Dhaka – New Zealand collected 203 for 4 after 40 overs against Bangladesh in their 3rd and last group match of the 8th ICC Champions Trophy at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff on Friday.Neil Broom was batting on scoring 29 off 31 balls, including three boundaries, while James Neesham (0) pairing him in the 5th stand.Ross Taylor was the last batsman departed from crease as he was caught by Mustafizur Rahman off Taskin Ahmed at 201/4 in 38.4 overs. Making the 1st breakthrough for Bangladesh, Taskin conceded 43 runs for two wickets in 7.4 overs.Taylor played an innings of 63 off 82 balls, including six boundaries, and shared an 83-run partnership innings in 17.1 overs in the 3rd stand with skipper Kane Williamson to carry the team total to 152/3 in 30 overs from 69/2 in 12.5 overs.Williamson departed from crease falling victim of run out after hammering a half century of 57 off 69 balls, including five boundaries.New Zealand opener Martin Guptill was lbw by Rubel Hossain’s 5th ball of his 2nd over when the scoreboard was showing 69/2 in 12.5 overs.Guptill played an innings of 33 off 35 balls, including four boundaries and one over boundary.Batting first after winning the toss, New Zealand faced the first jolt at 46/1 in 7.1 overs as the opening batsman Luke Ronchi (16 off 18b; 2×4) was caught by Mustafizur Rahman off Taskin’s 1st delivery of his 2nd over.UNB news agency
