World Cup 2019: From Ross Taylor's 82 to Shakib's four-for

Ross Taylor's 82 helped New Zealand eke out a narrow two-wicket win over Bangladesh.

Ross Taylor struck a 91-ball 82 as New Zealand beat Bangladesh by two wickets at The Oval in London. Tayor hit nine boundaries during his innings which saw the Kiwis wobble in the middle-overs before going over the line with just two wickets to spare.

Mohammad Shaifuddin finished with figures of two for 41. His second wicket was that of Matt Henry, and raised hopes of a Bangladesh win momentarily. Shaifuddin's yorker castled Henry for an eight-ball six.

Mehidy Hasan and Shakib Al Hasan bagged two wickets each and with Mosaddek Hossain and Mohammad Shaifuddin kept Bangladesh in the match till the end.

Matt Henry's four for 47 restricted Bangladesh to a modest total. Henry got rid of opener Soumya Sarkar before snapping up Mohammad Mithun, Mohammad Saifuddin and Mashrafe Mortaza in quick succession to prevent the Bangla Tigers from racking up a big score.

Shakib Al Hasan starred with the bat, scoring a brisk 68-ball 64 with seven fours to help Bangladesh to 244. However, he found little support from his team-mates.

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Ross Taylor struck a 91-ball 82 as New Zealand beat Bangladesh by two wickets at The Oval in London. Tayor hit nine boundaries during his innings which saw the Kiwis wobble in the middle-overs before going over the line with just two wickets to spare.