New Zealand defeated Bangladesh by 5 wickets in the Group A match of Champions Trophy 2025 played in Rawalpindi. Rachin Ravindra’s brilliant century and the effective performance of the bowlers played an important role in this victory.
In the 1st Inning of Match Bangladesh gave a target of 237 runs
Bangladesh batted first and scored 236/9 in 50 overs. Captain Nazmul Hussain Shanto scored the highest 77 runs, while Zakar Ali (45) and Rishad Hussain (26) played useful innings. Michael Bracewell (4/26) bowled brilliantly for New Zealand.
Bangladesh’s top scorers:
- Nazmul Hussain Shanto – 77 runs (110 balls, 9 fours)
- Zakar Ali Anik – 45 runs (55 balls, 3 fours, 1 six)
- Rishad Hussain – 26 runs (25 balls, 2 fours, 1 six)
New Zealand’s best bowlers:
- Michael Bracewell – 10 overs, 26 runs, 4 wickets
- William O’Rourke – 10 overs, 48 runs, 2 wickets
- Matt Henry – 9 overs, 57 runs, 1 wicket
In the counter inning, Rachin Ravindra’s century helps New Zealand win
Chasing the target, New Zealand scored 5 wickets in 46.1 overs Won by scoring 240 runs. Rachin Ravindra scored a brilliant 112 runs, while Tom Latham played a useful innings of 55 runs.
New Zealand’s top scorers:
- Rachin Ravindra – 112 runs (105 balls, 12 fours, 1 six)
- Tom Latham – 55 runs (76 balls, 3 fours)
- Glenn Phillips – 21* runs (28 balls, 2 fours, 1 six)
Best bowlers of Bangladesh:
- Taskin Ahmed – 7 overs, 28 runs, 1 wicket
- Nahid Rana – 9 overs, 43 runs, 1 wicket
- Mustafizur Rahman – 10 overs, 42 runs, 1 wicket
With their second win, New Zealand have strengthened their position in the tournament, while Bangladesh will need to perform better in the next matches.
CT 2025 NZ vs BAN After Match Statment
Mitchell Santner (New Zealand captain):Yeah, it’s nice. We knew it would be tough against Bangladesh on this wicket. Proud of the way we pulled things back in the middle overs. Bracewell was outstanding. I mean, he is a quality bowler with the way he changed his pace while bowling to right-handers. He took wickets in the middle phase. The wicket was a belter. There was a little bit of dew. It was a bit more two-paced than I thought. Rachin loves ICC events.
Looks like he never left the game. He wasn’t as fluent as he would have liked, but when he gets goings, it’s tough to stop him. We are traveling to Dubai tomorrow morning. It will be a different challenge on a different wicket. Could be a bit on the slower side, I guess.
Najmul Hossain Shanto (Bangladesh captain):
We didn’t bat properly. Lost too many wickets in the powerplay. It was a good wicket to but. We needed two good partnerships but pretty disappointing. Nahid is brilliant and happy with the way he bowled.
The bowling unit has done well in the last two years but we should have batted well in the first 10 overs. We need to improve a lot. I think it’s an important game. If we finish off nicely, it will be good for our confidence. We will need to bat and field well.
Michael Bracewell (Player of the Match, New Zealand):
Awesome to contribute to the win. The main focus was to win and qualify for the semi-finals. Keeping the stumps in play, if you give guys width they will cash in and score runs. It reminded me of bowling in Wellington, a fair bit of wind blowing.
Trying to play what is ahead of us. I was hoping not to get the pads on but always good to be in the middle and finish the game. The guys set it up nicely for us. Great to see Rachin going from strength to strength in these ICC events
