Summary

  • NZ beat Bangladesh for first win of World Cup

  • NZ win toss & bat

  • Halliday (69) and Devine (63) share 112-run stand to rescue NZ from 38-3 and set up resounding win

  • Bangladesh bowled out for 127 chasing 228 with 61 balls to spare

  • NZ 227-9 (50 overs): Halliday 69 (104); Rabeya 3-30

  • Bangladesh 127 (39.5 overs): Fahima 34 (80); J Kerr 3-21

  1. New Zealand beat Bangladesh for first winpublished at 17:45 BST

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    New Zealand earn first points with comfortable Bangladesh win

    New Zealand are up and running at the Women's World Cup, beating Bangladesh by 100 runs.

    We'll be back on Saturday, 11 October at 10:00 BST for England's meeting with Sri Lanka in Colombo.

    See you soon!

  2. Postpublished at 17:43 BST

    New Zealand captain Sophie Devine: "Really pleased for the side to finally get on the board in tough circumstances with the bat. It wasn't the prettiest from Brooke [Halliday] and I but sometimes you have to do it ugly. We got a reasonable total on the board and then the bowlers did their job.

    "I was excited to welcome Rosemary Mair back into the side and what she brought is what we've been missing with the ball. Lea [Tahuhu] keeps surprising you. She's been able to attack the stumps and put batters under pressure. She's been fantastic and it's nice to have a win in her 100th ODI.

    "The first game against Australia, we were really good in a lot of places. Against South Africa, we were disappointing. But today, we got momentum back.

    "The next games are incredibly important. Anyone can beat anyone. It makes for an exciting tournament. Every point is absolute gold. We've got to focus on the next day. We can't control what else happens."

  3. Postpublished at 17:40 BST

    Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana Joty: "We are not being consistent as a batting unit. When you're chasing 200 and your top order doesn't click, it's difficult for any team to chase this target.

    "We bowled really well but what we expected from Marufa Akter, we didn't get. The other bowlers around her bowled well, especially Nahida Akter and Rabeya Khan. We were in good control but they kept playing their shots and we leaked too many boundaries.

    "There's a lot of things we've learned. We have seen in the tournament the lower order being the best part of games and winning games, so for us, we have to learn from there and know how to get ourselves going in the middle.

    "How our bowlers bowled today was impressive. They've done well for the team consistently. We should rectify our mistakes as a batting unit."

  4. Postpublished at 17:36 BST

    New Zealand batter and player of the match Brooke Halliday: "The biggest thing over the last couple of days was being okay with getting ones and being boring. We knew the plan was to bat for a long time until the 40th over and then have party time. I failed to get to [that] but Sophie [Devine] managed to capitalise.

    "We've had a lot of net bowlers who similar to what we faced today. That sweep shot was something I tried to practice and I've got out a couple of times but I've hit a few runs with it. There's perks to being able to expand my game."

    On her partnership with Devine: "It's easy to bat with Sophie. It wasn't easy to bat out there. The mental side was tough and the physical side hit us later. Single-hitting is quite hard and there's always part of you that wants to hit a boundary. Sophie keeps it simple."

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    New Zealand win by 100 runspublished at 39.5 overs
    Breaking

    Fahima c Plimmer Carson 34 (Ban 127 all out)

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    Plimmer takes catch at extra cover from Fahima as New Zealand secure comfortable win

    Eden Carson wraps up the win for New Zealand, who pick up their first points of the World Cup with a 100-run win over Bangladesh.

    Credit to Fahima Khatun, who's 80-ball 34 proved a thorn in New Zealand's side but Bangladesh will be ruing letting the White Ferns recover from 38-3 and their own batting collapse to 33-6.

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    WICKETpublished at 38.4 overs

    Nishi b Tahuhu 5 (NZ 125-9)

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    'Wonderful delivery' from Tahuhu bowls Nishi for five

    Lea Tahuhu punches her fist with delight. She's bowled Nishita Akter Nishi for five and Bangladesh are 125-9.

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    WICKETpublished at 36 overs

    Rabeya c Plimmer b J Kerr 25 (Ban 110-8)

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    Plimmer takes easy catch from Rabeya at cover as New Zealand close in on win

    In the end, it's a tame dismissal from Rabeya Khan as she chips an easy catch to Georgia Plimmer in the covers.

    Jess Kerr has 3-17 and New Zealand need two wickets to wrap up the win.

  8. Ban 104-7published at 35 overs

    Target 228

    100 up for Bangladesh in the 34th over. It's been a remarkable effort by Fahima Khatun, first with Nahida Akter and now with Rabeya Khan to lead her side into three figures.

    Brooke Halliday was brought on to bowl the 35th over. She's the eighth bowler used by New Zealand.

    Bangladesh need 124 runs from 90 balls.

  9. Ban 88-7published at 30 overs

    Target 228

    Sophie Devine tosses the ball to Maddy Green for a couple of overs as Bangladesh continue to frustrate their bowlers.

    Their resistance, led by Fahima Khatun's 22 (51), is not helping New Zealand's already woeful net run rate but it's an excellent show of determination from the batting side.

    At 33-6 in the 14th over, I don't think many people would have expected this match to be heading into a 31st over.

  10. Ban 73-7published at 25 overs

    Target 228

    That's actually been a good five overs from Bangladesh, putting on 22 runs and losing just the one wicket.

    Can they make it to three figures?

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    WICKETpublished at 22.5 overs

    Nahida c Carson b Mair 17 (Ban 66-7)

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    Carson takes catch at point to dismiss Nahida for 17

    Rosemary Mair breaks Bangladesh's seventh-wicket partnership, having Nahida Akter caught by Eden Carson.

    Nahida and Fahima Khatun had put on 33 to rescue their side from 33-6 and avoid being bowled out for their lowest total in a women's ODI (60 vs South Africa in 2012).

  12. Ban 51-6published at 20 overs

    Target 228

    Fahima Khatun and Nahida Akter are frustrating New Zealand's bowlers, putting on 18 for Bangladesh's seventh wicket.

  13. Ban 38-6published at 15 overs

    Target 228

    Bangladesh were 22-3 at the end of the powerplay. Five overs later, they've collapsed to 38-6, although Nahida Akter has just edged the ball past the wicketkeeper for their first boundary of the innings.

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    WICKETpublished at 14 overs

    Shorna lbw b Tahuhu 1 (Ban 33-6)

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    Tahuhu dismisses Shorna lbw for one

    Lea Tahuhu has two wickets in five balls, trapping Shorna Akter lbw. There's a hopeful review from the Bangladesh batter but it's umpire's call.

    Bangladesh are 33-6 in pursuit of 228. A huge victory beckons for New Zealand.

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    WICKETpublished at 13.2 overs

    Sumaiya c Bates b Tahuhu 1 (Ban 30-5)

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    Bates takes 'easy catch' at cover to dismiss Sumaiya for one

    It's another easy catch as Sumaiya Akter picks out Suzie Bates off Lea Tahuhu, who has a wicket in her 100th ODI.

    This could all be over quite quickly.

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    WICKETpublished at 12.2 overs

    Joty c Mair b M Kerr 4 (Ban 30-4)

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    Mair takes catch at mid-off to end 'painful innings' for Joty

    Nigar Sultana Joty is put out of her misery. She miscues the ball to Rosemary Mair to depart for a painful 4 (28).

    Melie Kerr has her first wicket.

  17. Ban 22-3published at 10 overs

    Target 228

    It's advantage New Zealand at the end of the powerplay, with Jess Kerr striking twice and Rosemary Mair also in the wickets.

    Bangladesh need 206 runs from 40 ball and it's time for the spin of Melie Kerr.

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    WICKETpublished at 9.4 overs

    Mostary c Tahuhu b J Kerr 2 (Ban 22-3)

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    Tahuhu takes catch at short third from Mostary top edge

    Jess Kerr snags her second wicket as Sobhana Mostary edges the ball high into the sky and into the arms of Lea Tahuhu at third.

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    WICKETpublished at 7.2 overs

    Jhilik c Devine b J Kerr 4 (Ban 13-2)

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    Devine takes catch at mid-off as Jhilik dismissed for four

    Oh dear. This is not going well for Bangladesh.

    Rubya Haider Jhilik spoons the ball to Sophie Devine, who takes a good catch to send the opener on her way for four.

    228 feels quite a long way away but then again, New Zealand didn't really spark into life until the final 10 overs.

  20. Ban 9-1published at 5 overs

    Target 282

    New Zealand could hardly have asked for a better start.

    Rosemary Mair has bagged the early wicket of Sharmin Akhter Supta and has figures of 1-7 from her three overs.

    Jess Kerr has only conceded one run in two overs.

    Pressure building on the batters.