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New Zealand defeated Bangladesh by 8 wickets convincingly with the help of a brilliant 108-run partnership between Kane Williamson and Daryl Mitchell for the third wicket, who helped their side chase down 246 runs with 43 balls to spare. Talking about this game, New Zealand winning the toss invited Bangladesh to bat first and restricted them to a total of 245/9 in 50 overs with the help of Lockie Ferguson picking 3 wickets with the ball, while Boult and Henry picked 2 wickets to their name each.
Bangladesh at one stage were struggling at 56/4 in 12.1 overs. Still, their two experienced batters Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim played a saviour role and helped his side post a respectable total with a 96-run partnership for the 5th wicket. Among Bangladeshi bowlers, Mustafizur Rahman looked very dangerous in the opening spell and dismissed Rachin Ravindra for just 9 runs while Shakib Al Hasan as skipper also picked 1 wicket.
Numbers and Stats from NZ vs BAN game:
3 - New Zealand have won their first three games of the ODI World Cup 2023 edition.
New Zealand also won the first three matches of an ODI World Cup edition in 1992, 2007, 2015 & 2019.
3 - Trent Boult became the third fastest to pick 200 wickets in ODIs.
Fastest to pick 200 wickets in ODIs (by matches played):
Mitchell Starc - 102
Saqlain Mushtaq - 104
Trent Boult - 107
Brett Lee - 112
Allan Donald - 117
Most wickets by a pace bowler for NZ in ODIs:
Kyle Mills - 240
Tim Southee - 214
Chris Harris - 203
Chris Cairns - 200
Trent Boult - 200
Most wickets taken by a left-arm pacer in ODIs:
Wasim Akram - 502
Chaminda Vaas - 400
Zaheer Khan - 282
Mitchell Johnson - 239
Mitchell Starc - 223
Trent Boult - 200
6 - New Zealand defeated Bangladesh for the sixth consecutive time in the ODI World Cup.
Most one-sided head-to-head win in ODI World Cup:
PAK - 8 vs SL
IND - 7 vs PAK
WI - 6 vs ZIM
NZ - 6 vs BAN
NZ vs BAN in ODI World Cup:
NZ won by 6 wickets in Chelmsford, 1999
NZ won by 7 wickets in Kimberley, 2003
NZ won by 9 wickets in North Sound, 2007
NZ won by 3 wickets in Hamilton, 2015
NZ won by 2 wickets in The Oval, 2019
NZ won by 8 wickets in Chennai, 2023
8 - Bangladesh have smashed 8 sixes in this match, which is the most for them in an ODI World Cup game.
Most Sixes by the Bangladesh team in an ODI WC match:
8 vs New Zealand in Chennai, 2023
7 vs Scotland in Nelson, 2015
6 vs West Indies in Taunton, 2019
6 vs New Zealand in Hamilton, 2015
9 - Mushfiqur Rahim has smashed nine fifty-plus scores in the ODI World Cup.
Most fifty-plus scores in ODI World Cup as wicket-keeper:
Kumar Sangakkara - 12
Adam Gilchrist - 9
Mushfiqur Rahim - 9
Quinton de Kock - 6
MS Dhoni - 5
134 - Kane Williamson has scored the most fifty-plus scores for New Zealand in international cricket.
Most fifty-plus scores for New Zealand in International cricket:
Kane Williamson - 134
Ross Taylor - 133
Stephen Fleming - 112
972 - Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim recorded a 972-run total partnership in the ODI World Cup.
Most Partnership runs by a batting pair in ODI WC history:
Adam Gilchrist-Matthew Hayden: 1220 (20 inns)
Mushfiqur Rahim-Shakib Al Hasan: 972 (19 inns)
Virender Sehwag-Sachin Tendulkar: 971 (20 inns)
