ICC Women's World Cup 2025: New Zealand Thrash Bangladesh To Open Account
Published - 11 Oct 2025, 08:43 AM | Updated - 11 Oct 2025, 09:14 AM
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New Zealand, on Friday (October 10), thrashed Bangladesh by 100 runs at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati to open their account in the ongoing ICC Women's World Cup 2025.
The win came after two straight losses for the Sophie Devine-led side. They began their campaign with defeats against Australia and South Africa before beating Bangladesh to get off the mark. With one win from three matches, New Zealand are currently in fifth spot in the points table.
On the other hand, Bangladesh has dropped to the sixth spot in the points table after suffering their second consecutive loss. They began their campaign with an impressive 7-wicket win over Pakistan before losing to England and New Zealand.
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Sophie Devine unstoppable
Batting first, New Zealand endured another batting collapse before recovering to post a competitive total of 227/9 in the allotted 50 overs. Suzie Bates and Georgia Plimmer started well, adding 35 runs for the opening wicket before New Zealand lost three wickets in 17 balls to slump to 38-3 after 11 overs.
Devine and Brooke Halliday then steadied the ship with a patient partnership. They added 112 runs for the fourth wicket before Halliday was dismissed by Fahima Khatun. The New Zealand batter departed after scoring 69 runs off 104 balls.
Devine did not last long either after Brooke's dismissal and was the next wicket to fall for 63. It was the third consecutive 50-plus score for the New Zealand skipper in the ongoing tournament.
New Zealand scored 74 runs in the final 10 overs to post a 220-plus total. For Bangladesh, Rabeya Khan impressed with the ball, taking 3 for 30.
Bangladesh falters in chase against New Zealand:
While Bangladesh did well with the ball, they could not complement that effort with the bat. It did not take New Zealand long to end Bangladesh's hopes of winning the match. None of Bangladesh's top five batters could even reach the 5-run mark as their team was reduced to 33/6 after 14 overs.
Even the 100-run mark was looking like a distant dream at that stage before Fahima Khatun's 34-run knock provided some respectability to the total. In the end, Bangladesh were all out for 127 runs. The likes of Nahida Akter (17) and Rabeya Khan (25) played handy knocks as well to help their team cross the 100-run mark.
For New Zealand, Jess Kerr and Lea Tahuhu picked up three wickets apiece while Rosemary Mair claimed two wickets.
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka brief scores:
New Zealand 227-9 (50 overs): Brooke Halliday 69 (104); Rabeya Khan 3-30
Bangladesh 127 (39.5 overs): Fahima Khatun 34 (80); Jess Kerr 3-21
New Zealand won by 100 runs
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