New Zealand have been set 289 to beat Bangladesh in their final pool match in the cricket World Cup.

Bangladesh, with Mohammad Mahmudullah scoring his second successive century with an unbeaten 128, finished on 7-288 after having been sent in to bat.

Their total in Hamilton on Friday is the highest scored against the Black Caps in the tournament, beating the 233 that Sri Lanka managed in Christchurch.

Bangladesh also became the first side to avoid being bowled out by New Zealand in the tournament.

Mahmudullah had scored his maiden ton only four days earlier, getting 103 in the 15-run win against England in Adelaide.

He had a life when 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 ODI half-century.

But having got to 51, and with the partnership at 90, the 22-year-old left-hander holed out at long-off to spinner Daniel Vettori.

All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, standing in as skipper for Masrafe Mortaza, who was being rested because of a cold, made a start, but fell to a loose shot on 23.

There was some late big hitting from Sabbir Rahman, who contributed 40 from 23 balls.

Earlier, New Zealand’s opening attack of Trent Boult and Southee made good use of the early assistance from the overcast conditions.

They produced plenty of swing as they reduced the Bangladesh scoring to a crawl.

In the third of three maidens to open his spell, Boult bowled Imrul Kayes for two.

He had the other opener, Tamim Iqbal, caught in the slips for 13 to return to the top of the tournament’s wicket-takers list with 15.

But Boult was among those to suffer as the Bangladesh batsmen began to hit out and he finished with 2-56 from his 10 overs.

Fellow seamer Mitchell McClenaghan, in for the injured Adam Milne and playing his first match since late January, proved even more expensive, his eight overs producing 0-68.

Corey Anderson took 2-43 from his 10 overs, while Grant Elliott grabbed two late wickets from two overs that cost 27 runs.

The match is between two sides who have already qualified for the knock-out stage.

New Zealand will finish top of pool A irrespective of the result at Seddon Park.

A win for Bangladesh will lift them above fourth and mean they avoid a quarter-final against unbeaten pool B leaders India.