Overview

• New Zealand posted 227/9 and dismissed Bangladesh for 127 in 39.5 overs in Guwahati to seal a 100-run result.
• Sophie Devine (63) and Brooke Halliday (69) rebuilt from 38/3 with a 112-run fourth-wicket stand after Rabeya Khan’s early strikes.
• Jess Kerr and Lea Tahuhu took three wickets each, with Rosemary Mair adding two as Tahuhu marked her 100th ODI.
• Bangladesh slumped to 33/6, managed only 22 runs without a boundary in the powerplay, and found resistance mainly through Fahima Khatun’s 34.
• Both teams now have two points from three games as New Zealand climb above Bangladesh, with Sri Lanka next for NZ on October 14 and South Africa next for BAN on October 13.