New Zealand Women vs Bangladesh Women, 12th Match, Group A - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Marufa Akter to Green, FOUR, this has been a fantastic innings from Green! Came in when there was a bit of pressure in terms of posting a big score but not only has she supported Bates but also put on a show of her own. Another trademark inside out drive, steps out early to make room and thrashes it wide of mid-off

Salma Khatun to Bates, FOUR, no stopping Bates here! She is going all guns blazing. Slog sweep this time, shuffles across early and blasts this past square leg

Nahida Akter to Bates, FOUR, and she celebrates the milestone with another boundary! Brings out the reverse, one of her favourite shots, and goes aerial over short third now. She is showing off now

Nahida Akter to Bates, SIX, dropped and six! Not again! Bangladesh girls, you can't be doing this again and again. Not at this level and certainly not against such a top team. Bates with the slog sweep, hit it hard and flat, but straight to Marufa who makes a meal of it. Doesn't position herself well and lets it through. Bates is the first woman to get to 1000 T20I runs in World Cups! What a player! Absolute gun!

Nahida Akter to Green, 1 run, fired on leg stump, Green sweeps hard but straight to square leg. They're hitting them so hard that even when they find the fielder, a single is inevitable

Nahida Akter to Green, FOUR, Green's hitting straight down the ground has been on display a lot today! Absolute treat to the eyes. Skips down again, gets to the pitch of this loopy delivery and lifts it back over the bowler's head. No chance for long-off or long-on

Salma Khatun to Green, 1 run, floated up around off, Green uses her feet and drills this down the ground to long-off

Salma Khatun to Green, FOUR, Green now joins Bates in playing the reverse sweep and this has been hit really hard. Importantly, she picks the gap and once it beat short third, there was no stopping it. Raining boundaries now

Marufa Akter to Green, FOUR, Green is peeling off boundaries for fun now! Makes room early this time, gets a length ball and she lifts merrily over mid-off who is up in the ring. Superb batting! Got to feel for young Marufa though, should have had a wicket last ball but now gets hammered for four by that same batter

Marufa Akter to Green, FOUR, very poor fielding! And it's the seasoned Rumana at long-on who is the culprit. Low full toss that was clubbed straight at her and she probably didn't sight it properly at all. Let it burst through the fingers. Dropped catch and a boundary! That's double insult to the bowler

Marufa Akter to Green, FOUR, uppish but Green has picked her gap! Leg-stump half volley, she clears his front leg and wrists this away with a strong followthrough. Right between long-on and deep mid-wicket. This partnership has wrestled back the momentum for NZ. That 170-plus total is back in the plans

Fahima Khatun to Green, FOUR, Green joins in the fun now! Uses her feet well and unlike the last over she does get to the pitch this time and lofts through the line. Straight back over the bowler's head and it's the safest spot on the ground to find the fence

Fahima Khatun to Bates, FOUR, hammered! A tad too short from Fahima and Bates makes her pay. Stays back and nails the pull, bisecting deep mid-wicket and long-on

Nahida Akter to Bates, 1 run, drifting into the pads, whipped away past mid-wicket and it's yet another T20I fifty for Bates! Big game and the veteran has stood up for her team. She'll be eager to bat deep and when she does that, there is usually a lot of carnage at the back end

Fahima Khatun to Devine, out Bowled!! 2 in 2 for Fahima and a golden duck for Devine! What a delivery to get one of the most dangerous T20 batters in the game. Lovely googly, nice flight and dip on this, drawing Devine forward and she plays with a big gap between bat and pad, allowing the ball to spin through the gate. Terrific piece of bowling from Fahima and it's another failure for Devine at this World Cup. Devine b Fahima Khatun 0(1)

Fahima Khatun to Amelia Kerr, out Caught&Bowled!! Soft dismissal! Kerr will be kicking herself because she'd gotten a start on this lovely batting surface but has failed to kick on. Was constantly using her feet and did so here as well, converting it into a low full toss but could only chip it straight back at Fahima. Sharp return catch and she has taken it with a lot of nonchalance. Timely breakthrough for Bangladesh. They need to keep at it to limit the damage. Amelia Kerr c and b Fahima Khatun 16(13) [4s-1]

Fahima Khatun to Amelia Kerr, FOUR, lovely shot! Kerr at her very best! Uses her feet, gets to the pitch and goes with the spin on the loft. Mid-off up, and that's exactly where she goes. Easily over the infield

Shorna Akter to Bezuidenhout, out Stumped!! Bangladesh finally have a breakthrough! Bezuidenhout falls in pursuit of quick runs. Chose the wrong option here, was the widish leg break and she made room initially before looking to play the slog sweep. Never in position for the shot and misses it altogether. Easy work for Shamima Sultana behind the stumps. Youngest player in the World Cup has a wicket. Must be a moment of joy and pride for young Shorna. Meanwhile an effective knock from Bezuidenhout, gave the early impetus and eased the pressure off Bates. Bezuidenhout st Shamima Sultana b Shorna Akter 44(26) [4s-5]

Shorna Akter to Bates, FOUR,and now makes the Free Hit count. Bates is upping the ante now. Fractionally short, she sits back and hammers the pull, bisecting long-on and deep mid-wicket

Shorna Akter to Bates, no ball, FOUR, high full toss, clear waist-high no ball and Bates puts it away. Slog sweeps hard and wide of deep mid-wicket. No chance for the fielder

Ritu Moni to Bezuidenhout, FOUR, poor bowling and it's another boundary in the over. Short and wide, wrong line with third up in the ring and Bezuidenhout makes hay. Stays back and steers it through the infield. Easy four

Ritu Moni to Bates, FOUR, Bates is looking ominous here! Timing them well and also hitting them very hard. This is a half-tracker from Moni to start her spell, Bates sits back and flat-bats it straight back past the bowler. Long-off and long-on are both quite wide, and had no chance on this outfield

Fahima Khatun to Bates, 1 run, juicy full toss but Bates can't take full toll of it. Slog sweeps firmly but straight to deep mid-wicket

Salma Khatun to Bezuidenhout, FOUR, hammered! Salma is being taken to the cleaners here and that's not a common sight generally. Fires this on leg stump, Bezuidenhout knows square leg is up and sweeps it hard past the fielder in the ring

Salma Khatun to Bezuidenhout, FOUR, off the edge and just past Shamima Sultana! The late cut from Bezuidenhout but surely she wasn't trying to get this so fine. More off the edge and it trickles away very fine. Short third gave chase all the way but couldn't time the slide well

Marufa Akter to Bates, FOUR, glorious shot! A straight-batted back foot punch through mid-wicket is one of the toughest shots to play and Bates makes it look so easy. Beat mid-on to her right and also left the converging long-on fielder second-best despite a dive. Top stroke

Salma Khatun to Bezuidenhout, FOUR, superb batting! Forced Khatun to get the line wider but it's short and Bezuidenhout puts it away. Stays back and cuts firmly through the gap at point. Races away

Marufa Akter to Bezuidenhout, FOUR, edged, just wide of slip! Streaky start for Bezuidenhout but she finally has a run in this World Cup! Went chasing at a widish inswinger that straightened a tad, no footwork and she is lucky that the edge flies wide of the slip fielder. Races away