Champions Trophy: New Zealand beat Bangladesh to secure semis berth
What's the story
New Zealand beat Bangladesh in their final pool encounter to reach the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy.
The Black Caps successfully chased down 237 on the back of Rachin Ravindra's incredible century at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. He was supported by Devon Conway and Tom Latham.
Earlier, Michael Bracewell's four-wicket haul restricted Bangladesh to 236/9 in 50 overs.
Here are the key stats.
Match
A look at match summary
Bangladesh saw a steady 45-run opening partnership after they were invited to bat.
However, they were down 97/2 to 118/5 later on. Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto held his end and added a brief stand with Jaker Ali (45).
While Shanto completed his half-century, Bracewell's four-fer restricted Bangladesh.
NZ lost two early wickets (15/2), but Conway, Ravindra, and Latham got them home in 46.1 overs.
Ravindra
Fourth ODI ton for Ravindra
Ravindra proved his mettle on the big stage, which marked his Champions Trophy debut.
He didn't let NZ sink after they lost Will Young and Kane Williamson quite early in the chase.
Ravindra added 57 runs with Conway and shared a century stand with Latham to power the Kiwis. He raced to his fourth ODI century.
Milestone
Ravindra races to 1,000 ODI runs
During the knock, Ravindra also completed 1,000 runs in ODI cricket. He reached the mark with his 30th run.
Ravindra is now the fourth-fastest to 1,000 runs for New Zealand in the format. He took 28 innings for the same.
The Kiwi all-rounder is only behind Devon Conway (22), Glenn Turner (24), Daryl Mitchell (24), and Andrew Jones (25) on this list.
Bracewell
Bracewell's four-fer drives NZ to victory
A scintillating four-wicket haul from Bracewell laid the foundation for New Zealand's win.
Bracewell bowled an unbroken spell of 10 overs, taking the wickets of Tanzid Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, and Mahmudullah. His final figures read an impressive 4/26, his career-best in the format.
William ORourke was the only other Kiwi bowler with multiple wickets in the match.
History
Bracewell goes past PJ Wiseman
Bracewell scripted history by registering the best bowling figures for a New Zealand spinner in Champions Trophy history.
As per ESPNcricinfo, Bracewell broke the record of PJ Wiseman, who had the previous-best figures for a Kiwi spinner in this regard.
Overall, among the Kiwi bowlers, Bracewell is behind Jacob Oram, Shayne O'Connor, and Shane Bond.
Shanto
Shanto completes 10th ODI fifty, 1500 runs
Shanto led Bangladesh from the front against New Zealand. He added a 45-run opening stand with Tanzid before Bangladesh lost successive wickets.
However, William ORourke dismissed the Bangladesh skipper in the 38th over. His 110-ball 77 included 9 fours.
Besides completing his 10th half-century, the Bangladesh skipper reached 1,500 runs in the format, in his 49th appearance.