Bangladesh vs New Zealand Live Score Champions Trophy: Towhid Hridoy Nears Fifty As BAN Lose 2nd Wicket After Good Start
BAN vs NZ Champions Trophy Live: New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner won the toss and opted to bowl against Bangladesh in their Champions Trophy Group A game in Rawalpindi.
BAN vs NZÂ Live Scorecard Champions Trophy:Â New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner won the toss and opted to bowl against Bangladesh in their Champions Trophy Group A game in Rawalpindi. Hoping to secure a place in the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy, the Kiwis made two changes from the side that beat Pakistan in the tournament opener last week. Kyle Jamieson and Rachin Ravindra replaced Daryl Mitchell and Nathan Smith. For Bangladesh, Soumy Sarkar and Tanzim Hasan are sitting out, with Nahid Rana and Mahmudullah replacing them. A win against familiar opponents Bangladeshwill confirm New Zealand's place in the semi-final from Group A, alongside India. Bangladesh, however, beat New Zealand in their previous Champions Trophy meeting, in Cardiff in 2017. (Live Scorecard)
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Tossed up, around off, Tawhid Hridoy comes forward and defends it.
DRINKS! It's drinks break, and Bangladesh are 80/2 after 16 overs. Tanzid and Shanto made a solid start by punishing loose deliveries early on. However, Tanzid fell for 24 once spin was introduced. Mehidy also got a start but couldn’t convert it, giving a catch to mid-on. Hridoy is now at the crease with skipper Shanto, as New Zealand’s bowlers have tightened up since the first powerplay. The spinners are expected to play a key role in the upcoming overs.
Back of a length and outside off, Shanto looks to cut it but gets a thick inside edge onto the pitch.
Bangs in short of a length, around middle, Najmul Hossain Shanto ducks under it.
Hard length, on top of off, Shanto comes forward and drops it down back to the bowler.
On a good length and outside off, Hridoy runs it down to deep third man for a single.
Fuller, around middle, Hridoy comes forward and turns it to mid-wicket.
On a good length, and around off, Shanto opens the face of the bat and guides it to deep third man for a single.
Touch short, around leg, Hridoy goes back and tickles it to short fine leg. Just a single off it.
Fuller again, around off, Hridoy blocks it off the front foot.
Nagging length, around off, Hridoy defends it back to the bowler.
Drags his length a bit, around off, Hridoy goes back and drops it down back to the bowler.
Floated up, around off, from over the wicket, Tawhid Hridoy comes forward and blocks it off.
Tossed up, around off, Shanto comes forward and knocks it down to long on for a single.
Back of a length, around middle, Shanto swivels and pulls it along the ground to deep square leg for a single.
On a good length, around leg, Shanto works it away to mid-wicket.
FOUR! EDGED AND BOUNDARY! Hard length and outside off, Najmul Hossain Shanto comes forward and looks to defend it with soft hands but gets a thick outside edge that races away to the boundary at deep third man.
BEATEN! On a good length and touch outside off, stays a bit low, Najmul Hossain Shanto looks to dab it towards the off side but gets deceived by the lack of the bounce.
On a good length, around middle, Shanto defends it back to the bowler.