder dived and took the catch but failed to release the ball before landing over the boundary line.
New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score: WICKET! Shakib Dismisses Conway! Score: NZ 92/2 in 20.1 Overs
Conway seemed to be confused with his shot as he looked to play the reverse sweep but misjudged the line and length of the ball. NZ also burn a DRS review as well adding to their concerns as the skipper, Shakib al Hasan gets the big breakthrough.
Devon Conway 45(59) lbw b. Shakib-Al-Hasan
New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score: Kiwi Batters Keep the Momentum Going with Singles! Score: NZ 92/1 in 20 Overs
The Kiwi batters have been rotating the strike well and keeping the run-flow in check as they gain momentum for the chase. Bangladesh will be eying for a breakthrough at some point now.
New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score: Williamson Dropped! Score: NZ 82/1 in 18.1 Overs
You don’t get many chances when it comes to the experienced Kane Williamson as Taskin who is at mid-wicket drops what should be a regulation catch.
New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score: FOUR! Willliamson Uses His Feet Well to Get the Boundary! Score: NZ 81/1 in 17.3 Overs
Williamson shows his class as he comes down the ground and uses his feet to loft the ball towards mid-wicket as it goes for a one-bounce boundary.
New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score: Shakib Looking to Build Pressure! Score: NZ 76/1 in 17 Overs
Shakib continues to mix things up as he looks to build pressure on the Kiwi batting by restricting runs. He starts off with a slow flighted delivery then mixes things up with a quicker one as well.
New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score: Mehidy Hasan Into the Attack! Score: NZ 73/1 in 16 Overs
Spin from both ends seems to be the plan as Mehidy Hasan Miraz is brought into the attack as the Bangladeshis look to get a breakthrough in the Kiwi batting order as they look to be taking the game away from them.
New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score: Shakib Into the Attack 68/1 in 15 Overs
Despite the doubts regarding the injury he picked up when batting, Shakib has come into the attack as he looks to get the big breakthrough for the Bangladesh side. He looks to test the batter as he bowls full and outside off.
New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score: Runs Flowing in For the Kiwis! Score: 65/1 in 14 Overs
The Kiwi batters will be happy with the scoreboard ticking as it is now. The pair are able to get the singles and doubles to keep the scorecard moving as they come closer in the chase.
New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score: FOUR! 50 Partnership! Williamson Edges That to Perfection! Score: NZ 60/1 in 13 Overs
Williamson managed to edge that delivery from Taskin Ahmed as it went towards the third-man region and eventually rolled away for a much needed boundary giving the Kiwis 15 runs off that over. This also brings up the fifty partnership between the pair of Kane Williamson and Devon Conway.
New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score: FOUR! Conway Punishes Taskin Ahmed! Score: 49/1 in 12.1 Overs
Taskin cannot miss a beat as Conway is looking for any room for error from the bowler so that he can punish him and that is exactly what happened as he went on to hit a boundary over the mid-wicket area.
New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score: Kiwi Batters Looking to Get Going Score: NZ 45/1 in 12 Overs
The Kiwi batters continue to find the fielders as they continue to search for boundaries. But despite the lack of boundary’s they are able to keep the singles going and get some runs on the board.
New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score: Taskin Continues to Keep it Tight! Score: NZ 41/1 in 11 Overs
The Bangladeshi bowling so far has been brilliant. Taskin is able to hit the right lengths while also mixing it up to keep the batters guessing. Initially, he bowled it a bit short and then a bit fuller later in the over.
New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score: FOUR! Williamson Finally Gets his First Boundary! Score NZ 37/1 in 10 Overs
Williamson finally lets loose as he scores two boundaries off the over. Shoriful was bowling it a bit too wide giving room for Williamson who shows no mercy as he smashes the first over covers. The second boundary was also driven through the covers as well.
New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score: Taskin Starts Off Well! Score: NZ 28/1 in 9 Overs
Even though Taskin started off a bit too wide, vigilant fielding from Bangladesh managed to save the delivery from going for runs. Taskin managed to come back and get the right length as Williamson was not able to get runs and thereby got only one run in Taskin’s first over.