New Zealand vs Bangladesh, Highlights, World T20 2016: Kiwis Win by 75 Runs to End as Group 2 Toppers

New Zealand defeated Bangladesh by 75 runs after Grant Elliott and Mitchell Santner took three wickets each. Earlier, Mustafizur Rahman picked 5/22 to restrict New Zealand to 145/8. Catch highlights of Bangladesh vs New Zealand here. (SCORECARD | POINTS TABLE | NEWS | VIDEOS | LIVE STREAMING)

18:19 hrs IST: NZ win by 75 runs

18:15 hrs IST: Overs 15.4 || Bangladesh 70 all out

WICKET! Al-Amin Hossain (0) is bowled by Sodhi. This is Bangladesh's lowest T20I score ever.

18:12 hrs IST: Overs: 14.5 || Bangladesh 65/9

WICKET!! Mustafizur (6) edges a delivery which was going outside off to Ronchi. Elliot gets his third wicket.

18:11 hrs IST: SIX! Mustafizur who picked five wickets earlier starts with a six off the second ball he faced.

18:10 hrs IST: Overs 14.2 || Bangladesh 59/8

WICKET! Mortaza (3) trapped plum in front of the wicket by Elliott

18:07 hrs IST: Bangladesh's lowest T20I score is 78, which was also against New Zealand in 2010. Today they are staring at a lower total  

18:05 hrs IST: Overs 12 || Bangladesh 48/7

WICKET! Mahmudullah (5) is bowled by Sodhi with a googly.

18:00 hrs IST: Play resumes.

17:50 hrs IST: Play stopped at Eden Gardens as one of the floodlights turn off. This is the venue which will host the final on April 4.

17:48 hrs IST: Overs 10.4 || Bangladesh 44/6

WICKET! Mushfiqur Rahim (0) is bowed by a brilliant ball from Grant Elliot.

New Zealand's Mitchell Santner was one of the star performers against Bangladesh.

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17:45 hrs IST: Bangladesh are all at sea against New Zealand's spin. Ish Sodhi, Mitchell Santner and Grant Elliott have all troubled Bangladesh

17:42 hrs IST: Bangladesh is struggling against the New Zealand, who are unbeaten till now in the tournament

17:38 hrs IST: Overs 10 || Bangladesh 43/5

WICKET!! Soumya Sarkar (6) out. He lunged forward against Ish Sodhi and is stumped by Luke Ronchi.

17:35 hrs IST: Overs 8.5 ovs || Bangladesh 38/4

WICKET!! Shabbir (12) out. He tried to go for a big shot and was caught by Santner at mid-wicket off McCullum

17:31 hrs IST: Overs 7.1 || Bangladesh 31/3

WICKET!! Shakib Al Hasan (2) out. He tries to hole out Santner but is caught by Nathan MCCullum, who ran from long-on.

17:29 hrs IST: Grnt Elliott gives away just one runs in the seventh over.

17:23 hrs IST: Overs 5.4 || Bangladesh 29/2

WICKET! Mohammmad Mithun (11) out. He falls prey to Mitchell McClenaghan's slower ball as Mithun tries to go for a slog, and his stumps are rattled

17:18 hrs IST: Another Four!! Again by Shabbir, this time he cuts Santner for a four in the point region

17:17 hrs IST: FOUR! Shabbir hits Santner for a boundary in the long-on region. first boundary for Bangladesh.

17:15 hrs IST: Kane Williamson again resorts to a medium pacer - Corey Anderson. It's a boundary-less fifth over but Shabbir and Mithun manages to notch six runs. 

17:12 hrs IST: Mitchell Santner to bowl the third over. And he gives away just three runs.

17:09 hrs IST: Overs 2 || Bangladesh 4/1

WICKET! Tamim Iqbal (3) is run out by a brilliant throw by Colin Munro

17:07 hrs IST: Corey Anderson to bowl the second over

17:03 hrs IST: Only two runs off the first over

17:00 hrs IST: Bangladesh openers Tamim Iqbal and Mithun are here. Nathan McCullum to open bowling for New Zealand.

16:43 hrs IST: SIx!! McClenaghan helps New Zealand post 145/8 in 20 overs with a huge hit

16:39 hrs IST: Overs 19.5 || New Zealand 139/8

WICKET! Nathan McCullum (0) is bowled. He tries to slog Mustafizur and again his cutter rattles the stumps. He becomes first bowler in this tournament to grab five wickets.  

16:37 hrs IST: Overs 19.4 || New Zealand 139/7

WICKET! Santner (3) is bowled by Mustafizur. Again his lethal cutter does the trick.

Mustafizur Rahman was the chief destroyer with a haul of 5/22 against New Zealand.

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16:34 hrs IST: Overs 18.2 || New Zealand 127/6

WICKET!! Ross Taylor (28) out after MIthun stretches to take a superb catch at midwicket off Al-Amin

16:30 hrs IST: Overs 17.5 || New Zealand 122/5

WICKET!! Elliott (9) is caught brilliantly by Shuvagata at mid-on off Al-Amin. Great fielding by Bangladesh

16:25 hrs IST: FOUR! Grant Elliott joins the party with a straight boundary off Shakib.

16:22 hrs IST: SIX! Taylor has decided to go after Bangladesh bowlers. He hits gets down in his knees and hits Shakib for a six over the midwicket.

16:21 hrs IST: Four! Ross Taylor ends the disastrous over for New Zealand with some solace.

16:19 hrs IST: Overs 15.4 overs || New Zealand 100/4

WICKET! Corey Anderson (0) is bowled by Mortaza.The Kiwi tries to smash Mortza too early and the ball rattles his stumps.

16:16 hrs IST: Dropped chance! After taking a wicket Al-Amin fails to take a catch from Taylor. New Zealand completes 100 runs in 15.2 overs 

16:11 hrs IST: Overs 14.5 || New Zealand 99/3

WICKETS! Munro (35) out. He is bowled by Al-Amin Hossain

16:09 hrs IST: SIX! Munro upping the tempo. He goes after Al-Amin Hossain in the log-off region. Run-rate just below seven now

16:07 hrs IST! SIX! Munro again and this time he hits Mahmudullah over the ropes in the long-off region. 13 runs in the 14th over - Best over for New Zealand so far.

16:05 hrs IST: FOUR! Finally! Munro comes out and hits Mahmudullah straight over his head. This will ease some pressure.

16:02 hrs IST: Meanwhile, India's first Olympic medal winning boxer Vijender Singh caught up with Sachin Tendulkar. Vjender has won his first four pro boxing bouts.

Vijender Singh said meeting Sachin Tendulkar was really a big motivation for him. (Photo Credit: Vijender Singh/ Twitter)

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15:57 hrs IST: Five runs off the 12th over, bowled by Shuvagata Som. It has been three overs since Williamson's departure that New Zealand hasn't got a single boundary in three overs.

15:54 hrs IST: Another boundary-less over for New Zealand. But Munro and Taylor manage six runs off the 11th over by Mashrafe Mortaza

15:50 hrs IST: Ross Taylor comes in. He is off the mark with a single off Shakib.

15:45 hrs IST: Overs 4 || New Zealand 57/2

WICKET!! Williamson (42) out. Mustafizur makes a brilliant comeback as he bowls the New Zealand captain with a slower ball.   

15:43 hrs IST: FOUR!! Williamson hits Mustafizur over the cow's corner. This is the first boundary in over three overs.

Kane Williamson scored 42 off 32 balls against Bangladesh.

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15:39 hrs IST: New Zealand batsmen are not taking risk at all and yet they score eight runs off the eighth over by Mahmudullah, by relying only on ones and twos. These Kiwis are supremely fit. 

15:36 hrs IST: Shuvagata then gives away just fives in seventh over. Williamson and Cloin Munro are in no hurry 

15:30 hrs IST: Al-Amin Hossain gives away just four runs in the sixth over.  

15:24 hrs IST: Four!! and then SIX!! Williamson is not the one to be bogged down as he goes after Shakib. He hits the first in cover while the latter was hit at long-on.

15:19 hrs IST: Overs 4 || New Zealand 25/1

WICKET!! Nicholls (7) out. Mustafizur's famous cutter rattles the left-hander's off-stump. 

15:17 hrs IST: Mustafizur Rahman to bowl the fourth over for Bangladesh.

15:15 hrs IST: New Zealand 23/0 after three overs

15:13 hrs IST: Another spinner Shakib Al Hasan to the attack now. He starts badly for a four by Williamson off the first ball of the third over.

15:10 hrs IST: Ouch! Williamson gets hurt on the left hand as he is hit by a Nicholls shot. New Zealand physio attending to him. He's alright.

15:08 hrs IST: Nicholls hits him for a four, through cover point.

15:07 hrs IST: Spinner Shuvagata Som to bowl the second over.

15:05 hrs IST: Another four! Williamson again, and the Kiwis notch nine off the first ball. 

15:04 hrs IST: FOUR!! First boundary of the match as Williamson hits Mortaza out of the park. 

15:03 hrs IST: Debutant Nicholls off the mark with single off the second ball.

14:59 hrs IST: New Zealand openers Nicholls and Kane Williamson are here. Mashrafe Mortaza to open bowling for Bangladesh.

14:45 hrs IST: Henry Nicholls is making his Twenty20 International debut. He has played two Tests and 10 ODIs

14:38 hrs IST: Here are the playing XIs:

Bangladesh (Playing XI): Tamim Iqbal, Mohammad Mithun, Sabbir Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Shuvagata Hom, Mashrafe Mortaza(c), Al-Amin Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman

New Zealand (Playing XI): Kane Williamson(c), Henry Nicholls, Colin Munro, Corey Anderson, Ross Taylor, Grant Elliott, Luke Ronchi(w), Mitchell Santner, Nathan McCullum, Mitchell McClenaghan, Ish Sodhi

14:32 hrs IST: New Zealand have won the toss and they will bat first. Martin Guptill has been rested as a precaution. Henry Nicholls gets his first game. Nathan McCullum has been included. Bangladesh are unchanged.

14:30 hrs IST: A warm welcome to this dead rubber clash between New Zealand and Bangladesh. The Kiwis have already qualified for the semi-finals while Bangladesh will be aiming to go out on a high.

Having gifted a certain victory to India on Wednesday, Bangladesh will have to fight emotional distress and focus on cricket to win some pride in their last ICC World T20 2016 match against New Zealand.

New Zealand will be coolly ruthless. They are unbeaten in three group league matches and having beaten big boys India, Australia and Pakistan with clinical precision, it is unlikely that they will want to lose a dead rubber against a team ranked six rungs below them.

New Zealand have already qualified for the semi-finals of the ICC World Twenty20.

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Bangladesh have emerged as a good T20 side. But like they did against India, they have failed to convert advantages into victories. It is more distressing when senior players like a Mahmudullah or Mushfiqur Rahim do the wrong things with a clear win in sight.

Eden Gardens is unlikely to be a belter. New Zealand's ploy to bank on leg-spinner Ish Sodhi and left-armer Mitchell Santner have paid good dividends. The Kiwis may test pacers Tim Southee and Trent Boult on Saturday.

Martin Guptill has been New Zealand's leading batsman but it is important for Corey Anderson, Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor to strike form before the business end of the tournament begins with the semifinals on March 30 and 31.