NZ vs BAN Live Score, World Cup 2023: Mushfiqur gets fifty for ...

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: OUT! FINALLY!

New Zealand vs Bangladesh: OUT! Bangladesh finally manage to get rid of Mushfiqur.

A slow off-cutter, on off. Mushfiqur misses his pull shot, and it hits the stumps.

Mushfiqur b Henry 66 (75)

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Six off this over!

New Zealand vs Bangladesh: Only six off this over as Mushfiqur needs to play with caution again, with the wicket of Shakib. He will need to build a partnership with Hridoy.

BAN: 167/5 (34)

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: OUT! SHAKIB DEPARTS!

New Zealand vs Bangladesh: ANOTHER WICKET! FERGUSON GETS SHAKIB! HE REALLY NEEDED TO STAY THERE!

A short delivery by Ferguson and Shakib top edges it to backward square leg and the wicketkeeper calls it. Latham runs and takes a good catch!

Shakib c Latham b Ferguson 40 (51)

BAN: 152/5 (30)

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: 4-6!

New Zealand vs Bangladesh: A poor delivery by Ravindra and Shakib launches him over mid-off for a four! Then he drills him over deep midwicket for a six! SHOT!

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: FIFTY FOR MUSHFIQUR!

New Zealand vs Bangladesh: A short delivery by Ferguson, outside off. Mushfiqur upper cuts it to the deep backward point boundary for a four and gets his fifty!

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Slow and steady by Mushfiqur-Shakib!

New Zealand vs Bangladesh: Slow and steady by Mushfiqur-Shakib as they try to rebuild for Bangladesh. Only 4 off this over, as the grab four singles. Mushfiqur has registered 35* off 36 balls and Shakib is at 18* off 32 deliveries.

BAN: 110/4 (23)

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: BAN are 100-up now!

New Zealand vs Bangladesh: Seven runs in this over as Bangladesh get to 100. In the fourth delivery, Shakib clobbered Santner down the group for a four. Then in the final ball, Mushfiqur clattered a full delivery to sweeper cover for a single as Bangladesh reached 100!

BAN: 100/4 (21)

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: 10 runs off the 20th over!

New Zealand vs Bangladesh: Two fours in over! In the third delivery, Henry sent a slow off cutter, outside off. Mishfiqur went late and could only glance it to Chapman, who dived from third man, but could only parry it away for a four! Then in the final ball, Shakib pulled Henry over midwicket for a four! 10 runs in total, in this over!

BAN: 93/4 (20)

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Maiden for Santner!

New Zealand vs Bangladesh: Santner sends a slow tosses up delivery, on off. Shakib defends it with caution in front of him. Good over by Santner and it is a maiden!

BAN: 78/4 (17)

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Much-needed four

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Ferguson persists with his pace, but the ball veers down the leg side. It finds a thick edge off Mushfiqur's glove, and the ball races to the boundary for four.

61/4 in 14 overs

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: WICKET NO.4!

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Najmul departs! Brilliant catch from Conway as Glenn Phillips strikes! Najmul plays a nothing shot against the spin, pushing the ball to short midwicket where Conway takes a brilliant diving catch. BAN in all sorts of trouble

56/4 in 12.1 overs

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: OUT!

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Lockie strikes again and Mehidy Hasan throws his start! Short-pitchd deliverey from Lockie Ferguson and Mehidy goes for a pull and Matt Henry catches it again -- this time at fine leg boundary.

56/3 in 11.4 overs

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: 50 up for Bangladesh

Mitchell Santner continues and he is a little bit costly in his second over after conceding only 1 off his first. 9 off his over and 50 comes up for Bangladesh as well

55/2 in 11 overs

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: End of first powerplay

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: New Zealand clearly dominating the proceedings so far. They've managed to dismiss both openers swiftly, with Boult getting a breakthrough in the very first ball of the match and Lockie taking out Tanzid Hasan in his first over, which was the eighth of the innings. Now, the responsibility lies with Mehidy Hasan and Najmul Shanto to rebuild the innings.

46/2 in 10 overs

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: OUT!

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: WICKET! Lockie Ferguson strikes off his first over! Conway says thank you very much as he takes an easy catch after Ferguson bowls down he leg.

BAN 40/2 in 8 overs

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Better from Boult

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Boult mixes length and catches Mehidy Hasan off-guard with a surprise bouncer. With fine leg up, you could see what Boult was trying to do. Goes full and almost yorker length off next two balls, conceding only 1.

38/1 in 7 overs

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Tanzid springs into action

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Boult leaks runs this time. A bumper finds a top-edge off Tanzid as it flies for four, and Tanzid gets another boundary through a confident drive.

30/1 in 5 overs

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Playing with fire!

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Mehidy playing with danger. The BAN batter continues to take the chances and survives this time, as shot intended through cover finds a thick outside edge and travels past Mitchell at slip for 4. Mehidy has taken most of the strike so far. He moves to 17.

22/1 in 4 overs

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Henry from the other end

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Mehidy also slams his first boundary of the innings off Henry's fourth delivery. Five off Henry's first. 10/1 in 2 overs

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: What a start!

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: It was a wicket off the first ball, and Latham drops a tough chance on the fifth. Tanzid flicks and gets the toe of the bat, but ball dejects off Latham's gloves for a four.

5/0 in 1 over

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: OUT!

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: WICKET OFF THE FIRST BALL! Boult strikes, Litton departs! The batter starts with an attacking shot straighaway with a flick-of-the-wrist lofted shot at deep square leg. Unfortunately for Litton, that was exactly the area one of the two Kiwi fielders was placed. A simple catch and Litton departs.

0/1 in 0.1 overs

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Let the action begin!

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: We are done with the anthems and players take the field! Tanzid Hasan and Litton Das open for Bangladesh. Trent Boult begins proceedings with the ball.

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Players line up for national anthems

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: The players come out for the national anthems, as per the tradition ahead of WC encounters. Bangladesh first, followed by New Zealand

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Williamson upbeat on return

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Kane Williamson returns to the game after nearly nine months (excluding warm-ups), and he's upbeat. “Nice to take part in those warm-up games and nice to be standing here,” the NZ captain says at toss.

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Bangladesh XI

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Mahmdullah in for Mahedi.

XI: Litton Das, Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: No Sodhi for the Kiwis

Well, this is surprising. No Ish Sodhi for New Zealand despite the previous match providing ample for spinners. Williamson comes in for Will Young, only change for NZ.

XI: Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson(c), Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Toss update!

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson wins toss, opts to bowl vs Bangladesh in Chennai

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Toss coming up

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: We are ten minutes away from toss in the NZ vs BAN clash in Chennai. Win the toss and…?

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Pitch report

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: On the day before the game, it underwent thorough watering and rolling several times. As a result, unlike the pitch in the India-Australia match, this surface is unlikely to deteriorate quickly.

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: WC points table so far

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: New Zealand are currently second with two wins in two and a strong NRR of +1.958. Bangladesh's NRR was hurt with a big loss to England, and they stand 6th with two points in as many matches. South Africa are top.

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Shanto on potential target

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: The match will be contested on a fresh pitch, and Najmul Shanto is optimistic that this new wicket will offer both teams the opportunity to set a target in the range of 300 to 320 runs. "Considering all the matches in India (during the World Cup), the wickets look pretty good. If the wicket is fresh, we should aim at 300-320."

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Bangladesh looking to benefit from Sriram

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Bangladesh is looking to capitalize on the guidance provided by technical consultant Sridharan Sriram during the World Cup. Sriram, a former Indian all-rounder represented the national team in eight ODIs from 2000 to 2004, joined the squad before their practice matches against Sri Lanka and England in Guwahati as they prepared for the 50-over showpiece.

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Ravindra as extra spinner?

Williamson certainly believes so. With Chennai track assisting spinners significantly, the NZ captain didn't rule out the possibility of Ravindra rolling his arm over. "We still need to have a look at the surface in terms of the balance that we are looking at, which will then certainly affect the selection. But, Rachin has been a huge part of our side, and had some really significant contributions in the first two and will absolutely be involved," said Williamson

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Southee still not available

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Experienced fast bowler Tim Southee has been recovering following surgery on his fractured right thumb, but will take time to be available at this World Cup "Tim's progressing well, but won't be playing tomorrow's game," Williamson said

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Bangladesh not too worried

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: “I don't think we should worry too much about the opening. Our top-order batsmen are well-prepared. A couple of good innings should instill confidence,” Najmul Shanto said before the game on Friday. Bangladesh have two points in as many matches so far

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Williamson wary of BAN threat

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Kane Williamson was full of praise for Bangladesh ahead of their encounter in Chennai, insisting that the side's familiarity with the subcontinental conditions makes it a threat. "I think certainly in the subcontinent, they [Bangladesh] are very, very familiar with these conditions and they have a number of match-winners throughout their side."

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Chennai pitch

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: India's spin trio combined for a remarkable 6 for 104 against Australia in Chennai last week, and both, New Zealand and Bangladesh are expected to employ spin-heavy strategies whether they bat first or second in this match. The weather forecast indicates mostly dry conditions with a minimal chance of rain.

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Williamson in, but who goes out?

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: The toss-up might revolve around Glenn Philips and Mark Chapman with Williamson's return to the New Zealand side after nine months. While Ravindra's excellent form could see him keeping his place in the XI, the youngster could potentially move to number 4 to accommodate Williamson at number 3.

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: NZ to call Sodhi back?

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: It's Chennai, and it's only fair Ish Sodhi gets back his place in the playing XI for the key group clash. There's another reason for Sodhi's inclusion; he performed impressively against Bangladesh in bilateral series recently, including taking an impressive six-wicket performance in Dhaka a couple of weeks ago.

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Past meetings at WC

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: New Zealand and Bangladesh have crossed paths in the ODI World Cup on five occasions, with the Kiwis maintaining an undefeated record. Their initial encounter in the World Cup took place in Chelmsford in 1999, which New Zealand secured with a six-wicket victory. They last faced each other at the World Cup during the 2019 edition at The Oval, where Williamson's men registered a narrow 2-wicket win.

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: BAN rely on spin

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Despite a significant loss to England, Bangladesh possess asset in their spin trio. Led by Shakib Al Hasan, this attack includes Mahedi Hasan and Mehidy Hasan Miraz, and they have collectively claimed 11 wickets in two matches. The spin attack is Bangladesh's best chance to cause an upset on the sluggish Chennai surface.

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Williamson returns, but with batting order dilemma

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: The return of Williamson gives a boost but presents a selection challenge for New Zealand, primarily involving the impressive Rachin Ravindra, who stood in during Williamson's absence. Ravindra smashed a century and half-century in the first two matches respectively and there will be a tough call to take for NZ management. Despite this, New Zealand's top-order batsmen, including Will Young, Devon Conway, and Daryl Mitchell, are in fine form and will be key for the Kiwis.

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Bangladesh eye revival

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Bangladesh, who commenced their campaign with a convincing victory over Afghanistan, encountered a roadblock to their momentum in their last match against England. Jos Buttler's men showcased an outstanding batting display, accumulating 364/9 runs, and then resoundingly dismissed Bangladesh for a mere 227

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: NZ high on confidence

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: New Zealand are riding high on confidence after two impressive victories in the World Cup. They started the tournament with an comprehensive 8-wicket win over defending champions England, a performance that sent shockwaves across the cricketing world. The Kiwis continued their stellar form with another dominant performance against the Netherlands, securing a 99-run victory. As they gear up to face Bangladesh, the return of Kane Williamson further bolsters their batting order.

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Hello and welcome!

New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, World Cup 2023: Hello and welcome to the live coverage of NZ vs BAN 2023 World Cup match! The Kiwis will aim to make it 3 wins in as many matches when they take on Shakib Al Hasan's men in Chennai.