New Zealand Beat Bangladesh in CT 2025 - PAK & BAN Out of Semis Race
Author: Joy Sarcar
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Latest Update from ongoing Champions Trophy 2025 as New Zealand steers win over Bangladesh guided by Rachin Ravindra. Host PAK and BAN squad dreams to enter the Semi-Finals race crash down.
New Zealand celebrated qualifying to the next step in Champions Trophy 2025 while curtains down for host country Pakistan’s campaign.
BLACKCAPS Win to End Semis Hopes for PAK and BAN
Rachin Ravindra scored 112 and Tom Latham made 55 making Kiwis defeat the Bangladesh team in the Champions Trophy group stage match.
- Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium was flooding with fans on Monday to cheer Bangladesh against NZ to keep Pakistan’s hope alive for qualifying in the semi-finals race.
- It turned out to be a stunner match for New Zealand as they turned down host’s expectations to enter the semis race.
- Pakistan’s defeat by India was already shattering them towards knockout but fans were relying on BAN squad to pull off Kiwis is yesterday’s match.
- With a modest scoreboard of 236/9, Bangladesh fast bowlers Nahid Rana and Taskin Ahmed gave a good start by scalping wickets of Young and Williamson in initial three overs. Ravindra was fuelled with different plans in mind.
Ravindra Slammed BAN Bowlers in Style
Ravindra has to miss the tourney opener as the ball hit on his forehead during the tri-series match few days back. His high-voltage comeback was a treat to New Zealand squad.
- Ravindra bagged a spectacular chunk of scores for team with 112 runs off 105 balls with twelve 4s and one 6s in the game.
- He marked his fourth ODI century in the game and made a place in semi-finals with an impressive five-wicket win.
- While NZ was reeling at a critical score of 15/2, Ravindra arrived at no.4 in the game and tried to get familiar with the pitch.
- It took some time to get in sync with Taskin and Rana before withstanding two important partnerships.
- The team lost their third wicket at 57 of Devon Conway and then a 129-run partnership with Tom Latham revived the team.
New Zealand’s Eyes on Champions Trophy Cup
BAN and PAK are out of semis race after the BLACKCAPS attack on Bangladesh in last match of Champions Trophy 2025. Sloppy fielding by Bangladesh further accelerate the duo Latham and Ravindra to push more boundaries.
Former Australian Batter Matthew Hayden marked Ravindra as a gentlemen and praised him of being a promising modern-day player. His aggressive play-off on fields and amazing strike rate helped him easily mark a ton in the game. Rishad Hossain later took his wicket by NZ was by them leading already.
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PAK fans are disappointed as it’s after a very long time that the host country is unable to sustain even for a few days in such a big international event.
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