Published: Mar 13, 2015, 08:20 AM (IST)
Edited: Mar 13, 2015, 08:22 AM (IST)
Bangladesh brought up the 100-run mark for the loss of two wickets during the 37th ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Pool A match against New Zealand at the Seddon Park in Hamilton on Friday. Bangladesh reached a score of 106 for two after 25 overs, with Soumya Sarkar and Mahmudullah batting on 46 and 43 respectively. Live Scorecard: Bangladesh vs New Zealand
Earlier, New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl first. While New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum announced the change of Mitchell McClenaghan coming in place of Adam Milne, Shakib Al Hasan was leading the Bangladesh side in place of Mashrafe Mortaza, who was replaced by Nasir Hossain. The other change for the Bangladeshis was that of Taijul Islam, who was replacing Arafat Sunny. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Complete Coverage
New Zealand have so far won all of their matches in the ongoing edition of cricket’s biggest event, making themselves leading favourites for clinching the title for the first-ever time. Bangladesh, on the other hand, have qualified for the quarterfinals for the first time in their cricketing history, recording a memorable 15-run victory against England in their previous encounter. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: POINTS TABLE
