NZ-W vs BAN-W Ball by Ball Commentary

That will be the end of the contest. New Zealand Women beat Bangladesh Women by 68 runs. A happy outing for the New Zealand Women. Full, down leg, following the batter. Nigar Sultana moves across and looks to flick it, but wears it on her pads.

FOUR! Nicely played! Too full, outside off, Nigar Sultana takes a step forward and drives it magnificently through extra covers for a boundary.

Wide! Sways it down the leg side, Nigar Sultana leaves it alone.

Too full, outside off, Marufa Akter pushes it to cover for a single.

Tossed up, outside off, Marufa Akter leaves it alone thinking that it's a wide.

Fired in, on leg, Nigar Sultana eases it to wide of mid off for a single.

Much fuller, on off, Nigar Sultana taps it to mid off.

OUT! TAKEN! Rosemary Mair gets a wicket to her name as well, and another one goes down for Bangladesh Women. Full, outside off, Nahida Akter gets low and looks to slog it but gets a top edge. The ball flies in the air towards cow corner. Georgia Plimmer watches the ball like a hawk, runs to her right from long on and takes a good running catch. Bangladesh Women are 118/8.

Much fuller, on off, Nahida Akter blocks it back to the left of the bowler.

Good length, on off, Nahida Akter blocks it to mid off.

Much fuller, on off, Nahida Akter slogs it over mid-wicket. Two fielders chase and make a good teamwork to stop the boundary. The batters collect two runs.

EDGED AND FOUR! Streaky! Full, outside off, Nahida Akter throws a kitchen sink at it. Gets an outside edge as the ball flies over short third for a boundary.

Back of a length, on off, Nigar Sultana pulls it through mid-wicket for a single.

Quicker, on off, Nahida Akter blocks it back to the bowler.

SIX! That goes all the way! A touch fuller, outside off, Nahida Akter takes a step forward and launches it all the way over long off for a biggie.

Much fuller, on off, Nahida Akter blocks it back to the bowler.

Flatter, on middle, Nigar Sultana gets low and sweeps it through backward square leg for a single.

Fired in, on off, Nigar Sultana blocks it back to the bowler.

Keeps it full, on off, Nigar Sultana drives it to cover.

Beaten! Full and outside off, Nahida Akter stays back and looks to play at it but misses.

FOUR! That's a good-looking shot! Flatter, on middle and leg, Nahida Akter picks it well and flicks it in the gap through mid-wicket for a magnificent boundary.

Wide! Sways it down leg, Nahida Akter leaves. Wide called. 100 comes up for Bangladesh Women.

Much fuller, on off, Nigar Sultana knocks it down the ground for a single.

Flatter, outside off, Nigar Sultana looks to play at it but misses.

Keeps it full, on leg, Nigar Sultana tucks it through backward square leg for a brace.

Much fuller, on leg, Nigar Sultana flicks it to mid-wicket.

Full, on leg, Nahida Akter looks to flick it but gets an inside edge as the ball rolls towards short fine leg. Dot.

Short, on off, Nigar Sultana knocks it down the ground forna single.

Free hit! Short, outside off, and it keeps low. Nigar Sultana moves forward and looks to flick it but gets a bottom edge as the ball hits the stumps. It won't count though.

Fired in, on leg, Nahida Akter flicks it to mid-wicket for a single. It's a front foot No Ball for overstepping. Time for a Free Hit...

Beaten! Turn and bounce, outside off, Nahida Akter looks to play at it but misses.

Full, outside off, Nahida Akter leaves it alone.

Short and wide, Nigar Sultana cuts it to backward point for a single.

OUT! LBW! Wicket number 4 for Nensi and her evening gets better and better. Pushed through on a fuller length, an off-break that spins into the batter. Fahima Khatun premeditates and sits down to sweep it away to the leg side, but misses to connect and is struck on the back pad. A confident appeal for LBW goes up around and up goes the finger. Sultana keeps losing partners from the other end as Bangladesh Women are 92/7, chasing 194.

Again, a full ball, on off, eased away by Fahima to point.

Full in front of middle, flicked to mid-wicket.

OUT! TAKEN NICELY! Nensi Patel is proving herself pretty nicely as this is her third wicket. Pitched on a fuller length, just outside off. Ritu Moni dances down the track to loft it downtown, but gets a big top edge and the ball is sliced behind to short third. Flora Devonshire takes a fine diving catch to her left. Just manages to scoop the ball inches before the ground. Bangladesh Women are 92/6 in the chase of 194.

Full and flat, on off, following the batter as Nigar shuffles outside off to sweep. The ball squirts off the inside edge to short fine leg for a single.

SIX! Picked up and dispatched! A juicy half-volley, from around the stump, on off. Nigar Sultana takes a couple of steps forward and pumps it aerially, clearing the long on fence with ease for a six.

Pitched outside leg, full, Nigar sweeps it wide of backward square leg for a single. The fielder picks the ball and throws in a motion but misses her shy at the bowling end.

On a fullish length, on off, Ritu Moni hammers it to long on for a single.

Fires it full and wide outside off. Ritu Moni tries to carve it to the off side, but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Nagging length, outside off, Moni eases it to Nensi at short third.

Angled across the batter, on a good length. Ritu Moni looks to crunch it through covers, only to miss out.

From around the stump, on a length, on leg. Nigar uses her wrists to flick it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Straighter and fuller, around off, Ritu Moni drives it to pierce the gap at backward point, but Nensi Patel dives to her left and stops it nicely.

Outside off and full in length, Nigar drives it away to deep point for one more.

On a fuller length, on off, Nigar Sultana drills it back to the bowler. The ball lobs off Kerr's right boot and flies over the stumps at the non-striker's end. Had it crashed into the stumps, Ritu was a goner as she was out by a mile.

Full in length, and outside off, Ritu Moni drives it on the up to deep cover for just another single.

Around off on a fuller length. Nigar Sultana opens the bat face and steers it in front of the short third fielder and pinches in a single.

WIDE! Beyond the tramline, outside off, full in length. Ignored by Sultana.

Full and outside off, Nigar Sultana drives it through backward point, all along the carpet, for a couple of more runs.

Dropped short, on middle. Ritu Moni hangs back and pulls it to the leg side. Georgia Plimmer from deep mid-wicket runs and slides to her right to mop it up in the deep. The batters hustle for the second.

WIDE! Down leg, straight on a fuller length. Ritu Moni misses to connect.

And again! Floats it up there, full and spins away from off. Ritu Moni looks to drive it inside out over cover, but the ball spins past her bat and she is beaten on the outside edge.

Beaten! A beauty from Kerr. Flights it on a length, just outside off. Ritu Moni is beaten all ends up as she tries to punch it off the back foot.

Short, on off, Nigar swats it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Full and outside off, Ritu drives it wide of cover for a single.

FOUR! Misfield in the deep! Kerr starts with a drag-downer, on the pads. Ritu Moni powers it with the pull shot to deep backward square leg. The fielder in the deep runs across to her right, but overruns, in fact, dives over the ball, and lets the ball through.

Nice and full, around off, gently pushed by Sultana to cover.

On the stumps, full in length, this is worked to deep mid-wicket for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Nensi Patel gets her second wicket and further piles on the misery for Bangladesh. She pushes it through, full and around off. Shorna Akter dances down the track to tonk it over mid-wicket, but only manages a leading edge that balloons to the right of the keeper. Polly Inglis settles under it and takes a simple, straightforward catch. Bangladesh Women are 66/5, chasing 194.

On a length, turns in from off. This is nudged by Shorna to mid-wicket.

Flighted up, full and on middle. Shorna Akter goes for the sweep shot, but top edges it in the air. But it falls safely in the deep square leg region for a couple of runs.

Full and flat, on off, Nigar reverse sweeps it to deep third for a single.

A low full toss, on off, Nigar Sultana drives it to cover for a single.

Much fuller, on middle, Shorna Akter flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Quicker, down the leg side, Shorna Akter looks to flick it but wears it on her pads. A stifled appeal but turned down. It was going down leg.

Flatter, outside off, Nigar Sultana pushes it to point for a single.

Fired in, on leg, Nigar Sultana fends it to the right of the keeper.

Keeps it full, outside off, Shorna Akter taps it to cover for a single.

Much fuller, on leg, Shorna Akter flicks it to square leg for a single.

Short, on leg, Nigar Sultana looks to pull it but gets a top edge. The ball lobs and lands safely at square leg. They cross.

A yorker, on leg, Shorna Akter digs it through square leg for one more.

Good length, outside off, Nigar Sultana punches it to point for another single.

Keeps it full, on off, Shorna Akter knocks it down the ground for a single.

Too full, outside off, Shorna Akter pushes it to the point fielder.

Much fuller, outside off, Nigar Sultana blocks it to the left of the bowler.

Fired in, on leg, Shorna Akter turns it to backward square leg for one more.

Short, on off, Nigar Sultana pulls it through square leg for a single.

Nice and full, on off, Shorna Akter turns it to square leg for a single.

OUT! TIMBER! Flora Devonshire strikes and Bangladesh Women are in deep trouble. Flatter, on middle and leg, Taj Nehar moves to her right and looks to sweep it but misses it completely as the ball rattles over the leg pole. Bangladesh Women go four down as Taj Nehar makes her way back into the pavilion.

Much fuller, on leg, Taj Nehar flicks it to the fielder at short fine leg.

OUT! TAKEN! Lea Tahuhu strikes eventually and gets the better of Juairiya Ferdous. Full, on off, Juairiya Ferdous stays back and looks to flick it but gets a thick outside edge. The ball lobs high in the air towards short third. Flora Devonshire moves forward and completes the catch. Juairiya Ferdous departs and Bangladesh Women are 51/3 after 7 overs.

Just short! Full, outside off, Taj Nehar shuffles across and looks to scoop it but doesn't connect well. The ball lands just short of the fielder at short fine leg. They cross. Taj Nehar gets away with this.

Leading edge, safe! Full, on leg, Juairiya Ferdous looks to flick it but gets a leading edge. The ball flies over backward point for a single.

Hard length, down the leg side, Juairiya Ferdous looks to flick it but wears it on her pads.

Nice and full, on off, Taj Nehar flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Beaten! Much fuller, outside off, Taj Nehar swings hard but misses.

Too full, on leg, Taj Nehar taps it to long on for a quick single.

Wide! Width, way outside off, Taj Nehar leaves.

FOUR! Top shot from Taj Nehar! Full, outside off, Taj Nehar reaches out to it and slashes it over backward point for a boundary.

Slower one, on leg, Juairiya Ferdous flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! That's a good shot! A tad fuller, outside off, Juairiya Ferdous clears her front leg and lofts it over the bowler's head for a boundary.

Much fuller, on leg, Juairiya Ferdous fends it to the left of the bowler.

Angling in, on a length, on off. Juairiya Ferdous blocks it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Fine shot! Overpitched, shaping away ever so slightly, outside off. Taj Nehar gets on the front foot and smashes it past mid off's dive to her right for a cracking boundary.

A bit wayward down the leg stump, short of a length. Taj Nehar is hurried on the glance and is beaten. The ball clips the thigh pad and rolls to the left of the keeper where Inglis dives to gather it.

Swing and a miss! Back of a length, outside off. Taj Nehar tries to heave it across the line, but the ball zips past the outside edge by a whisker.

Fuller on the stumps, Juairiya Ferdous whips it off the pads to deep square leg for a single.

FOUR! Oh, hello? That's an audacious hit. Ferdous optimises the Free Hit to her benefit. Almost a yorker by Mair, on middle. Juairiya Ferdous steps across, gets low and whips it to the long leg fence for a boundary.

NO BALL! For overstepping. Length-delivery on middle and leg. Taj Nehar presses back and nudges it to square leg for a single. Free Hit to follow...

Back of a length, around off. Nehar chops it off the back foot as the ball jags back in and grazes the inside edge.

On the stumps, blocked out by Juairiya Ferdous.

SIX! Tossed up, full and on middle. Juairiya Ferdous slogs it aerially to deep mid-wicket. Not quite sharp from Izzy Sharp as she runs to her right in the deep, catches the ball with both hands, but her running momentum takes her over the ropes. She throws the ball back in the field of play, but it is too late by then.

Dropped short, and this is pulled through square leg for a single.

Flat and on middle, on a length. Taj hangs back and knocks it back to Patel.

OUT! CAUGHT! Nensi strikes in her first over and both the Bangladeshi openers are dismissed now. Fuller on the stumps, spinning in with a bit of bounce. Sharmin Akhter gets down on her knee to slog sweep, but gets a far top edge and the ball pops up towards mid on where Maddy Green takes a simple catch. Bangladesh Women are 19/2, chasing 194.

Starts with an off-break, on a length, on off. It stays low and Sharmin knocks it off the back foot to point.

Good length, outside off, Sharmin Akhter stays leg side, presses on the back foot, slashes hard at it, and cuts it over backward point for a single.

Fired on the pads, on a fuller length. Sharmin Akhter misses to flick and is struck on the front pad.

Nagging length, on middle, Akhter firmly knocks it to mid on.

WIDE! Sprayed down leg, left alone.

Short of a good length, outside off, Sharmin Akhter nails the square cut to deep backward point's right for a couple of runs.

Nips in from middle, on a back of a length. Sharmin tucks it to mid-wicket.

On the money! Back of a length, skidding through the deck, outside off. Sharmin Akhter slashes hard for the cut, but misses.

FOUR! Nicely done. Length ball on the pads. Juairiya Ferdous uses her wrists to whip it behind square on the leg side for a boundary, into the deep backward square leg gap.

On a length, around off, dabbed wide of backwad point for a single.

OUT! DILARA AKTER IS RUN OUT! Kerr cannot do anything wrong this evening. Back of a length, on middle and leg. Juairiya Ferdous tucks it to mid-wicket's right and looks for a single. Takes a few steps forward and suddenly stops, seeing her partner reluctant to charge through. But they eventually set off for a run and seeing Akter running to the danger end, she dives and throws in a motion to the keeper, where Polly Inglis whips the bails off in a flash with Akter out by a fair margin.

FOUR! Salt on the wounds! Length-delivery, on middle. Juairiya Ferdous heaves it over the square leg fielder for a boundary.

DROPPED! Flora Devonshire drops a genuine dolly. Back of a length, on leg. Dilara Akter plays the pick-up shot, but there is no timing on that one. Sails only as far as deep fine leg, where Flora Devonshire is a bit casual while running forward off the ropes and shells it. One taken.

Attacks the pads, on a good length. Juairiya Ferdous hops on the toes and nudges it to the mid-wicket region for a single.

On a good length, around off, nipping away. Dilara plays off the back foot and dabs it to backward point.

FOUR! Excellent shot to get off the mark! Hard length and outside off, overcooked by Mair. A lot of width for Dilara to work with. She stands tall and cuts it over backward point for a boundary.

Mair keeps hitting the hard length and again goes off the radar, down leg. Dilara Akter tries to whip it to the leg side, but the ball grazes the thigh pad on its way to the keeper.

Back of a length, sprayed on the leg stump again. Dilara Akter misses out on the pull shot, but it is not given as a wide. So it might have brushed the thigh pad again.

Straight down leg, on a length. Dilara Akter misses to glance it away and the ball clips the thigh pad before carrying to the keeper.

That's a snorter to start! A big nip-backer on a good length. Dilara Akter is taken aback by the huge deviation and is cramped for room while trying to play at it. Takes a blow on the thigh pad.