LIVE | CWC 2023: New Zealand v Bangladesh
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson returned to the team to play his first match at the World Cup on Friday, winning the toss and opting to bowl first against Bangladesh.
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New Zealand captain Kane Williamson returned to the team to play his first match at the World Cup on Friday, winning the toss and opting to bowl first against Bangladesh.
NZ vs BAN, World Cup Live Updates: With two wins from two outings, New Zealand aim to maitain their unbeaten start to the World Cup as they take on Bangladesh at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The Blackcaps have received a massive boost ahead of this encounter as captain Kane Williamson has confirmed that he will feature against Bangladesh. He could replace Mark Chapman in the playing XI. Bangladesh, on the other hand, have a mixed result so far with one win and a defeat. In terms of overall head-to-head stats in ODIs, the Kiwis hold an edge as they've won on 30 occasions, while Bangladesh won 10 times. (Live Scorecard | Points Table)
New Zealand aim to take another step in the semi-finals of the World Cup when they face Bangladesh at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. After sitting out the first two games, Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson said that he will feature in the match at the Chepauk. While New Zealand have registered two wins in two games so far, Bangladesh have one win and one loss in the tournament. With Rachin Ravindra in breathtaking form so far in the tournament, Mark Chapman is likely to make way for Williamson.
Bangladesh cricket team have been fined 5 per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate in their second World Cup campaign clash against England on Tuesday. Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan pleaded guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction, so a formal hearing was not conducted. "Javagal Srinath of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after Shakib Al Hasan's side was ruled to be 1 over short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration," the ICC said in a statement.
The eight teams of Abu Dhabi T10 made their picks for the upcoming season through a player draft on Monday.
England got their World Cup 2023 campaign back on track with a familiarly dominant display with the bat as the defending champions defeated Bangladesh by 137 runs in Dharamsala on Tuesday.
Dawid Malan bludgeoned 140 before Reece Topley destroyed the Bangladesh top order on Tuesday as England bounced back from their mauling by New Zealand in their World Cup opener. In-form Malan belted five sixes in his career-best one-day international score and Topley took 4-43 as the defending champions won by 137 runs after piling up 364-9 in Dharamsala. The total could have been even higher but England subsided from 296-2 in the 40th over due to some disciplined bowling by paceman Shoriful Islam and off-spinner Mahedi Hasan, who took seven wickets between them.
The Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team will play its second match of the ODI Cricket World Cup 2023 against Afghanistan in New Delhi on Wednesday. After a win against Australia, with superlative performance from the bowlers, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul, India would be pumped up to maintain the momentum against Afghanistan. The match is also likely to pit Virat Kohli against Afghanistan's Naveen-ul-Haq. The two share a history after being involved in an ugly spat during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match earlier this year.