NZ Women vs BAN Women, 13th Match, Group A at Melbourne, T20 World Cup, Feb 29 2020 - Ball by Ball Commentary

That's all we have for you from this game. Thanks for your company and watch that first step. It's a doozy.

"Shocked," says Sophie Devine on her feelings at halftime. "Bangladesh bowled really well on that pitch but I thought we were really calm in the dressing room and we just had to do what we needed to, Hayley Jensen was excellent. We learned from what Bangladesh did, bowling straight and making the batters make mistakes and then we know what our spinners can do, Amelia Kerr and Leigh Kasperek. Batting a bit better than we did today [key against Australia, which will be a virtual quarter-final] But happy to get the points today and we're looking forward to a day off tomorrow and then getting stuck into it. It's always great to play the Australians in any sport"

"Bowling and fielding was good but the batting wasn't up to the mark. Ritu Moni was very good, bowling line and length. Four wickets for her. One match left, next match we need ot improve our batting," says Bangladesh captain Salma Khatun

"We didn't bat too well there but it was a really good bowling performance for us," Jensen says. "Just keep it really simple and hit the seam and bowl stump to stump and that's it." Jensen says. "We know we've done well, we'll just go into training, do a top up and come back confident for the next match [against Australia, which is virtually a quarter-final]"

2.00 pm So all it needed was a back to the basics crash course. New Zealand knew how hard it was to bat here on this Junction Oval pitch. How it was slow which made it hard to manipulate the ball and find the singles. Especially if the bowlers concentrate on wicket-to-wicket lines and takes the pace off. Everyone from Player of the Match Hayley Jenson, who picked up 3-11, did exactly that to seal this game and keep New Zealand's tournament alive

And that should be that. 19 off 3 shouldn't be possible

Bangladesh need 25 off the last six balls

Nitish Singla: "Preist has more than double the runs as compared to the second most runs in the match on this slow pitch in such a low scoring match. MoM? Many bowlers with wickets. Only the single batter with runs."

Bangladesh need 30 off 12 now.

Stephen: "Can't believe she's coming back on. Her legs completely gave out on her trying to walk off.. any other sport and that's it fullstop. What happened to all the concussion safety protocols?"

Johnny: "I cant seem to recall Shane Warnes lethal wrong un......." Uhhh, Rashid Khan then. And yep, Nigar Sultana is walking back out to bat after retiring hurt from a blow to her jaw, or possibly her throat