New Zealand Women’s National Cricket Team vs Bangladesh Women’s National Cricket Team Match Scorecard: New Zealand secured their first win of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 with a dominant 100-run victory over Bangladesh on Friday, October 10, 2025. The White Ferns posted 228 runs, powered by captain Sophie Devine’s 63 and Brooke Halliday’s 69. Early setbacks tested New Zealand, but Devine and Halliday’s partnership of 112 runs steadied the innings. Lower-order contributions from Maddy Green, Isabella Gaze and Lea Tahuhu helped the team reach 227.
In response, Bangladesh struggled from the start. Rosemary Mair removed Sharmin Akter early. Captain Nigar Sultana managed only four runs. Sobhana Mostary was dismissed cheaply, and Bangladesh scored just 22 runs in the powerplay without a boundary.
Jess Kerr and Lea Tahuhu shared six wickets, dismantling the Bangladesh top order. A late stand of 33 between Nahida and Fahima provided some resistance, but wickets fell regularly and Bangladesh were all out for 127.
The win lifts New Zealand to fifth place in the points table. They will next face Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Colombo.
New Zealand Women’s National Cricket Team vs Bangladesh Women’s National Cricket Team Match Scorecard: New Zealand 227/9 in 50 overs (Brooke Halliday 69, Sophie Devine 63; Rabeya Khan 3-30, Nahida Akter 1-36) beat Bangladesh 127 all out in 39.5 overs (Fahima Khatun 34, Rabeya Khan 25; Jess Kerr 3-21, Lea Tahuhu 3-22) by 100 runs.
