That's all we have for you from this game. Thanks for your company and watch that first step. It's a doozy.
"Shocked," says Sophie Devine on her feelings at halftime. "Bangladesh bowled really well on that pitch but I thought we were really calm in the dressing room and we just had to do what we needed to, Hayley Jensen was excellent. We learned from what Bangladesh did, bowling straight and making the batters make mistakes and then we know what our spinners can do, Amelia Kerr and Leigh Kasperek. Batting a bit better than we did today [key against Australia, which will be a virtual quarter-final] But happy to get the points today and we're looking forward to a day off tomorrow and then getting stuck into it. It's always great to play the Australians in any sport"
"Bowling and fielding was good but the batting wasn't up to the mark. Ritu Moni was very good, bowling line and length. Four wickets for her. One match left, next match we need ot improve our batting," says Bangladesh captain Salma Khatun
"We didn't bat too well there but it was a really good bowling performance for us," Jensen says. "Just keep it really simple and hit the seam and bowl stump to stump and that's it." Jensen says. "We know we've done well, we'll just go into training, do a top up and come back confident for the next match [against Australia, which is virtually a quarter-final]"
2.00 pm So all it needed was a back to the basics crash course. New Zealand knew how hard it was to bat here on this Junction Oval pitch. How it was slow which made it hard to manipulate the ball and find the singles. Especially if the bowlers concentrate on wicket-to-wicket lines and takes the pace off. Everyone from Player of the Match Hayley Jenson, who picked up 3-11, did exactly that to seal this game and keep New Zealand's tournament alive
Nigar Sultana c Devine b Kasperek 21 (26b 3x4 0x6) SR: 80.76
And that should be that. 19 off 3 shouldn't be possible
END OF OVER:19 | 5 Runs | BAN-W: 67/9 (25 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 3.52, RRR: 25.00)
- Nigar Sultana16 (23b)
- Panna Ghosh3 (6b)
- Sophie Devine4-0-14-1
- Leigh Kasperek3-0-16-2
Bangladesh need 25 off the last six balls
Nitish Singla: "Preist has more than double the runs as compared to the second most runs in the match on this slow pitch in such a low scoring match. MoM? Many bowlers with wickets. Only the single batter with runs."
END OF OVER:18 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | BAN-W: 62/9 (30 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 3.44, RRR: 15.00)
- Panna Ghosh2 (2b)
- Nigar Sultana12 (21b)
- Leigh Kasperek3-0-16-2
- Hayley Jensen4-0-11-3
Bangladesh need 30 off 12 now.
Salma Khatun b Kasperek 4 (7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 57.14
Stephen: "Can't believe she's coming back on. Her legs completely gave out on her trying to walk off.. any other sport and that's it fullstop. What happened to all the concussion safety protocols?"
END OF OVER:17 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | BAN-W: 58/8 (34 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 3.41, RRR: 11.33)
- Salma Khatun4 (6b)
- Nigar Sultana10 (18b)
- Hayley Jensen4-0-11-3
- Amelia Kerr4-0-10-1
Johnny: "I cant seem to recall Shane Warnes lethal wrong un......." Uhhh, Rashid Khan then. And yep, Nigar Sultana is walking back out to bat after retiring hurt from a blow to her jaw, or possibly her throat
Fahima Khatun b Jensen 6 (11b 0x4 0x6) SR: 54.54
Bangladesh appear to be checking on Sultana, to see if she can bat again after retiring hurt
Bangladesh need 38 off 24
END OF OVER:16 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | BAN-W: 54/7 (38 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 3.37, RRR: 9.50)
- Salma Khatun2 (3b)
- Fahima Khatun5 (9b)
- Amelia Kerr4-0-10-1
- Sophie Devine3-0-9-1