POBNEWS24, Dhaka Desk report Oct 12, 2023 : Bangladesh set a target of 246 runs for New Zealand in the ongoing World Cup at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Friday (October 13).
New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson won the toss and asked Bangladesh to bat first. Tigers managed 245 runs in 50 overs with loss of nine wickets.
A top-order tumble yet again dented Bangladesh’s batting effort as the first four batters were back in the hut for 56 runs within the opening 13 overs of the innings.
Skipper Shakib Al Hasan and veteran Mushfiqur Rahim put a band-aid on the innings with a 96-run stand before Shakib, who managed a 51-ball 40, tried to hit his way out of trouble and in the process threw his wicket away.
A hapless Mushfiqur, who played an impressive knock of 66 runs off 75 balls to bring up his 48th ODI fifty, succumbed to an unfortunate end when he was castled by a Matt Henry slower ball that kept surprisingly low on a wicket that delivered decent carry throughout the innings.
Squads:
Bangladesh: Litton Das, Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman.
New Zealand: Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson(c), Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult.
