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

Live Reporting

Elizabeth Botcherby

  1. NZ 35-2

    Well, New Zealand were batting quite serenely until the penultimate over of the powerplay but two wickets in three balls has changed things dramatically.

    They need another big innings from Sophie Devine.

  2. wicket

    WICKET

    Bates run out (Sumaiya/Joty) 29 (NZ 35-2)

    Bates run out for 29 after 'a bit of a mix-up' with Kerr

    Bang, bang. A huge mix-up and Suzie Bates is run out for 29.

    Melie Kerr immediately set off for the single but Bates was slow off the mark at the non-striker's end. She was well short as Sumaiya Akter's throw came in to the wicketkeeper.

    New Zealand have lost two wickets in three balls.

  3. wicket

    WICKET

    Plimmer st Joty b Rabeya 4 (NZ 35-1)

    'Easy stumping' as Plimmer advances down the crease in vain

    The first wicket falls!

    Georgia Plimmer dances down to Rabeya Khan, misses a turning delivery, and is comfortably stumped by Nigar Sultana Joty.

    In comes Melie Kerr for New Zealand.

  4. NZ 19-0

    There was an early scare for New Zealand, with the finger going up in the first over for an lbw against Suzie Bates.

    However, the veteran opener successfully overturned the decision to avoid a third successive duck and has looked in good touch since then, scoring three boundaries in her unbeaten 15 (21).

    Georgia Plimmer has two (10).

  5. Right, the anthems are done and it's time to get things started.

    Suzie Bates and Georgia Plimmer are out in the middle for New Zealand, who are batting first.

    Marufa Akter will open the bowling for Bangladesh.

  6. New Zealand captain Sophie Devine: "We're going to have a bat first today.

    "It's a used wicket and to be honest with you, we want first crack on it. It's hard to interpret the conditions when there's only been a few games.

    "There's a lot of things that have gone right for us. It's about executing it for a longer period of time. With partnerships, it needs to be a match-winning one. With the ball, it's staying on the stumps. It's simple things but doing them for longer periods of time."

    Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana: "I think it's quite good. We wanted to bowl first because our bowlers have been doing well for the last two games. They can bowl relaxed.

    "I think this is a good opportunity for us. We are on a good note. We want to bring our 'A' game here and we have the potential to win the game."

  7. Teams

    Bangladesh XI: Rubya Haider, Sharmin Akhter, Nigar Sultana (c, wk), Sobhana Mostary, Sumaiya Akter, Shorna Akter, Fahima Khatun, Nahida Akter, Rabeya Khan, Marufa Akter, Nishita Akter Nishi.

    New Zealand XI: Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Melie Kerr, Sophie Devine (c), Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Izzy Gaze (wk), Jess Kerr, Lea Tahuhu, Eden Carson, Rosemary Mair.

  8. New Zealand win the toss and bat

    Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana calls "heads".

    It lands on tails and New Zealand's Sophie Devine opts to put her side in to bat.

  9. Hello!

    Hello there!

    It's day 11 of the Women's World Cup and time for Bangladesh vs New Zealand in Guwahati.

    Bangladesh sit fifth in the table with one win (against Pakistan) and one defeat from their opening two matches and would move level on points with third-placed India with victory over New Zealand.

    Sophie Devine's White Ferns, meanwhile, are yet to get their tournament up and running, losing to Australia and South Africa, but will take confidence from the fact they've never lost an ODI against Bangladesh.

    Two huge points up for grabs.