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Final Up to date: February 17, 2023, 23:26 IST
Star batter Suzie Bates top-scored with an unbeaten 61-ball 81 whereas batting by the innings to arrange New Zealand’s 71-run mauling of Bangladesh within the ICC Ladies’s T20 World Cup on Friday.
Opting to bat first after profitable the toss, New Zealand have been nicely served by the opening duo of Bates and Bernadine Bezuidenhout as the 2 shared a partnership of 77 runs in solely 9 overs to set the muse for a robust whole. Wicketkeeper Bezuidenhout blazed away to 44 off 26 balls.
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New Zealand ended their innings at a difficult 189 for 3 within the stipulated 20 overs on the Newlands.
In reply, Bangladesh have been restricted to 118 for eight with Eden Carson (3/18) and Hannah Rowe (2/15) accounting for 5 wickets between themselves.
Within the latter phases of the New Zealand innings, Maddy Inexperienced smashed an unbeaten 44 off simply 20 balls to prop up her group whereas including 82 runs in fast time with the seasoned Bates.
Together with her knock, Bates grew to become the primary batter to attain 1000 runs in Ladies’s T20 World Cup.
Inexperienced discovered the fence seven instances throughout her blistering knock, whereas Bates too hit as many boundaries moreover placing one most.
The opposite opener, Bezuidenhout struck 5 boundaries.
Skipper Sophie Devine didn’t open her account whereas Amelia Kerr made 16.
Bowling leg-spin, Fahima Khatun was essentially the most profitable bowler for Bangladesh, choosing up two wickets for 36 in her full quota of 4 overs.
When their time to bat got here, Bangladesh obtained off to a poor begin and misplaced Shamima Sultana (14) with 19 runs on the board within the third over, the bowler being medium pacer Hannah Rowe.
Two overs later, Rowe struck once more as she bowled Sobhana Mostary (4).
The early blows put Bangladesh on the again foot they usually couldn’t get well from that.
Shorna Akter (31), Murshida Khatun (30) and Shamima Sultana (14) have been the one batters to succeed in double digits.
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