Tigers gave New Zealand a target of 245 to chase after being put in to bat first in the ninth match of the ICC men’s cricket World Cup at The Oval in London on Wednesday.
Bangladesh were bundled out for 244 with four balls to spare. Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan topscored with 64 off 68 balls. He partnered with captain Mushfiqur Rahim who scored 19 off 35 balls to steady the innings after early jolts. Bangladesh lost two openers cheaply.
New Zealand fast bowlers Lockie Ferguson and Matt Henry put the early pressure on the Tigers in tight spells, with Henry bowling Soumya Sarkar out in the ninth over. He scored 25.
Tamim Iqbal was the second to fall in the 14th over when he tried to pull a short-pitched delivery by Ferguson and was beaten for the pace and ball looped to Trent Boult at midwicket. He scored 24.
Shakib Al Hasan (64) gave away his wicket against the run of play trying to run one fine and was caught by wicketkeeper Tom Latham in the 31st over.
Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim was run out by New Zealand's Tom Latham.
His partnership with Mushfiqur Rahim appeared to be steadying Bangladesh like it did in the victory against South Africa.
The stand broke at 50 runs this time, with Mushfiqur getting run out in the 24th over. The wicketkeeper batsman pushed towards cover and was stranded mid pitch with no response from Shakib.
Earlier, when New Zealand won the toss and opted to field first, skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza admitted that he would have liked to bowl first despite a strong batting performance in the win against South Africa at the same ground.
Apart from the two overs from Neesham that travelled for 24 runs, every bowler kept things tight.
Santner picked up 1 for 41 on a pitch that isn't even really turning much, while there was also a wicket apiece for Ferguson and de Grandhomme.
New Zealand's new-ball bowlers were even better, with Boult taking 2 for 44 (including his 150th ODI wicket - he's the second fastest to that mark after Saqlain Mushtaq) and Henry starring with 4 for 47, including two in two to end the innings.
For Bangladesh, pretty much everyone in the top 8 got themselves in, but no-one could really kick on. Shakib top-scored with 64 in his 200th ODI, but there were also five batsmen who got into the 20s, and then got out. There were only 21 fours for Bangladesh, a huge dip from the 37 they struck against South Africa, and that's also indicative of the splendid discipline with the ball and in the field by New Zealand. Bangladesh don't have quite as many as they would have hoped for.