World CUP 2019: New Zealand beat Bangladesh by two wickets

LONDON: New Zealand thrashed Bangladesh by two wickets in a World Cup thriller at the Oval on Wednesday. The Black Caps  made it two wins from as many games at the World Cup.New Zealand, losing finalists four years ago, achieved a seemingly modest target of 245 thanks mainly to Ross Taylor´s 82.But they lost three wickets for 27 runs before Mitchell Santner (17 not out) and Lockie Ferguson (four not out) saw them to a victory achieved with 17 balls to spare. Earlier, fast bowler Matt Henry took four for 47 in a Bangladesh total of 244 that featured Shakib Al Hasan´s 64.ScoreboardBangladeshTamim Iqbal c Boult b Ferguson 24Soumya Sarkar b Henry 25Shakib Al Hasan c Latham b De Grandhomme 64Mushfiqur Rahim run out 19Mohammad Mithun c De Grandhomme b Henry 26Mahmudullah c Williamson b Santner 20Mosaddek Hossain c Guptill b Boult 11Mohammad Saifuddin b Henry 29Mehidy Hasan Miraz c Latham b Boult 7Mashrafe Mortaza c Boult b Henry 1Mustafizur Rahman not out 0Extras: (b1, lb8, w9) 18Total: (all out, 49.2 overs) 244 Fall of wickets: 1-45 (Sarkar), 2-60 (Iqbal), 3-110 (Rahim), 4-151 (Shakib), 5-179 (Mithun), 6-197 (Mahmudullah), 7-224 (Hossain), 8-235 (Miraz), 9-244 (Mortaza), 10-244 (Saifuddin)Bowling: Henry 9.2-0-47-4 (1w), Boult 10-0-44-2 (1w), Ferguson 10-0-40-1 (5w), De Grandhomme 8-0-39-1 (1w), Neesham 2-0-24-0 (1w), Santner 10-1-41-1New ZealandM. Guptill c Iqbal b Shakib 25C. Munro c Miraz b Shakib 24K. Williamson c Hossain b Miraz 40R. Taylor c Rahim b Hossain 82T. Latham c Saifuddin b Miraz 0J. Neesham c Sarkar b Hossain 25C. de Grandhomme c Rahim b Saifuddin 15M. Santner not out 17M. Henry b Saifuddin 6L. Ferguson not out 4Extras: (nb 1, w 9) 10 Total: (8 wkts, 47.1 overs) 248Did not bat: T. Boult Fall of wickets: 1-35 (Guptill), 2-55 (Munro), 3-160 (Williamson), 4-162 (Latham), 5-191 (Taylor), 6-218 (De Grandhomme), 7-218 (Neesham), 8-238 (Henry)Bowling: Mortaza 5-0-32-0 (1nb), Miraz 10-0-47-2 (1w), Rahman 7.1-0-48-0 (3w), Shakib 10-0-47-2 (1w), Saifuddin 7-0-41-2 (3w), Hossain 8-0-33-2 (1w) Result: New Zealand won by two wicketsMan-of-the-match: Ross Taylor (NZL)Toss: New ZealandUmpires: Paul Reiffel (AUS) and Bruce Oxenford (AUS) TV umpire: Joel Wilson (WIS) Match Referee: David Boon (AUS)

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