Preview: After they both lost their matches to hosts England and their respective matches against Australia ended in rain-induced no results, Bangladesh and New Zealand head into their final Group A clash of the ICC Champions Trophy on Friday, desperately needing a win, knowing that also may not fetch them a semi-final berth. [caption id=“attachment_3534945” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] New Zealand captain Kane Williamson and Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza.[/caption] Both Bangladesh and New Zealand have a point apiece and need to win their Friday’s fixture in Wales to make it to the last-four stage besides hoping for England to beat Australia in their final group match at Edgbaston on Sunday. England have already booked their place in the semi-finals of the eight-team tournament and if they lose to the Kangaroos that will effectively end any hopes of Bangladesh and New Zealand. Going into Friday’s encounter, Bangladesh will once again bank on the in-form Tamim Iqbal, who started the tournament with a century against England before making 95 against Australia. Bangladesh will however, have the psychological edge over the Kiwis, having beaten them by five wickets in a warm-up match in Dublin. Cardiff could also turn once again lucky for Bangladesh, who had previously upset a powerful Australia way back in 2005. On the other hand, New Zealand will have their hopes pinned on their skipper Kane Williamson, who struck a brilliant hundred against Australia before following up with 87 against England. In case Williamson fails, the other Kiwi batsmen will have to shoulder the responsibility and not repeat their pathetic show against England, which saw them losing their last eight wickets for 65 runs. Williamson, who was docked 40 percent of his match fee for slow over rate offences, will also need to be careful in his on-field discussions with the team, if he doesn’t want to be banned for a match. Teams: Bangladesh: Mashrafe Mortaza (Captain), Imrul Kayes, Mahmudullah, Mehedi Hasan, Mosaddek Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim (Wicketkeeper), Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Shafiul Islam, Shakib Al Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Sunzamul Islam, Tamim Iqbal, Taskin Ahmed. New Zealand: Kane Williamson (Captain), Corey Anderson, Trent Boult, Neil Broom, Colin de Grandhomme, Martin Guptill, Tom Latham, Mitchell McClenaghan, Adam Milne, James Neesham, Jeetan Patel, Luke Ronchi (Wicketkeeper), Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor. With inputs from IANS
Highlights ICC Champions Trophy 2017, New Zealand vs Bangladesh cricket result: Tigers pull off stunning win, knock out Kiwis
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Two Bangladesh batsmen scoring a century in an ODI:
Tamim Iqbal & Mushfiqur Rahim v Pakistan, Mirpur, 2015
Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah v NZ, Cardiff, 2017
Highest fifth wicket stands in ODIs:
256* – David Miller/ JP Duminy v Zimbabwe, 2015
226* – Eoin Morgan/ Ravi Bopara v Ireland, 2013
224 – SHAKIB AL HASAN/ MAHMUDULLAH v New Zealand, 2017*
After 47 overs,Bangladesh 264/5 ( Mahmudullah 102 , Mosaddek Hossain 3)
FOUR! FOUR! You go to mid on, you can to to covers. Shakib is toying with Boult now. But the Kiwi dismisses him. CENTURY! Mahmudullah gets to his ton with a boundary.
After 46 overs,Bangladesh 249/4 ( Shakib Al Hasan 106 , Mahmudullah 98)
Shakib jams the first ball towards leg and hints to his partner that it is reversing. He takes a single on the second ball. A leg by allows Shakib to come back on the strike on the fourth ball. SIX and CENTURY! Shakib looks to pull but top edges it over fine leg for a maximum. He won’t mind that though. What a remarkable hundred this has been. Once again, he retains the strike on the last ball.
Pairs to add 200-plus runs after their teams lost first four wickets inside 50 runs in ODIs:
Ravi Bopara/Eoin Morgan v Ireland, Dublin, 2013
SHAKIB AL HASAN/MAHMUDULLAH v New Zealand, Cardiff, 2017*
After 45 overs,Bangladesh 240/4 ( Shakib Al Hasan 98 , Mahmudullah 98)
200-run stand comes up between Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah on the first ball. Boult strays and bowls a leg side wide. Mahmudullah collects a single behind point on the second ball. FOUR! Shakib gives himself room and lofts it over mid off for a boundary. Shakib goes for a pull on the fourth ball but misses it altogether. He plays a similar shot on the fifth ball only to miss it. Needless shots but Shakib wants to finish it early. He pulls the last ball to square leg to retain strike. He and Mahmudullah are two runs away from a century.
After 44 overs,Bangladesh 232/4 ( Shakib Al Hasan 92 , Mahmudullah 97)
Shakib pulls the first ball, which is short, to fine leg for a single. FOUR! Short from Neesham again and Mahmudullah upper cuts it over the keeper for a boundary. Great execution. He fails to score a run off the next two balls. However, he guides the next ball behind point to collect a single. Neesham pitches it up and Shakib clips it to mid on for another run. Bangladesh need 34 off 36 balls.
After 43 overs,Bangladesh 225/4 ( Shakib Al Hasan 90 , Mahmudullah 92)
Southee, clearly under pressure, initiates his over with two wides. The next four balls go like this: 0, 1, 1, 1. FOUR! Shakib hammers it through covers for a boundary and takes a single off the last ball to retain strike. 11 off the over. Bangladesh need 41 off 42 balls.
After 42 overs,Bangladesh 215/4 ( Shakib Al Hasan 84 , Mahmudullah 90)
FOUR! Mahmudullah gets low and slams Santner down the ground for a boundary. After bowling a dot, Santner bowls a WIDE! Mahmudullah clips it through midwicket and collects a couple. Once again, he punches it through the same area and gets the same result. Ball five: Mahmudullah cuts it uppishly but the ball falls short of the point fielder. Mahmudullah collects a single off the last ball.
After 41 overs,Bangladesh 205/4 ( Shakib Al Hasan 84 , Mahmudullah 81)
Southee comes back. The ball is not swinging any more. Can he make an impact? 1 run comes off the first two balls. Shakib uses his feet and powers the third ball through covers for a boundary. The over ends with two singles and a brace.
After 40 overs,Bangladesh 196/4 ( Shakib Al Hasan 79 , Mahmudullah 77)
Two singles and two braces off Santner’s 9th over. Bangladesh need 70 off 60 balls.
After 39 overs,Bangladesh 190/4 ( Shakib Al Hasan 76 , Mahmudullah 74)
Milne bowls a leg cutter first up, Mahmudullah cuts it to point. Anothert attempted leg cutter goes past the wide line. WIDE! Mahmudullah takes a single to mid on for a single. Shakib pulls it to through midwicket for another run. Milne bowls three precious dots to end the over.
After 38 overs,Bangladesh 187/4 ( Shakib Al Hasan 75 , Mahmudullah 73)
The required run rate is 6.58 and Bangladesh’s run rate is almost 5. They are a couple of bad balls away from closing down that margin. So, they milk only four singles off Santner’s 8th over.
After 37 overs,Bangladesh 183/4 ( Shakib Al Hasan 73 , Mahmudullah 71)
Bangladesh in cruise control at the moment. However, they are playing with a lt of risk. Mahmudullah looks to pull one but gets a top edge over the keeper. He then cuts the next one powerfully over the point fielder for a couple. The 150 stand comes up. 10 runs off the over.
After 36 overs,Bangladesh 173/4 ( Shakib Al Hasan 71 , Mahmudullah 64)
A decent over from Santner but NZ don’t just need to contain runs here but also take wickets. Breaking this partnership is crucial. Just 4 runs off the over. Bangladesh, on the other hand, need a sensible approach from here on.
After 35 overs,Bangladesh 169/4 ( Shakib Al Hasan 68 , Mahmudullah 63)
In the last three to four overs, these two have slowed down the tempo perhaps realising that a wicket here could undo all the hard work. They scores just five runs and Boult gifts them an extra run.
After 34 overs,Bangladesh 163/4 ( Shakib Al Hasan 65 , Mahmudullah 61)
Santner comes back into the attack. He outthinks Mahmudullah on the first three balls. But Mahmudullah drives it through covers for a single. Shakib too returns the favour on the fifth ball. Mahmudullah cuts the sixth ball to point for another run.
After 33 overs,Bangladesh 160/4 ( Shakib Al Hasan 64 , Mahmudullah 59)
Trent Boult continues. And Bangladesh avoid taking any risks against him. Happy with two singles.
After 32 overs,Bangladesh 158/4 ( Shakib Al Hasan 63 , Mahmudullah 58)
Williamson continues. Shakib hits the first ball back towards the bowler. He takes a single off the second ball. SIX! Mahmudullah dances down the track and smacks Kane over long on. He quickly brings Shakib on strike, who slams the fifth ball down the ground for a boundary. Shakib retains the strike. Bangladesh need 108 runs off 108 balls. Is it possible? Yes, I would go onto say that the match is now Bangladesh’s to lose.
After 31 overs,Bangladesh 145/4 ( Shakib Al Hasan 57 , Mahmudullah 51)
Trent Boult comes back for a burst. Shakib and Mahmudullah are experienced enough to realise that he has been brought into the attack for a wicket. So they just milk four singles and a double. FIFTY comes up for Mahmudullah off the last ball, it is his 18th half century and what a time to bring it.
After 30 overs,Bangladesh 139/4 ( Shakib Al Hasan 55 , Mahmudullah 47)
Kane Williamson introduces himself into the attack. We saw this happen yesterday with India when Kohli came into the attack. Is the game drifting away from New Zealand? Maybe. Maybe not. But they certainly need to break this stand. 6 runs off Williamson’s 1st over.
After 29 overs,Bangladesh 133/4 ( Shakib Al Hasan 50 , Mahmudullah 46)
Milne tests Mahmudullah with constant change in pace and lengths. The result of which Mahmudullah faces four dots. Two singles are taken off the last ball which makes this an eventful over. First of all, Shakib Al Hasan brought up his 35th ODI half century and the 100-run stand too came up between off 107 balls between these two.
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