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By a nine-wicket margin, New Zealand’s women beat Bangladesh.
Bangladesh was bowled out for 140 in a rain-delayed match by New Zealand.
In 20 overs, New Zealand smashed the target.
In a rain-shortened ICC Women’s World Cup match on Monday, hosts New Zealand beat Bangladesh by nine wickets to earn their first win of the tournament.
In a rain-shortened ICC Women’s World Cup match on Monday, hosts New Zealand defeated Bangladesh by nine wickets to earn their first win of the tournament. After a lengthy weather delay, the home team’s bowlers held Bangladesh to 140 all out before Suzie Bates produced an unbroken half-century to help the hosts win the match with 42 balls to spare in 27 overs each. It was New Zealand’s second win of the tournament after falling to West Indies in the opening. Bangladesh dropped to eighth after their two losses.
The White Ferns got off to a slow start in their pursuit of the target. Salma Khatun’s dismissal of skipper Sophie Devine (14) in the seventh over further weakened their position, but otherwise, the Bangladeshi spinners failed to trouble the hosts.
Bates drew 79 out of a possible 68 in her 79th delivery. She and Amelia Kerr shared a match-winning 108-run partnership (47 not out).
During her innings, Bates became only the sixth player to score 1000 runs in a Women’s World Cup match when she hit a boundary late on her innings.
While Kerr walked four times, the Bangladesh team had eight fours, two more than the all-rounder had hit.
Openers Fargana Hoque (52) and Shamim Sultana (33) provided Bangladesh a strong start in their campaign opener despite their team’s loss to South Africa due to a lengthy rain delay.
Bangladesh appeared to be on its way to a competitive total of 41 for no loss following the completion of the five-over power play.
But spin all-rounder Frances Mackay (1/24) ended the opening partnership. Hoque was run out in the 15th over by a right-arm off-spinner, who is 31 years old.
After that, it was Amy Satterthwaite (3/25) who stole the show with a key stint in which she took three wickets from five overs, taking the game into extra time.
Only two additional Bangladeshi batters scored in excess of ten runs after their openers were dismissed. Bangladesh was unable to recover.
Despite a promising start, the team led by Nigar Sultana collapsed under the weight of expectation, losing three wickets for 21 runs in 15 overs.
Despite Ritu Moni’s best efforts, she was unable to make an appearance as Devine took the catch that gave Satterthwaite his 50th ODI wicket.
In one-day internationals, she joins an elite group of players like Charlotte Edwards, Karen Rolton, and Stafanie Taylor who have each scored over 3,000 runs and taken over 50 wickets.
