Chennai: New Zealand defeated Bangladesh by eight wickets here on Friday as their pace bowlers worked in tandem to restrict Bangladesh to a low total. Lockie Ferguson picked three wickets while Trent Boult and Matt Henry scalped a couple of wickets each. Kane Williamson was as elegant as he was before the comeback from injury and the New Zealand skipper announced his return with a half-century while Daryl Mitchell stayed at the crease till the end and sealed off the game with a knock of unbeaten 89 runs.
- 9.36 pm
Daryl Mitchell signs off the contest with a six over wide long-on and the experienced batter takes his win over the finishing line. - 9.26 pm
15 runs from Taskin Ahmed's over and New Zealand are now racing toward victory - 9.20 pm
Daryl Mitchell is now in a hurry to complete the chase as he pulls one against Taskin Ahmed for a cracking boundary. - 9.15 pm
After playing an impressive knock of 78 runs, Williamson retired hurt as he seemed exhausted and unfortunately missed out on an opportunity to score a hundred. - 9.00 pm
Mitchell-Williamson duo completes 100-run partnership as the former lofts a six against Taskin Ahmed over long-on. - 8.50 pm
Daryl Mitchell also notches his half-century and both the batters are now on their way to steer New Zealand to a win. - 8.27 pm
Williamson smashes his fifty from 81 balls and the batter is likely to take New Zealand over the finishing line now with 111 runs to go. - 8.18 pm
Williamson is now heading towards his half-century and is building the innings steadily in the game. - 8.08 pm
Williamson chipped Shakib over deep mid-wicket for a six and that can be a start of him playing a knock to take the team over the finish line. - 7.58 pm
Daryl Mitchell and Williamson are now building the partnership steadily as the target can be achieved without taking any unnecessary risks. - 7.45 pm
Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan has struck and he gets rid of Devon Conway by catching him LBW in the front of the wickets as the ball hit his pads. - 7.23 pm
Conway-Williamson stitches a 50-run opening stand for the second wicket and the partnership is developing gradually. - 7.20 pm
A waste of review from Bangladesh as they challenged the umpire's decision instead of Mushfiqur Rahim being not sure about opting for a review. - 7.10 pm
Williamson and Conway are now taking their time to settle in and build a partnership to take New Zealand to a position of command. - 7.00 pm
Williamson is getting into the grove as he smashes Shoriful for two boundaries. If the New Zealand skipper sets his eye on it, the chase will be an easy task for them. - 6.50 pm
Devon Conway smashed two boundaries against Shoriful Islam and seems like he is breaking the shackles now to get the scoreboard flowing. - 6.40 pm
Mustafizur and Shoriful are bowling an impressive spell with the kind of movement they are generating from the surface. A tough passage of play for Conway and Williamson. - 6.26 pm
After hitting two boundaries square of the wicket,Rachin Ravindra tries to glide the ball towards third man. However, he played it too fine and the catch went straight in the hands of Mushfique Rahim. - 6.15 pm
Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra are starting the chase for the Blackcaps. Mustafizur Rehman will open the bowling for Bangladesh. - 5.45 pm
Mahmudullah's six on the first delivery of the last over helped Bangladesh squeeze 11 runs from the last six balls and they have now put a competitive total on the scoreboard thanks to their experienced batters' late hitting. - 5.38 pm
Mahmudullah read the slower ball and hoicked the delivery over deep mid-wicket for an 83-meter six. He will be now aiming to capitalise on the last few balls of the innings. - 5.33 pm
Mustafizur Rehman is the next batter to walk back to the pavilion as he had no option other than going for a big shot. He tries a pull against Matt Hendry but the top edge was caught by Latham who has wicketkeeping gloves. - 5.19 pm
One more attempt from Taskin to go big but this time he is caught at deep square leg after miscuing a sweep against Mitchell Santner. - 5.16 pm
Taskin Ahmed is injecting some hope into the Bangladesh innings with the kind of aggression he has shown. He whacks a full-length delivery from Ferguson over deep mid-wicket and it sails beyond the boundary rope for a maximum. Two sixes for Taskin so far. - 5.10 pm
Mahmudullah smashes a boundary to Ferguson towards backward square leg and the team will now need to accelerate with the innings set to enter the slog overs. - 5.04 pm
Taskin Ahmed tonks Rachin Ravindra over deep mid-wicket for a maximum after getting frustrated for being beaten by the spinners' deliveries. - 5.00 pm
Bangladesh's hopes are now pinned on the shoulders of Mahmudullah to take them to help them reach at least near about 250. - 4.50 pm
Boult takes another one with a slower delivery as Towhid Hridoy gets deceived with pace variation and the batter plays it straight in the hands of the fielder placed at covers. - 4.40 pm
A slower off-cutter from Matt Henry completely deceives Mushfique Rahim as his tumps are shattered after missing out on a pull. The wicketkeeper-batter walks off with disappointment as he was looking good and might have taken the team to a decent total. - 4.21 pm
A decisive blow for Bangladesh as Shakib departs just when the partnership was on the verge of blooming more and taking the team to a decent total. - 4.13 pm
Shakib is now taking on Rachin Ravindra as he smashes the left-arm orthodox spinner for a boundary and a six in the same over and the experienced duo is now aiming to switch gears. - 3.53 pm
Mushfiqur Rahim, who is unbeaten on 46, has hammered four boundaries and two sixes, while Shakib has just two fours over the fence. The two have so far added 68 runs for the unbroken fifth wicket. New Zealand, who had rattled the Bangladesh top-order, would be looking to break the partnership. - 3.43 pm
New Zealand introduces Rachin Ravindra into the attack to break the patrnership with spin attack. - 3.30 pm
Shakib-Al-Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim are resurrecting the Bangladesh innings with the latter being more aggressive. Shakib, a left-handed experienced batter, is playing second fiddle. - 3.00 pm
Glenn Philips struck on the first ball he bowled in the match. He sent back Najmul Hossain Shanto (7 off 8 balls), who was caught by Devon Conway. Bangladesh was teetering 56/4 and skipper Shakib-Al-Hasan and wicket-keeper Mushfiqur Rahim have a job on their hands of rebuilding the innings. - 2.57 pm
Lockie Ferguson picked up his second wicket in the 12th over. This time he dismissed Mehidy Hasan Miraz (30 off 46 balls), who was caught by Matt Henry in the deep. - 2.42 pm
Lockie Ferguson dismissed Tanzid Hasan (16 runs off 17 balls), who flicked it straight to Devon Conway at square leg. It was a sitter for the New Zealand opener. Bangladesh lost their second wicket for 40. Najmul Hossain Shanto joined Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who was playing his shots despite the fall of wickets at the other end. - 2.09 pm
Trent Boult strikes on the first ball. He sends back opener Litton Das for a duck. Das was caught by Matt Henry. - 1.40 pm
New Zealand has made one change with skipper Kane Williamson coming in for Will Young.
Teams: Bangladesh: Litton Das, Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Mushfiqur Rahim (wicket-keeper), Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman.
New Zealand: Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson(captain), Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(wicket-keeper), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult.
