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WT20: New Zealand crush Bangladesh to remain unbeaten and top the group

<p>Bangladesh bowlers, led by left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman, kept New Zealand on a tight leash and restricted them to a modest 145/8 on a slow Eden Gardens strip in a World Twenty20 Group 2 contest</p>

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WT20: New Zealand crush Bangladesh to remain unbeaten and top the group

WT20: New Zealand crush Bangladesh to remain unbeaten and top the group

Kolkata: New Zealand put on an impressive show with the ball to skittle out Bangladesh for 70 in 15.4 overs to notch a 75-run win in a floodlight malfunction-interrupted World Twenty20 Group 2 encounter at the Eden Gardens here on Saturday.

The 'Black Caps' go into the semi-finals unbeaten, having won all four matches in the group stage. Grant Elliot and leg-spinner Ish Sodhi picked up three wickets each for New Zealand.

 New Zealand cricketers celebrate a wicket during World T20 match against Bangladesh at Eden Garden in Kolkata on Saturday.
New Zealand cricketers celebrate the fall of a wicket during World T20 match against Bangladesh at Eden Garden in Kolkata on Saturday. Pic/PTI

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