World Cup 2019: Five close encounters of the tournament so far

#2. New Zealand Vs Bangladesh at the Oval, London

The moment of the match

New Zealand and Bangladesh met at the Oval in the ninth match of the tournament. New Zealand won the toss and put their opponents into bat first under overcast conditions.

For Bangladesh, it was yet again a special knock on display from Shakib Al Hasan that led the way for his team as the rest of the batsmen failed to convert their starts. While five batsmen went on to notch up scores in the 20s, only Shakib Al Hasan scored a kncok of substance, a 68-ball 64 that took Bangladesh total to a respectable 244 from 49.2 overs.

After a decent start by the New Zealand openers, Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor joined forces with the score on 55/2 from 10 overs. Bangladesh came close to removing Williamson in the 11th over when he was on 8, only to miss out as Mushfiqur Rahim failed to effect a regulation run-out.

However, the loss of Williamson and Tom Latham in quick succession in the 32nd over and Ross Taylor in the 39th over set the cat amongst the pigeons in the New Zealand dressing room.

At Taylor's dismissal, New Zealand further needed 54 runs from 11.3 overs, hardly a matter of concern. However, Colin de Grandhomme and James Neesham went sent back in a space of four balls with the score on 218/7 and the Black Caps needing 27 runs more to win.

Yet another wicket could have given Bangladesh an upper hand but Mitchell Santner and Matt Henry held their end to put up a 20-run partnership before the latter was dismissed in the 47th over.

However, Santner ensured that he applied his technique well and in the end, took New Zealand across the line with two wickets and 17 balls to spare.