Bangladesh v New Zealand, 6th Match, Group A at Rawalpindi, Champions Trophy, Feb 24 2025 – Live Cricket Score

Live – Ravindra fifty keeps New Zealand ticking

New Zealand and India in the Semi-Finals!

New Zealand and India have made it to the semi-finals! 🎉 There is still one more match to play, but New Zealand can relax because they are already in. Their last match is against India, so they can use this chance to learn more about a team they might face in the final!

Today, Bracewell was amazing with the ball! He took 4 wickets for just 26 runs in his 10 overs without stopping. 😲 And with the bat, Rachin Ravindra was a superstar! He scored 112 runs from 105 balls. New Zealand has so many great players who can win matches for them!

Bad news for Pakistan and Bangladesh. They are both out of the tournament. 😞 This is really sad for Pakistan because they were hosting an ICC event again after a long time.

What’s Next for Bangladesh?

Bangladesh didn’t make it to the semi-finals, but there are some positives.

🌟 Nahid Rana is a rising star! He bowled really fast, reaching 148 km/h! He can trouble the best batters in the world.

🌟 Najmul Hossain Shanto is a brave captain. He took risks, like keeping two slip fielders early in the match, hoping to take wickets quickly. It worked for a while!

😕 Mushfiqur hasn’t played well. Will he keep his place in the team?

🤔 Dropping Litton Das might have been a mistake. Bangladesh didn’t score enough runs in both losses, and he is a batter who could have helped them.

Rachin Ravindra’s Century!

Wow! Rachin Ravindra played an amazing innings! 💥 He scored 100 runs and helped New Zealand win against Bangladesh.

Many teams are still changing and finding new stars, but New Zealand has already built a strong team for the future. Before, Kane Williamson was the main batter for them, but now Ravindra is ready to take responsibility. He came to bat when his team was in trouble at 15 for 2, but he didn’t give up!

His century not only helped New Zealand reach the semi-finals but also confirmed India’s spot. That means Pakistan and Bangladesh are out.

New Zealand Rushing to the Semis!

Ravindra was on fire! 🔥 Just 30 minutes ago, he reached 50 runs, and now he was heading toward 100! This guy is so good!

This is not the first time he has done something special. In the 2023 ODI World Cup, he also scored a century in the opening match! Now, at just 25 years old, he is proving that he is a big-match player. 🚀

Who knows? Maybe he will take New Zealand all the way to the final! 😃🏏

Ravindra’s Half-Century! 🏏🎉

Rachin Ravindra is playing a great innings today! He hits the ball through the off side and reaches fifty runs! 🌟

Matthew Hayden, the commentator, says: “We are watching a future cricket star!” 🌟👏

Ravindra is an important player for New Zealand in all formats of the game. In Test matches, he bats at number 4, but in One Day Internationals (ODIs), opening the batting might be his best position. Today, two early wickets helped him because the field was still inside the circle. This gave him space to hit the ball and score runs easily.

He reaches his 50 runs with a four! 🎯 This is his sixth four of the match but the first one since the field spread out. But he didn’t just wait for boundaries! Since the 10th over, he has scored 28 runs in 29 balls by running between the wickets and finding gaps. Bangladesh struggled to do this earlier in the match.

Tom Latham – A Steady Player! 🏏🔥

Tom Latham is a calm and smart player. If there was a zombie apocalypse, he wouldn’t be the leader, but he would be the best person to help the leader survive! 😆🧟‍♂️

Some people think Latham doesn’t have too many different shots, which is why he doesn’t play much in T20 cricket. But the shots he does play are very strong! 💪 He plays straight when the ball is good. If the ball is a little short, he cuts or pulls. If it is full, he drives it beautifully. His cover drives are amazing! 💥 He also plays very close to his body, which helps him stay safe on difficult pitches.

Bangladesh is bowling well and making it tough for Latham. They know that since 2022, he averages 29 against fast bowlers but 54 against spin bowlers. That’s why they are using more fast bowling to make things harder for him. Also, because there are two left-handed batsmen, Bangladesh is waiting to bring in their leg-spinner, Rishad Hossain.

Conway is out! 😲

Bangladesh is still fighting! Mustafizur Rahman used his special cutter ball, and it worked! That’s a good sign—it means the pitch will help the spin bowlers too. And there’s no dew, so the ball won’t get slippery!

Conway tried to block the ball softly, but the spin made it roll back and hit his stumps! He’s out!

Now, New Zealand will be tested. Can they still score well, especially without Daryl Mitchell?

Rachin Ravindra’s Big Moment! 🌟

Rachin Ravindra has now scored 1,000 runs in One Day Internationals (ODIs)! He reached this in just 26 innings with an average of 42 and a strike rate of 110. That’s really impressive!

Bangladesh’s Plan 🏏

Bangladesh is trying to bowl the ball up to make it harder for New Zealand. But there’s a problem—the two batters, Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway, are very good at hitting those balls!

Ravindra hit one powerful shot forward and another strong shot backward in the seventh over. Conway also smashed the ball straight down the ground and through the covers.

Bangladesh is doing the right thing—they must take wickets to stay in the game! But these two batters are different. They don’t just stand and swing the bat. They move their feet and react fast to the ball!

Fun fact: Conway was one of Ravindra’s teachers in Wellington! No wonder they bat so well together! Even against spin bowling—Mehidy Hasan Miraz tried to stop them, but Ravindra smashed the ball away!

New Zealand’s Fight Back! 💥

At first, New Zealand was struggling. They scored only 20 runs in six overs. But then, in just three overs, they added 29 more runs!

Out of their first 54 runs, 48 came from boundaries! That means they hit a LOT of fours! 🚀

This match is getting exciting! Can Bangladesh stop them? Let’s see! 🎉🏏

Williamson is Out! The Game Has Changed!

Wow! The match has taken a big turn!

Bangladesh made a mistake in their first game by not playing Nahid Rana. But now, he’s back—and he has taken the most important wicket! He got Kane Williamson out for just 5 runs!

Williamson is a smart batter. He knows how to chase a target without taking big risks. He keeps the scoreboard moving but stays careful. Getting him out is a big win for Bangladesh!

Rana and his team did a great job. They set up two slip fielders, and Rana bowled at the perfect length. He made Williamson move forward, but the ball was just out of his reach. A small swing away, and the ball hit the edge of his bat—OUT!

Bangladesh is back in the game! 🎉🏏

Taskin gets a wicket! 🎉

Bangladesh had to wait for 50 overs, but now they are finally shining!

What a great start—getting a wicket in the very first over! This makes the target of 236 feel much bigger and gives Bangladesh more confidence. And guess what? The ball went straight through a batter who scored a century in his last game! That must be a big surprise! 😲

New Zealand loses Will Young to a perfect delivery. The ball was pitched up, moved in, and went right through the gap. What an amazing piece of bowling! 🔥

Bangladesh Scores 236 for 9 – A Tough Day for Them!

Bangladesh needed to win this match to stay in the Champions Trophy. But their batting was not strong enough. At first, they played fast, scoring almost one run every ball. But after that, in 15 overs, they could hardly score. In 10 of those overs, they made only three runs or even less!

Two important players, Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah, got out during this time. Together, they have played 511 matches in their career, but today, they could score only 6 runs in this very important game.

New Zealand’s Michael Bracewell was amazing with the ball! He bowled 10 overs in a row, took four wickets, and made it very hard for Bangladesh to score. He bowled 43 dot balls (balls where no runs were made). Only two other New Zealand bowlers, Daniel Vettori and Mitchell Santner, have ever bowled so well in such conditions. Bracewell didn’t even bowl fast—he just slowed the ball down, and Bangladesh found it difficult to hit.

The pitch (the playing surface) was not as easy for batting as people thought, but it was not too difficult either. Bangladesh lost so many wickets that, by the 45th over, they couldn’t score a single run! Their captain, Najmul Hossain Shanto, was the top scorer with 77 runs.

Now, if New Zealand wins this match, they will go to the semi-finals, and India will go with them!

👉 178 dot balls were bowled by New Zealand today!
👉 Earlier, they bowled 162 dot balls against Pakistan.
👉 Their bowlers are doing an amazing job in these conditions!

Now, let’s see how New Zealand plays when they bat! 🎉🏏

Shanto is out! 😲🏏

Rachin Ravindra caught the ball and sent Mushfiqur Rahim back to the pavilion! This happened in the big match—Bangladesh vs. New Zealand in the Champions Trophy at Rawalpindi on February 24, 2025.

New Zealand’s players are doing an amazing job in the field! 🌟 Bracewell also helped his team by running fast from midwicket to grab an important catch. This ended Najmul Hossain Shanto’s innings after he scored 77 runs from 110 balls.

New Zealand’s fielders are everywhere! 😮 Will Young and Glenn Phillips stopped some powerful shots from reaching the boundary. Devon Conway made sure batters couldn’t take extra runs by cutting the angles perfectly. And Kane Williamson? Wow! He made a tough catch look super easy!

New Zealand’s fielding is making a huge difference in this match! 🎯🔥

Bangladesh is finding it really hard to play against spin bowling today! 😟

So far, they are scoring only 3.3 runs per over when facing spin bowlers. Let’s look at the bowlers:

👉 Bracewell bowled 10 overs, gave away only 26 runs, and took 4 wickets! 🎯
👉 Santner bowled 5 overs and gave 24 runs but didn’t take any wickets.

Usually, in the last five years, Bangladesh scores 4.77 runs per over against spin. That’s already slow, and only Afghanistan scores slower among Test-playing teams!

The pitch is not that bad—it’s a little slow, but not too difficult. The real problem? Bangladesh is not taking quick singles or twos, which means they are facing too many dot balls (balls with no runs). This is putting them under a lot of pressure! 😬

Right now, a special ChmapionsTrophy2025 forecaster says that if Bangladesh keeps playing like this, they will only reach 230 runs by the end of their innings. But that might not be enough to keep them in the Champions Trophy! 🏆💔

Mahmudullah is Out!

Bangladesh is struggling to score runs! They have played too many “dot balls” (balls with no runs). In their 25th over, they have already had 97 dot balls! To understand how bad this is, in the last match, Pakistan had 147 dot balls in 50 overs, and people criticized them a lot. Now, Bangladesh might do even worse!

Mahmudullah tried to score, but he got out! Bangladesh is not playing safe shots. They keep missing the ball, then try big risky shots—and they fail. Bracewell, the bowler, is making it very difficult for them. He is not giving them any fast balls to hit. He has taken 4 wickets now! And guess what? He has bowled 10 overs in a row without any pressure! Bangladesh is known for playing well against spin bowlers, but today, they are making Bracewell look like the best bowler in the tournament!

Shanto Scores 50 Runs!

Shanto is playing really well! This is his third half-century (50 runs) in the last eight matches. He even scored his highest ODI score (122 runs) against Sri Lanka recently.

But there’s a problem—his teammates are getting out! Mushfiqur Rahim just got out, and now Bangladesh is in trouble. Before that, the match was balanced. But now, New Zealand is very close to breaking through the batting lineup.

Shanto must stay and bat until the end. Maybe Mahmudullah can help him!

Mushfiqur is Out!

Mushfiqur Rahim had a plan—since he is a right-handed batter, and Bracewell’s spin moves toward him, he wanted to hit the ball hard. It made sense, but there was one problem—the boundary on that side was too far! He tried to hit the ball over, but he failed!

In his first match, he got out without scoring any runs. Now, he is out again after scoring just 2 runs from 5 balls!

The pitch might be helping spin bowlers. Bracewell is not bowling too fast. He is giving the ball some air, making it tricky for the batters!

Bangladesh is Slowing Down!

After the first 10 overs, Bangladesh was scoring quickly—at 5.8 runs per over. But now, their run rate has dropped to just 3.13 per over!

And now, another wicket falls! Towhid Hridoy was trying to play carefully, but he took too long—23 balls for just 7 runs—and then got out!

Bracewell is showing why he is so important for New Zealand. His spin is difficult to play, and even right-handed batters are struggling. He is not just a good bowler; he is also a strong batter with a strike rate of 115 and an economy rate of 4.96. Amazing performance!

O’Rourke Takes Two Wickets! 🎯🔥

Will O’Rourke is making a big impact in the match! In his first spell, he bowled 6 overs, gave away only 22 runs, and took 2 wickets. What a great start for New Zealand in this big game against Pakistan!

New Zealand’s bowling attack is strong, even without one of their best bowlers, Trent Boult, who is relaxing somewhere far away. But O’Rourke is showing that he is the future of New Zealand’s fast bowling!

He is tall. He is fast. And when he runs to bowl, he looks like a real threat to the batsmen! He may not love the camera like other famous players, but when he has the ball, he lets his skills do the talking!

Mehidy Hasan Miraz tries to hit the ball but gets confused. The ball moves a little and he cannot time his shot. The result? A super easy catch for Mitchell Santner at mid-on! O’Rourke celebrates another wicket! 🎉🏏

🏏 New Zealand’s Smart Move!

New Zealand is thinking fast! Their best fast bowler, Matt Henry, is very important to the team. But Bangladesh was getting comfortable with fast bowling. So, New Zealand changed their plan! They took Henry out and brought in Michael Bracewell, who bowls slower and makes the ball spin. And guess what? It worked! Bangladesh lost a wicket!

Tanzid Hasan, the Bangladesh batter, loves hitting big shots. But this time, he tried too hard and got out! His batting average is still not very high.

🌟 Tanzid Starts Strong!

Tanzid Hasan hit a BIG six (🏏💥) in the second over! He is an opening batter, just like Tamim Iqbal, and they even play in a similar way. While his captain was playing carefully, Tanzid was scoring fast—24 runs from just 22 balls! The pitch in Rawalpindi is great for batting, so it was easy to hit boundaries.

After playing 22 one-day matches, Tanzid has a good strike rate—100! That means, on average, he scores 100 runs if he plays 100 balls. But maybe he is hitting too many boundaries too quickly, and that’s why his average is low.

🏆 Jamieson Returns!

Kyle Jamieson, the tall fast bowler, is back! Because he is so tall, his balls bounce higher, which makes it difficult for batters. But he hasn’t played ODI cricket for two years, so he is still adjusting. He missed his length a few times, but he quickly fixed his mistakes in the next two overs.

Bangladesh knows that scoring runs quickly in the first few overs (powerplay) is important. The pitch will get even better for batting later, so they need to score a big total now!

🎶 Fun During the National Anthem!

Before the match, when the national anthems were played, something funny happened! A cool guitar sound sneaked into New Zealand’s anthem, and some players started laughing. Mark Chapman and Glenn Phillips couldn’t keep a straight face! It’s nice to see players enjoying themselves instead of always looking serious.

🎲 Toss Time! New Zealand Chooses to Bowl

New Zealand won the toss and decided to bowl first. Why? Because the field was wet with dew when they practiced, so they think batting later will be easier.

For New Zealand, Jamieson is replacing Smith, and Ravindra is playing because Mitchell is sick.

For Bangladesh, Nahid Rana and Mahmudullah are back in the team. They rested a fast bowler in the last match, which was a bit strange, but now he is playing. The opening batters have also changed—Mehidy Hasan Miraz is opening instead! He is doing everything for Bangladesh now, just like Shakib Al Hasan used to do.

🏟️ The Pitch is Perfect for Batting!

The match is in Rawalpindi, and the pitch is AMAZING for batters! The boundaries are short—one is only 65 meters, and the other is 71 meters.

Matthew Hayden, the cricket expert, says the pitch is a “belter”—which means it’s super easy to bat on. He also says that batting will get even easier in the evening because of the dew. So, if you win the toss, it’s best to bowl first.

🔥 Four Teams, One Game!

This is not just a match between New Zealand and Bangladesh—it’s also about India and Pakistan!

• If New Zealand wins, they and India will go to the semi-finals.
• Pakistan fans in Rawalpindi will support Bangladesh because they don’t want New Zealand to win!

It’s all connected! That’s why cricket is so exciting! 😃 If you don’t love cricket, maybe go watch some cat videos instead! 🐱😂