ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 - 37th Match
(Pool A: New Zealand vs Bangladesh at Hamilton)
Guptill and lower order clinch thriller
| Bangladesh | vs | New Zealand |
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| 288/7 (50) | 290/7 (48.5) | |
| New Zealand won by 3 wickets | ||
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New Zealand ended the group stage with a perfect six-out-of-six record, but their bowlers were fully challenged for the first time in this World Cup as they sneaked a three-wicket win over Bangladesh. The win ended a five-year losing streak against Bangladesh, and it was was hard work all the way for the tournament favourites.
Mahmudullah, Soumya Sarkar and Sabbir Rahman made New Zealand count to 288, the biggest total they have conceded in this tournament so far, before Shakib Al Hasan's four-wicket haul nearly derailed their chase. But Martin Guptill's sixth ODI hundred set an excellent platform, before Grant Elliott and Corey Anderson kept them going in the final ten overs. Tim Southee struck a six and a four in the penultimate over to complete the win.
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