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Bangladesh vs New Zealand, Match 9, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 - CommentaryBAN vs NZ, Match 9, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 - Commentary

New Zealand won by 2 wkts
Bangladesh
244(49.2)
New Zealand
248/8(47.1)
PLAYER OF THE MATCH
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Mustafizur to Santner, FOUR, Santner has finished it off with a boundary. New Zealand win by 2 wickets! He punches the air in delight to celebrate the victory. It was in the slot for Santner, he plunges forward and drives it with a lot of class and elegance. It beats mid-off and canters to the fence

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Saifuddin to Ferguson, FOUR, whatta time to produce the outside edge! It was on a fuller length and was on the stumps, Ferguson was looking to push it to the off-side, gets an outside edge and it runs fine of third man for a boundary. This should be the game, set and match!

Arjun Goutham: Bangladesh are playing some incredible cricket for the last couple of games. Will be interesting to see the points table after couple of more games.
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Saifuddin to Matt Henry, out Bowled!! There is more drama left, folks! Bangladesh are not in a mood to give up. Their skipper said before the match that they will fight till the final ball. And his team is doing exactly that. What an effort! Saifuddin offered a juicy full-toss, Matt Henry swung hard, failed to put any bat on it. And it came back to crash onto his stumps. Matt Henry b Saifuddin 6(8) [4s-1]

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Mustafizur to Matt Henry, FOUR, Mustafizur gets his line all wrong. It was an overpitched delivery and was wide of off, Matt Henry stays put and drives it wide of mid-off for a boundary

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Mustafizur to Matt Henry, FOUR, Mustafizur gets his line all wrong. It was an overpitched delivery and was wide of off, Matt Henry stays put and drives it wide of mid-off for a boundary

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Saifuddin to Santner, FOUR, edged and four, handy runs for New Zealand, on a good length and shaping across the left-hander, had him driving with hard hands, gets a thick edge and there's no one st slip. Costly, costly error from Bangladesh

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Saifuddin to Santner, FOUR, edged and four, handy runs for New Zealand, on a good length and shaping across the left-hander, had him driving with hard hands, gets a thick edge and there's no one st slip. Costly, costly error from Bangladesh

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Mosaddek Hossain to Neesham, out Caught by Soumya Sarkar!! This is what the pressure of World Cup does to you. New Zealand are crumbling and this match is turning into a classic. Kane has a worried look on his face in the dressing room. It was an offie on the stumps, Neesham wanted to take him downtown, not the requisite power behind it. And the timing wasn't great either. Soumya Sarkar came forward and caught it with utmost ease. Neesham c Soumya Sarkar b Mosaddek Hossain 25(33) [4s-2 6s-1]

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Saifuddin to de Grandhomme, out Caught by Rahim!! Oh dear! Oh dear! Whatta catch from Mushy and Bangladesh are still in the hunt. This is top-notch cricket from the Asian nation. It was a slower delivery on a short of length, de Grandhomme wanted to play an upper cut over the keeper's bat, not enough pace on the delivery and de Grandhomme failed to get enough bat behind it. Mushy leaps in the air full-stretch and snaffles it wonderfully well. de Grandhomme c Rahim b Saifuddin 15(13) [4s-2]

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Saifuddin to de Grandhomme, FOUR, edged and four! The luck is surely with the Black caps tonight. It was on a fuller length and was wide of off, de Grandhomme went for a push to cover. It clipped the inside edge and went past off-stump for a boundary

Pinky: In the age of reviews and Ultra Edge, why are players still not walking when they hit it? They must know they can't get away with it now. There are exceptions, like Hashim Amla, but they're in the minority sadly
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Mustafizur to Neesham, FOUR, takes on fizz and connects it well. It was on a fuller length, Neesham lofts it over the in-field on the off-side for a boundary.

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Mortaza to de Grandhomme, FOUR, serves a juicy full toss outside off, CDG thwacks it over extra cover and there's no-one protecting the fence in the deep. Take four!

Tuna Yadav: This is why I love the round robin format. It doesn’t matter how good you are, or how good your past records are. Every single game is a challenge. Every ball is a fight.
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Mosaddek Hossain to Ross Taylor, out Caught by Rahim!! Strangled down leg. The choke mode is on fellas. New Zealand are making an absolute meal of this. Too poor and too casual from the senior pro. A nothing delivery from Mosaddek Hossain, full and sliding down the leg-side, Taylor looks to help it fine but gets a fine tickle which has been sharply pouched by Rahim moving swiftly to his left. Umpire Paul Reiffel took his time but the finger went up eventually, Taylor doesn't even bother reviewing and rightly so. Ross Taylor c Rahim b Mosaddek Hossain 82(91) [4s-9]

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Mosaddek Hossain to Ross Taylor, FOUR, flashes hard at an offbreak and the edge flies away wide of the keeper, Mustafizz gives chase and he seemed to have touched the cushions (boot) with the ball still in contact. The telly umpire confirms the same

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Mosaddek Hossain to Neesham, FOUR, full on off-stump, Neesham gets behind and slogs it off the toe-end through mid-wicket, found the gap and no-one's stopping that

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Mehidy Hasan to Neesham, SIX, no-one at long-on and Neesham takes the risk. Gets underneath the flighted delivery and smokes it off the middle, hit flush on the boundary hoardings

Aman: A brain fade moment from Latham and Williamson has just given a chance to Bangladesh. Another exciting finish might be on the cards.
Nitish Mariner: Bangladesh is one bowler short. Rubel should come in for Saifuddin. We need wicket takers. Rubel can be expensive, but he can change a match, Saifuddin at best can play supporting role. Felt it in the match against South Africa too.
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Mehidy Hasan to Latham, out Caught by Saifuddin!! The moment it left the bat, Tom Latham knew it was a huge error and instantly hung his head down in embarrassment. Such was the shot selection. A half-tracker indeed from Mehidy Hasan and he bowled it into Latham's arc from round the wicket; Latham's eyes lit up and he went for the pull and completely relied on his power rather than timing. End result? A fine diving low catch at deep mid-wicket. Latham c Saifuddin b Mehidy Hasan 0(4)

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Mehidy Hasan to Williamson, out Caught by Mosaddek Hossain!! Brainfade moment for KW. Or maybe he was frustrated with the fact that he wasn't getting as many boundaries as he would have liked and therfore, jumps out of his crease and tries the hoick on the leg-side. Nowhere near the pitch of the delivery and he ends up dragging the shot off the top hand, straight as a dolly to the fielder at deep mid-wicket. Williamson c Mosaddek Hossain b Mehidy Hasan 40(72) [4s-1]

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Mehidy Hasan to Ross Taylor, FOUR, Taylor brings up the 100-run stand with a gorgeous off-drive through extra cover. Inched forward, got close to the pitch of the fuller delivery and nailed it in the gap

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Mustafizur to Ross Taylor, FOUR, that's easy pickings for Taylor, short and wide of off, he reached out on the cut and found the gap wide of point - the outfield takes care of the rest

Sakin Ahmed: "I can have a sleepless night saying "Oh Mushi" once in every couple of seconds."
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Mosaddek Hossain to Ross Taylor, FOUR, a sprawling stop from Soumya Sarkar, but has he saved the boundary. No, it's signalled as a boundary - a gentle short delivery from Mosaddek, Taylor waits and then cuts it late, behind square on the off-side and it runs away to the point boundary

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Shakib to Ross Taylor, FOUR, beautifully played, tad too full and wide of off, Taylor gets close to the ball and then drives it into the gap past cover, runs away across the fast outfield

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Mehidy Hasan to Williamson, FOUR, cracking shot, tad too short from Mehidy, KW makes room and then expertly threads the gap behind square on the off-side with the cut, no need to run for those

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Saifuddin to Ross Taylor, FOUR, cracking shot, banged in short and the ball kept climbing onto the right-hander, Taylor does well to ride the bounce, rolls his wrists over and pulls iot in front of square on the on-side for a boundary

Sonu Naidu: "Had Rahim got the run-out right, Bangladesh would have be on top."
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Shakib to Ross Taylor, FOUR, that shall release some pressure! Ross Taylor walks down the wicket and smacks the floated delivery over wide mid-on, aggressive intent by Ross, he wants to deal in boundaries

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Mortaza to Ross Taylor, FOUR, overpitched delivery in the channel outside off, room on offer and Taylor makes most out of it. Square drives this one through cover-point and gets going, four runs for the middle order batsman

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Shakib to Munro, out Caught by Mehidy Hasan!! That's a sharp catch by Mehidy and Shakib gets his second wicket. Munro wasn't convinced with the catch but the umpire sends him on his way. He thinks it's a clean grab. The southpaw had whipped the floated delivery to short mid-wicket where the fielder puts in a dive in front of him and grasps it with fingers underneath. With both the openers back to the hut, out walks New Zealand's most experienced batsman - the one and only 'Ross Taylor'. Probably playing his last World Cup, so he'd be looking forward to make an impact. Can he? Munro c Mehidy Hasan b Shakib 24(34) [4s-3 6s-1]

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Mehidy Hasan to Munro, FOUR, slogswept! Tossed up delivery around off, Munro gets down on his knee and slogs it over mid-wicket. There was a fielder in the deep sprinting across to his right but the timing and placement was just about enough to beat his run

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Shakib to Munro, SIX, smoked down the ground! Guptill is out? So what, Munro is still out there. Shimmies down the wicket and lofts it cleanly over the bowler's head. Straight as an arrow for a maximum

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Shakib to Guptill, out Caught by Tamim!! The day just gets better for Shakib. Fifty earlier in the day and strikes on his first ball of the match. Invites the batsman with a gentle tossed up delivery and the opener lofts it straight to long-on. Horrible timing on the shot as Tamim settles under the skier and pouches it safely. End of a sweet little cameo by Marty G. Guptill c Tamim b Shakib 25(14) [4s-3 6s-1]

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Mustafizur to Munro, FOUR, cracked through covers! Length ball in the channel outside off, Munro picks the gap on the off side and drills it with a nice punch from within the crease. Huge gap in fact!

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Mehidy Hasan to Guptill, FOUR, swept away! No stopping Guptill, it seems. A floated delivery around middle and leg, Guptill goes down on his knee and sweeps it past the fielder at square leg. He's in a hurry

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Mortaza to Munro, FOUR, there's the first boundary of the innings for Munro. Length ball in the channel outside off and Munro punches it nicely through the gap at covers. Bisects the two fielders inside the ring and gets four more

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Mortaza to Guptill, FOUR, stand and deliver! Short of a length around off, Guptill hammers it through mid-wicket and gets another scintillating boundary

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Mehidy Hasan to Guptill, SIX, high and handsome! He's in the same mood as he was in the last match. Latches on to the floated delivery and smokes it over wide long-on for half a dozen. Smoking!

Monir Zaman: "I don't think it is going to be easy for New Zealand."
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Mortaza to Guptill, FOUR, wastes no time does Guptill. Short ball without much pace on offer, easy for Guptill who rocks back and pulls it through mid-wicket for a cracking boundary to get off the mark in style

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Matt Henry to Saifuddin, out Bowled!! All-over - Bangladesh have been bowled out for 244. Four wickets for Henry - he's had a fine start to this World Cup. This was full and this was straight, Saifuddin swung all over it, off his pads and clattered into the middle-stump. Saifuddin b Matt Henry 29(23) [4s-3 6s-1]

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Matt Henry to Mortaza, out Caught by Boult!! Mortaza finds third man to perfection - this was full and this was wide of off, Mortaza threw his bat at that, gets a thick edge and it flies all the way down to Boult's throat at third man. They check for a possible front-foot no-ball, but Henry is fine on that count as well. Mortaza c Boult b Matt Henry 1(2)

Arijit Podder: Bangladesh have a great chance to make into the semis this year. I do not see them losing against Pakisthan, Afganisthan, WI & Sri Lanka. Even if they can take the wickets of Kane and Taylor early, they are clear favourites today!! Mark my word...
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Boult to Saifuddin, FOUR, that's a perfect yorker and it has cost Boult four runs - nothing wrong with the ball, tailed in late on this inswinging yorker - Saifuddin just about jammed his bat down, squirts an inside edge and beats short fine to the ropes

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Boult to Mehidy Hasan, out Caught by Latham!! Top-edge and caught! One shot too many from Mehidy, came running down the track - that allowed Boult to drop it short, cramped for room on the pull and all he managed was a fine top-edge through to Latham - has a look at Reiffel who sends him on his way. Mehidy Hasan c Latham b Boult 7(9)

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Boult to Mosaddek Hossain, out Caught by Guptill!! Mosaddek never quite got going today and he now falls in a quest for some quick runs. It was the length ball - right in the zone for the lofted drive, Mosaddek got underneath it, plenty of height, but not the distance. Guptill has enough time to settle underneath the ball and takes an easy catch. Mosaddek Hossain c Guptill b Boult 11(22)

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Ferguson to Saifuddin, FOUR, this is turning out to be a useful hand from Saifuddin, length delivery at the stumps, he presses forward and clubs it over mid-wicket, bounces and then rolls away to the ropes

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Santner to Saifuddin, SIX, clubbed, that's as clean as a whistle, flighted well outside off, Saifuddin bends down low, gets close to the ball and swipes it high and wide of mid-wicket

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Santner to Saifuddin, FOUR, lovely, fraction too short and wide of off, Saifuddin makes room and cuts it square behind point - Henry with the chase and managed to pull it back in, but he then fumbled and let the ball roll onto the ropes

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Santner to Mahmudullah, out Caught by Williamson!! Lovely bowling from Santner - he kept check on the scoring rate and he now removes the danger man. Lovely drift and turn on this - slowed down the pace, pitched just outside off and got it to spin away, Mahmudullah was making room for the cut, he had to reach out on the shot and all he managed was a chip down KW's throat at cover. Bangladesh are falling away at the latter half, can NZ keep themn below 240? Mahmudullah c Williamson b Santner 20(41)

Abhijeet: Matt Henry paying dividends after the risky call of playing him over Southee and getting smashed for 100+ runs in the warm-up game.
Pritam D: This is sensible batting by Bangladesh. Not throwing it away, respecting the bowlers & the conditions. If they manage to bat all 50 overs which they are looking to, they should end up with a respectable total that their bowlers can look to defend.
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Matt Henry to Mithun, out Caught by de Grandhomme!! Mithun mesmerizes only to deceive. Reveals his cards way too early by shuffling down the pitch and when the short ball arrived at his throat, he was in no position to play the pull. Still goes through with the shot and sends a thick top-edge straight down the throat of CDG at long leg. Mithun c de Grandhomme b Matt Henry 26(33) [4s-3]

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Matt Henry to Mithun, out Caught by de Grandhomme!! Mithun mesmerizes only to deceive. Reveals his cards way too early by shuffling down the pitch and when the short ball arrived at his throat, he was in no position to play the pull. Still goes through with the shot and sends a thick top-edge straight down the throat of CDG at long leg. Mithun c de Grandhomme b Matt Henry 26(33) [4s-3]

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Matt Henry to Mithun, FOUR, 131ks slightly fuller outside off, Mithun gets into position early - shuffle to his right - and scoops it away for a one-bounce four over vacant short fine

Kishore: Bangladesh have decent chance to win if they get around 290 - 300. NZ middle order is not so strong. Couple of early wickets and Bangladesh takes 2 more points to mess the points table further.
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de Grandhomme to Shakib, out Caught by Latham!! 'Wicket out of the blue' - That adage fits perfectly as no-one, not even CDG himself expected a wicket off this delivery. Just a back of a length dart outside off stump and Shakib thought he can steer it away down to third man; attempts to get it fine and sends the finest of nicks to the keeper. Excellent reflexes from Latham behind the stumps. Huge wicket in the context of the game. Shakib c Latham b de Grandhomme 64(68) [4s-7]

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de Grandhomme to Shakib, FOUR, so close! Shakib gets width outside off and he flays it over the diving fielder - Boult - at backward point. Wasn't far from the leaping Boult to his right

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de Grandhomme to Shakib, FOUR, easy pickings for Shakib! Short and asking to be smashed, Shakib swivels and nails the pull backwards of square leg with an air of ferocity

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Ferguson to Mithun, FOUR, that's the shot of the day! Short and Mithun displayed all his swagger by standing back and muscling that pull - through mid-wicket - with a dash of authority

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Ferguson to Shakib, FOUR, errs in line just a little bit and with the pace of Ferguson, it was easy pickings for Shakib. It was on his pads and he flicks it fine of fine leg, got the timing right as well as placement

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Santner to Rahim, out Rahim Run Out!! Mushy the big fish departs! This is a massive wicket for New Zealand. Terrible misunderstanding between these two senior players. And ultimately Bangladesh will have to pay the price for it. Rahim pushed it wide of cover, there was surely a single there but Shakib for some reason stayed put in his crease. Mushy was more than half way down the crease, Guptill picked it up cleanly and hurled the throw to Latham who makes no mistake in dislodging the bails. Rahim run out (Guptill/Latham) 19(35) [4s-2]

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Neesham to Shakib, FOUR, Shakib is taking a liking to Neesham. Hat-trick of fours for him. There was lot of room provided, he reaches for it and blasts it over backward point for another four. It wasn't far from Guptill at point

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Neesham to Shakib, FOUR, now, a handsome drive. It was full and was wide of off, Shakib comes forward and nails the drive wide of third man for a boundary

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Neesham to Shakib, FOUR, brilliant pull shot! It was on the body, Shakib identifies the length early and smashes it wide of mid-wicket for a boundary

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de Grandhomme to Rahim, FOUR, now, the cheeky paddle sweep. Mushy is a clever little cricketer and he executed that paddle shot to perfection. It was a length delivery on the stumps, Rahim moves to the off-side, gets outside the line of the ball and works it over the head of Latham for a boundary

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Neesham to Shakib, FOUR, short balls of Lockie can be tough to be deal with but that isn't the case with Neesham. It was around hip-height, Shakib gets in a fabulous position and powers the pull shot wide of deep mid-wicket for a boundary

Chandra: And again this duo has lot to do to lift Bangladesh.
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de Grandhomme to Rahim, FOUR, the pressure was building on Rahim. He was 2 off 12 balls before this ball. He charged on this delivery and gave it an almighty heave, failed to time it as well as he would have liked. And it evaded Boult at deep mid-wicket, just a few centimeters away from him

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Ferguson to Tamim, out Caught by Boult!! The extra pace of Ferguson gets the better of Tamim. Gee this fellow is quick! It was a bumper on face, Tamim was hurried on the pull shot. It clipped his top-edge and pops up to Boult at mid-wicket who takes a sitter of sitters. Both the openers are back in the hut now. Tamim c Boult b Ferguson 24(38) [4s-3]

Shyam: "Bangladesh have played beautifully so far."
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Matt Henry to Soumya Sarkar, out Bowled!! Matt Henry breaks the opening stand! That was a reckless shot by Sarkar to be honest. This was pitched up Henry and Soumya Sarkar tries to hack it across the line. The ball brushes his pads and takes down the middle and off pole. Just like the previous match, Matt has broken the opening stand in this game as well. This has been the problem with Soumya in recent times. He gets off to a start but throws it away. Needs to convert these starts in upcoming games.. Soumya Sarkar b Matt Henry 25(25) [4s-3]

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Boult to Tamim, FOUR, one of the best shots of the match. Gets into position quickly, transfers his weight on to the back foot and pulls the short ball over square leg. No fielders in the deep and the run rate is inching towards the 6-run mark rapidly

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Boult to Tamim, FOUR, one of the best shots of the match. Gets into position quickly, transfers his weight on to the back foot and pulls the short ball over square leg. No fielders in the deep and the run rate is inching towards the 6-run mark rapidly

Dilip: "Bangladesh need 300+ to beat a strong team like NZ."
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Matt Henry to Soumya Sarkar, FOUR, another superb shot by Soumya Sarkar. Width on offer on this slower delivery and Soumya takes full toll of it. Bludgeons it square of the wicket on the off side and adds four more to his account

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Matt Henry to Soumya Sarkar, FOUR, smaaaashed! There were shouts of catch it but this was hit hard by Soumya Sarkar. Reaches out for the widish delivery and whacks it aerially through covers. Nicely into the gap and that shall fetch him four more

Ninad: "If Bangladesh beat NZ today then don't take it as an upset. Bangladesh should be considered a top side now."
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Matt Henry to Soumya Sarkar, FOUR, clean strike! Latches on to the length delivery and lofts it nicely over the bowler. Can't keep a fielder there and that shall be the first boundary of the match for the southpaw

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Boult to Tamim, FOUR, Bangladesh fans up on their feet as Tamim puts one away to the fence. Middle stump line by Boult on this good length delivery, Tamim flicks it through mid-wicket for his second boundary of the match. Much better than his first one

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Boult to Tamim, FOUR, Bangladesh fans up on their feet as Tamim puts one away to the fence. Middle stump line by Boult on this good length delivery, Tamim flicks it through mid-wicket for his second boundary of the match. Much better than his first one

Ankit: "I know Bangladesh has shown a lot of fight, but today it will be interesting to see how they face this pace attack of New Zealand. This attack is not easy to handle specially in England."
Ranjan: NZ will win easily considering there is some grass covering on the pitch and there would be early wickets.
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Matt Henry to Tamim, FOUR, boundary to get off the mark! Swinging delivery on the pads, wrong line and the southpaw finds no trouble to put it away. Flicks it down to the fine leg fence where the fielder was very square, hence couldn't stop the ball from making it to the fence

Ashley: "This might be the match of the tournament."
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Bangladesh v New Zealand, Match 9: Preview

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