Hosts New Zealand registered their first win of the event as they inflicted a nine-wicket defeat on Bangladesh in a rain-curtailed ICC Women’s World Cup match right here on Monday.
New Zealand bowlers first restricted Bangladesh to 140 for 8 after a protracted rain delay earlier than Suzie Bates hit a strokeful unbeaten half-century to energy the hosts to a victory with 42 balls to spare within the match that was lowered to 27 overs apiece.
The win earned New Zealand, who misplaced to West Indies within the event opener, two beneficial factors as they rose to the third place whereas, Bangladesh stay winless from their two matches and are in seventh spot.
Chasing the goal, the White Ferns had a sedate begin. Their innings was additional dented within the seventh over when spinner Salma Khatun despatched skipper Sophie Devine (14) packing however other than that the Bangladesh bowlers did not trouble the hosts a lot.
Bates used all her expertise and guile in her 79 from simply 68 deliveries. She stitched a match-winning 108-run stand with Amelia Kerr (47 not out).
It was Bates’ twenty eighth ODI fifty as she turned simply the sixth batter to attain 1000 runs in Women’s World Cup matches when she discovered the boundary late in her innings.
The all-rounder hit eight fours, two greater than your complete Bangladesh crew, whereas Kerr discovered the fence 4 instances.
Earlier put in to bat by New Zealand after a rain delay that lasted 4 hours, openers Fargana Hoque (52) and Shaima Sultana (33) gave Bangladesh, who misplaced towards South Africa of their marketing campaign opener, a shiny begin.
With the five-over energy play full, Bangladesh racing to a aggressive complete on 41 for no loss.
But the opening partnership was put to an finish by spin all-rounder Frances Mackay (1/24). The 31-year-old right-arm off-spinner than went on to impact half-centurian Hoque’s run out within the fifteenth over.
After that it was an Amy Satterthwaite (3/25) present because the veteran all-rounder bowled an important spell, taking three wickets from 5 overs.
Bangladesh could not recuperate from the lack of their openers as solely two extra batters reached double digit scores.
The Nigar Sultana-led aspect crumbled beneath the stress, slipping to 81 for 3 after 15 overs, their optimistic begin undone by shedding three wickets for 21 runs.
Ritu Moni (4) couldn’t make her traditional cameo as Devine pouched the catch that gave Satterthwaite her fiftieth wicket in ODI cricket.
With the feat she joins an illustrious group to have made 3,000 runs and brought 50 wickets in one-day internationals, together with the likes of Charlotte Edwards, Karen Rolton and Stafanie Taylor.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
