ICC World Cup 2023: Kane Williamson Returns in Style as New Zealand Pip B’Desh
#Photos | Vitalised by the return of Kane Williamson, New Zealand made it 3 out of 3 by beating Bangladesh.
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ICC World Cup 2023: New Zealand handed Bangladesh an eight-wicket defeat in Chennai's MA Chidambaram Stadium.
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ICC World Cup 2023: Batting first, Bangladesh had a disastrous start as Trent Boult dismissed Litton Das in the first ball.
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ICC World Cup 2023: Tanzid Hasan could not be of much help to Bangladesh's cause either, losing his wicket to Lockie Ferguson after scoring 16 runs.
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ICC World Cup 2023: Glenn Phillips was among wickets as well, dismissing Najmul Hossain Shanto.
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ICC World Cup 2023: But at 56/4, Bangladesh built a rearguard, courtesy of two veterans – Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim.
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ICC World Cup 2023: Mushfiqur Rahim scored 66 runs in 75 deliveries.
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ICC World Cup 2023: Shakib Al Hasan contributed 40 runs in 51 deliveries.
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ICC World Cup 2023: Lockie Ferguson broke the 96-run fifth-wicket stand by dismissing Shakib.
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ICC World Cup 2023: Matt Henry later joined the party after an underwhelming start. He got the wickets of Mushfiqur Rahim and Mustafizur Rahman.
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ICC World Cup 2023: Bangladesh were derailed after Shakib and Mushfiqur's dismissals. Although Mahmudullah fought bravely to score 41 runs, it was good enough only to take the team's total of 245 runs.
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ICC World Cup 2023: New Zealand did not have the best of starts with the bat either, as an in-form Rachin Ravindra was dismissed in the third over.
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ICC World Cup 2023: However, Devon Conway was on the money yet again. The left-handed opener scored 45 runs.
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ICC World Cup 2023: Following Conway's departure in the 21st over, skipper Kane Williamson and Daryl Mitchell were involved in a match-winning third-wicket partnership.
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ICC World Cup 2023: Williamson, who returned to the grass after a prolonged injury layoff, scored 78 runs before retiring hurt – both due to a thumb injury, and a precautionary measure.
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ICC World Cup 2023: Daryl Mitchell, on the other hand, remained unbeaten on 89 runs as New Zealand chased the total down in only 42.5 overs.
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