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In the most shocking of all warm-up match results in Cricket World Cup 2007, underdogs Bangladesh defeated New Zealand by two wickets at the Three Ws Oval Stadium in Barbados. Riding on a superb all-round performance by veteran Mashrafe Mortaza, Bangladesh have induced an upset that’ll haunt the Kiwis as they enter the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007.
New Zealand, batting first, set a target of 227 runs for the Bangladeshis. After being reduced to 34 for 4, the Kiwis were rescued by Jacob Oram, who hit a blistering 88 runs and shared in a brilliant 105-run partnership with wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum. Bangladesh started off on a high note and had good contributions from all key players. Mortaza, who had claimed 4/44 earlier in the day, scored a quick unbeaten 30, hitting two towering sixes in the penultimate over to take his team to victory.
Although the Bangladesh vs. New Zealand warm-up match will not be considered as an official one-dayer, Bangladesh are riding high on confidence and will look forward to more such performances during the main tournament
Bangladesh vs. New Zealand Warm-up Match Scorecard
Venue: Three Ws Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Date: 6 March 2007
Result: Bangladesh won by 2 wickets
| New Zealand innings |
| L Vincent |
b Mortaza |
4 |
| SP Fleming |
c Razzak b Rasel |
0 |
| RL Taylor |
c Rahim b Mortaza |
11 |
| SB Styris |
c Ashraful b Razzak |
26 |
| SB Styris |
c Ashraful b Razzak |
26 |
| PG Fulton |
lbw b Franklin |
29 |
| Mushfiqur Rahim |
lbw b Mortaza |
5 |
| JDP Oram |
c Rasel b Razzak |
88 |
| CD McMillan |
c & b Razzak |
5 |
| BB McCullum |
run out (Mortaza) |
46 |
| DL Vettori |
c Omar b Razzak |
8 |
| JEC Franklin |
not out |
12 |
| SE Bond |
b Mortaza |
4 |
Extras (lb 8, w 3, nb 6) 17
Total (all out; 47.2 overs) 226
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Vincent), 2-13 (Fleming), 3-21 (Taylor), 4-34 (Fulton), 5-60 (Styris), 6-75 (McMillan), 7-180 (McCullum), 8-192 (Vettori), 9-218 (Oram), 10-226 (Bond, 47.2 ov)
| Bowling |
O |
M |
R |
W |
Econ |
| Mashrafe Mortaza |
9.2 |
2 |
44 |
4 |
4.71 |
| Syed Rasel |
8 |
1 |
31 |
1 |
3.87 |
| Shahadat Hossain |
1 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
12.00 |
| Abdur Razzak |
10 |
1 |
26 |
4 |
2.60 |
| Saqibul Hasan |
10 |
0 |
49 |
0 |
4.90 |
| Tapash Baisya |
6 |
0 |
42 |
0 |
7.00 |
| Rajin Saleh |
3 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
4.66 |
| Bangladesh innings |
| Javed Omar |
b Vettori |
45 |
| Tamim Iqbal |
st McCullum b Vettori |
46 |
| Aftab Ahmed |
lbw b Vettori |
0 |
| Saqibul Hasan |
c McCullum b Patel |
19 |
| Habibul Bashar |
run out (Vincent) |
20 |
| Mohammad Ashraful |
lbw b Franklin |
29 |
| Mushfiqur Rahim |
c Styris b Bond |
19 |
| Rajin Saleh |
c Styris b Bond |
7 |
| Mashrafe Mortaza |
not out |
30 |
| Abdur Razzak |
not out |
4 |
Extras (w 4, nb 7) 11
Total (8 wickets; 49 overs) 230
Fall of wickets: 1-85 (Tamim Iqbal), 2-85 (Aftab Ahmed), 3-104 (Javed Omar), 4-133 (Saqibul Hasan), 5-143 (Habibul Bashar), 6-176 (Mushfiqur Rahim), 7-192 (Mohammad Ashraful), 8-199 (Rajin Saleh)
| Bowling |
O |
M |
R |
W |
Econ |
| JEC Franklin |
8 |
0 |
54 |
2 |
6.75 |
| SE Bond |
9 |
0 |
59 |
1 |
6.55 |
| MJ Mason |
5 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
3.0 |
| JS Patel |
10 |
0 |
40 |
1 |
4.00 |
| DL Vettori |
10 |
0 |
38 |
3 |
3.80 |
| JDP Oram |
5 |
1 |
14 |
0 |
2.80 |
| SB Styris |
2 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
5.00 |
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