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New Zealand defeated Bangladesh by 5 wickets in the Champions Trophy. New Zealand defeated Bangladesh by 5 wickets and entered the semi-finals. With this victory, India has also reached the semi-finals, while Bangladesh and host Pakistan are out of the tournament.
Bangladesh batsmen failed
Bangladesh batted first and scored 236 runs losing all wickets in 49.2 overs. Captain Nazmul Hussain Shanto played an important innings of 77 runs. Apart from him, Jaker Ali scored 45 runs in 55 balls. Michael Bracewell took 4 wickets for New Zealand. Apart from him, William O’Rourke took two wickets. At the same time, Matt Henry and Jamieson took one wicket each.
New Zealand showed strength
Chasing the target, New Zealand achieved the target in 45.3 overs for the loss of 5 wickets. Rachin Ravindra scored a brilliant century, scoring 100 runs in 95 balls, which ensured the team’s victory. Apart from him, Tom Latham also played an innings of 55 runs in 76 balls. For Bangladesh, Taskin Ahmed, Nahid Rana, Mehdi Hasan and Rishad took one wicket each.
made it to the semi-finals
With this win, both New Zealand and India have made it to the semi-finals. Whereas, Bangladesh and Pakistan teams have been eliminated from the tournament. This win of New Zealand has brought an exciting twist to the tournament and now the semi-final matches are awaited.
Gill Bikram Singh