New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra performs a shot through the ICC Champions Trophy One-Day Worldwide cricket match towards Bangladesh at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Pakistan on Monday. (Picture: AFP)
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AFP) — Rachin Ravindra struck an outstanding 112 to steer New Zealand into the Champions Trophy semi-finals with a five-wicket win over Bangladesh, and in flip dump hosts Pakistan out of the semi-final race.
The lead to Rawalpindi additionally ensured India’s semi-final berth within the 50-over match as Bangladesh grew to become the opposite group from Group A to be knocked out.
Each New Zealand and India have two wins from two matches and can now meet in Dubai on Sunday to resolve group one and two from the group.
Pakistan, who gained the earlier version of the Champions Trophy in 2017, misplaced to New Zealand after which India within the first Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) occasion they’re internet hosting because the 1996 ODI World Cup.
India refused to tour Pakistan attributable to political causes and as a substitute are enjoying all their matches in Dubai, which is able to host the ultimate if the Asian giants go the gap.
New Zealand have been the group to beat on this group after they humbled Pakistan by 60 runs within the match opener.
Coming in as agency favourites of their second match, New Zealand elected to subject first and spinner Michael Bracewell returned career-best ODI figures of 4-36 to limit Bangladesh to 236-9.
Chasing 237 for victory, New Zealand slipped to 15-2 and 72-3 earlier than Ravindra and fellow left-hander Tom Latham, who made 55, added 129 for the fourth wicket.
Each had been dismissed earlier than the top however New Zealand nonetheless achieved the goal with 23 balls to spare.
The Black Caps had a disastrous begin when tempo bowler Tasking Ahmed bowled first-match centurion Will Younger for a duck.
Bangladesh’s new tempo sensation Nahid Rana took down Kane Williamson, caught behind for 5 with a supply bowled at 148.8 kph (92.4 mph).
Ravindra, who returned to the group after recovering from a nasty blow to his brow in a latest tri-series match towards Pakistan, joined Devon Conway to rebuild the innings.
Conway hit again with a flurry of boundaries and made 30 earlier than Bangladesh checked the surge and Mustafizur Rahman hurried one on to the left-hander, who chopped on to his stumps.
Ravindra stood agency, and with fellow left-hander Latham — one other centurion within the opener towards Pakistan — waded his method by means of the chase and, after reaching his fifty, bossed the bowlers.
He raised his fourth ODI ton with a single off Rana and raised his bat to take in the applause.
Ravindra lastly fell, caught at long-on off leg-spinner Rishad Hossain, and wicketkeeper-batsman Latham’s run out added some late drama. However Glenn Phillips, 21 not out, and Bracewell, who hit the successful boundary, sealed the chase.
Participant of the Match Bracewell arrange victory with key strikes that began along with his second supply, dismissing Tanzid Hasan, out for twenty-four, and ending a powerful begin by Bangladesh.
Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto made 77 and Jaker Ali 45, in an try and put up a aggressive complete, however Bracewell saved getting wickets.
