Bates leads New Zealand to 71-run defeat of Bangladesh at T20 World Cup
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Bates leads New Zealand to 71-run defeat of Bangladesh at T20 World Cup
Suzie Bates led a turnaround by the New Zealand team as they trounced Bangladesh by 71 runs in their Women's T20 World Cup match at Newlands in Cape Town on Friday.
Match Summary
New Zealand Women 189/3 (20 ov)
Bangladesh Women 118/8 (20 ov)
Result - New Zealand Women won by 71 runs.
Bates hit 81 not out in a New Zealand total of 189 for three – the highest of the tournament.
She also became the first woman from any country to reach 1,000 runs in T20 World Cups.
Bangladesh never threatened to get close and limped to 118 for eight.
New Zealand's dominant display came after they suffered heavy defeats in their first two matches and were bowled out for the two lowest totals of the tournament - 76 against Australia and 67 against South Africa.
Bates was out for nought in both defeats, which came after New Zealand batted second.
Captain Sophie Devine won the toss on Friday and her team made good use of her decision to bat.
Bates and Bernardine Bezuidenhout (44) laid the foundation with a first-wicket stand of 77 in 8.4 overs, while Maddy Green thrashed an unbeaten 44 off 20 balls to help Bates add 73 in the last seven overs.
Bates scored her runs off 61 balls and hit seven fours and a six.
Hannah Rowe struck for the White Ferns with two early Bangladesh wickets and off-spinner Eden Carson took three for 18 as the Bangladeshis slumped to their third successive defeat.
New Zealand Fall of wickets: 1-77 (Bernadine Bezuidenhout - 8.4 ov), 2-107 (Amelia Kerr - 12.5 ov), 3-107 (Sophie Devine - 12.6 ov)
Bangladesh Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Shamima Sultana - 2.4 ov), 2-31 (Sobhana Mostary - 4.4 ov), 3-54 (Nigar Sultana - 9.2 ov), 4-100 (Murshida Khatun - 14.4 ov), 5-103 (Shorna Akter - 15.4 ov), 6-107 (Rumana Ahmed - 17.2 ov), 7-112 (Nahida Akter - 18.3 ov), 8-113 (Ritu Moni - 18.6 ov)
Playing XI
New Zealand - Bernadine Bezuidenhout(WK), Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine(C), Maddy Green, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu, Jess Kerr, Molly Penfold, Eden Carson
Bangladesh - Shamima Sultana(WK), Murshida Khatun, Sobhana Mostary, Nigar Sultana(C), Shorna Akter, Rumana Ahmed, Ritu Moni, Fahima Khatun, Nahida Akter, Salma Khatun, Marufa Akter
Match Details
Date - 2023-02-17 13:00:00
Venue - Newlands, Cape Town, Cape Town
Toss - New Zealand Women won the toss & elected to bat
Umpires - Lauren Agenbag (South Africa), N Janani (India), Vrinda Rathi (India TV)
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