Bates bowlers aid New Zealand to thrash Bangladesh in Women’s T20 WC, CAPE TOWN New Zealand nature Suzie Bates struck a magnify half- century before a disciplined bowling attack led the side to a dominating 71- run palm over Bangladesh in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup.
After concluding to club first, New Zealand raised a mammoth189/ 3 in their distributed 20 overs at the reverse of a magnify 81- run knock by Bates.
New Zealand openers Bates and Bernadine Bezuidenhout laid a solid foundation for a massive aggregate as the brace added 77 runs within just nine overs before Shorna Akhter handed a important- demanded advance by removing the former.
Bezuidenhout scored a quick- fire 44 off just 26 deliveries with the help of five boundaries.
Following her redundancy, Bates put on a brief cooperation with Amelia Kerr( 16) before eventually putting on an unbeaten instigation- boosting stand with Middy Green and carried her club all the way through.
The brace of Bates and Green added 82 runs for the fourth gate in just 42 balls. Green struck a brisk 44 not out off a bare 20 balls, hitting seven boundaries, while Bates top- scored fro the side with an unbeaten 81 off 61 deliveries, laced with seven boundaries and a six.
For Bangladesh, Fahima Khatun bagged two structures while Shorna could make one crown. Set to chase 190, Bangladesh’s fur lineup failed and could only accumulate118/ 8 in their distributed overs. Shorna and Murshida Khatun offered a brief fightback with their separate knocks while the rest of the Bangladesh batters sounded unconscious against a strong White Fern bowling attack.
Shorna top scored for the side with 31 off 22 while Shorna could score 30 in 38 deliveries. Besides them, opening batter Shamima Sultana remained the notable run- getter with an 11- ball 14, while the rest of the batters couldn’t amass double numbers.
Eden Carson led the bowling attack for Australia with3 -18 while Hannah Rowe returned with2-15.
