Bangladesh lock horns with New Zealand to potentially decide who makes it out of Group A in the Champions Trophy.

Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra then proceeded to steady the ship for the Black Caps, combining to counter-attack the Bangladesh bowlers and forging a steady fifty-run partnership.

Just as Conway kept going, an inside-edge onto the stumps did the trick for Mustafizur Rahman as the left-hand batter’s 30-run knock came to a halt.

Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway slam boundaries to get New Zealand back on track | BAN v NZ | Champions Trophy 2025

Taskin Ahmed got Bangladesh off to the perfect start as he rattled Will Young’s stumps off the final delivery of the first over for a duck.

It was Kane Williamson’s turn to depart next as he chased one from Nahid Rana outside off stump, only for it to take a nick and fall in the safe hands of Mushfiqur Rahim.

Ravindra went on to complete 1000 runs in ODI cricket in his 26th innings – fifth fastest for the Black Caps.

Jaker Ali stepped in with a crucial knock towards the end as he took Bangladesh past the 200-run mark.

The batter was run out in the penultimate over of the game, having notched up 45 off 55 that helped Bangladesh inch towards a decent total.

At the end of the 50 overs, Bangladesh posted 236/9, leaving New Zealand needing 237 to grab their semi-final spot alongside India.

Tanzid Hasan and Najmul Shanto took Bangladesh off to a strong start, rotating the strike and punching the good balls to the boundary.

Just when the Bangladesh openers looked set to complete a 50-run stand, Michel Bracewell made an impact off his very second ball of the game to send Tanzid Hasan (24) back to the dugout in the ninth over, with Kane Williamson grabbing a neat one.

Will O’Rourke gave New Zealand’s second breakthrough of the game, dismissing Mehidy Hasan, who had smashed two glorious boundaries in his short stay at the crease as skipper Mitchell Santner displayed his safe hands this time at mid-on.