During the ICC Champions Trophy Group A match between Mitchell Santner-led New Zealand and Najmul Hossain Shanto-led Bangladesh at Rawalpindi on Monday, veteran New Zealand cricketer Kane Williamson took a brilliant catch to dismiss Bangladesh’s Towhid Hridoy.
After winning the toss, Mitchell Santner welcomed Najmul Hossain Shanto-led Bangladesh to bat first.
New Zealand’s Kane Williamson took the crucial catch of Towhid Hridoy, who appeared dangerous at that moment when Bangladesh batters were settling in for a big score.
In the 21st over, all-rounder Michael Bracewell was in action for NZ and he delivered a full ball on the third delivery. Hridoy backs away and then tries to go over cover.
However, he slices it and the ball goes in the air. Williamson, at cover, spotted it, ran back, and took a brilliant catch from over his shoulder, leading to Hridoy’s dismissal. Before his wicket, Hridoy played 23 dot balls and was preparing himself for a big knock.
Following Hridoy’s dismissal, Bangladesh was struck at 97/3.
Kane Williamson fails to impress with bat
However, Kane Williamson failed to impress with his batting mettle on Monday against Bangladesh. He was dismissed by Nahid Rana in the third delivery of the fourth over.
Williamson was caught by Mustafizur Rahman after scoring just 5 runs in 4 deliveries, which included a boundary.
Bangladesh vs New Zealand, CT 2025:
Chasing 237 runs against Bangladesh in the Group A match, NZ scored 121/3 in 26 overs. They lost Will Young (0), Devon Conway (30) and Kane Williamson (5) early. Currently, Rachin Ravindra (69) and Tom Latham (20) are on the crease.
ICC Champions Trophy Group A points table:
India currently top the Group A points table with 2 wins from as many matches and a net run rate of 0.647. New Zealand are second with a win over Pakistan in their only match and a net run rate of 1.200. Meanwhile, Bangladesh and Pakistan are yet to record a win in the tournament and sit third and fourth on the Champions Trophy points table.
Pakistan, in particular, are no longer in control of their Champions Trophy destiny after losing to India. The Men in Green will now have to rely on the results of other teams to secure a place in the semi-finals.
