Women’s T20 World Cup 2023: Suzie Bates’ brilliance retains New Zealand alive after 71-run win over Bangladesh

Women’s T20 World Cup 2023: Sophie Devine’s New Zealand beat Nigar Sultana Joty’s Bangladesh by 71 runs in a Group A match at Newlands in Cape Town.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 17, 2023 22:25 IST

Women’s T20 WC 2023: Bates’ brilliance retains NZ alive after 71-run win over BAN. Courtesy: T20 World Cup Twitter

By Sabyasachi Chowdhury: New Zealand, on Friday, February 17, defeated Bangladesh by 71 runs in a Group A match of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2023. The White Ferns began their marketing campaign with large defeats by the hands of Meg Lanning’s Australia and Sune Luus’ South Africa.

But they defeated Bangladesh to remain alive within the competitors. Sophie Devine and Co. moved to fourth within the desk with two factors and a web run price of -1.157. Bangladesh, within the meantime, grew to become the primary workforce to be knocked out of the competitors.

After opting to bat first, New Zealand put up the best complete within the match so far, 189 for the lack of three wickets. Suzie Bates couldn’t rating in her first two video games, however took the Bangladeshi bowlers to the cleaners.

The 37-year-old scored 81 runs off 61 balls with the assistance of seven fours and one six. She additionally grew to become the primary batter to attain over 1000 runs within the historical past of Women’s T20 World Cups. In all T20 World Cups, she joined India’s Virat Kohli and Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardene to breach the 1000-run mark.

It was a gap wicket stand of 77 runs between Bates and Bernadine Bezuidenhout that laid the platform for New Zealand. Bezuidenhout obtained out for 44, however Bates made certain of batting till the very finish.

Maddy Green used the lengthy deal with to good impact and scored 44 runs off 20 balls on the demise with seven fours. Fahima Khatun picked up two wickets for Bangladesh.

Bangladesh did not get going of their run-chase and have been restricted to 118 for the lack of eight wickets. Murshida Khatun and Shorna Akter scored 30 and 31 runs respectively, however they didn’t get assist from others.

Eden Carson was the decide of the New Zealand bowlers after she completed with figures of 4-0-18-3. While Hannah Rowe picked up two wickets, Lea Tahuhu and Amelia Kerr obtained one wicket apiece.

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sabyasachi chowdhury

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Feb 17, 2023