HAMILTON (APP) – New Zealand defeated Bangladesh by three wickets on Friday to clinch a sixth win in six games at the World Cup.
Chasing 289 to win at Seddon Park, Martin Guptill hit 105 off 100 balls with Ross Taylor adding a half-century, passing 5,000 ODI runs in the process.
Pool A winners New Zealand are waiting to learn their opponents in the quarter-final with Pakistan, West Indies and Ireland still tussling to get out of Pool B.
Bangladesh will play defending champions India in their quarter-final in Melbourne on March 19.
Bangladesh, put into bat, made 288-7 in their 50 overs with Mohammad Mahmudullah hitting his second consecutive hundred with a 123-ball 128 not out.
Soumya Sarkar scored a career best 51 adding an invaluable 90 runs for the third wicket after Bangladesh were struggling at 27-2.
