New Zealand will head into the cricket World Cup quarter-finals with a 100 per cent record after chasing down 289 to beat Bangladesh by three wickets in Hamilton.
Opener Martin Guptill set the platform on Friday night with a century as the Black Caps finished on 7-290 with seven balls to spare.
It was a confident performance from Guptill, who had struggled for runs at times earlier in the summer.
There a touch of drama in his approach to three figures, as he suffered leg cramp and hobbled to complete the single to get to 99.
After treatment, he pulled the next delivery to bring up his sixth ODI ton.
He got to 105 before holing out at long-on against stand-in skipper Shakib Al Hasan, one of five spinners used and who went to finish with match-best figures of 4-55.
Guptill shared in a 131-run third-wicket partnership with Ross Taylor, the pair having come together at 2-33.
Taylor’s dismissal for 57 after he became the fourth New Zealander to reach 5000 ODI runs left the Black Caps still needing 70 from 52 balls.
There were a couple of anxious moments, but Corey Anderson, with 39 from 26 balls, got New Zealand to the cusp of victory.
The Black Caps’ chase had begun with the early loss of their two most prolific scorers of the tournament – skipper Brendon McCullum and Kane Williamson.
Bangladesh had suggested pre-match that the big-hitting McCullum might be susceptible to the slow bowlers and they opened with spinners at both ends.
The move paid dividends as McCullum, on eight, was caught going for the big hit.
Williamson, who popped up a catch to cover, followed him for one in the same over.
Both fell to all-rounder Shakib, taking over as captain for Masrafe Mortaza, who was rested because of a cold.
In a match between two teams who had already qualified for the last eight, New Zealand won the toss and chose to field.
Bangladesh, with Mohammad Mahmudullah scoring his second successive century with an unbeaten 128, finished on 7-288.
Mahmudullah had notched up his maiden ton four days earlier, getting 103 in the 15-run win against England in Adelaide.
He had a life on one when he was dropped in the slips off seamer Tim Southee.
He then made steady progress before accelerating, hitting 12 fours and three sixes in a 123-ball innings.
He got good support from Soumya Sarkar, the pair having come together with Bangladesh spluttering at 2-27 in the 10th over.
Sarkar, in his sixth ODI, produced some stylish strokeplay to bring up his maiden half-century.
On 51, and with the partnership at 90, the 22-year-old left-hander was caught off spinner Daniel Vettori.
There was some late big hitting from Sabbir Rahman, who contributed 40 from 23 balls.
Seamer Trent Boult, who was tough to get away early on before conceding late runs in his 10 overs, took 2-56 to return to the top of the list of tournament wicket-takers with 15.
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