New Zealand beat Bangladesh by five wickets on Monday to reach the Champions Trophy semi-finals and take India with them, but hosts Pakistan were dumped out in the group phase.
The result in Rawalpindi also eliminated Bangladesh from the semi-finals race from Group A where New Zealand and India have two wins from two matches in the 50-over tournament.
New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner won the toss and chose to bowl against Bangladesh as the Black Caps looked to seal a place in the Champions Trophy semi-finals.
New Zealand won the opening match of the competition against Pakistan, who then lost to India on Sunday to be on the brink of an early exit.
New Zealand made two changes, bringing in fast bowler Kyle Jamieson and batter Rachin Ravindra on a pitch which is expected to be batting-friendly.
Ravindra, a left-handed batsman and spinner, has recovered from a nasty hit on the forehead in a recent tri-series match.
Bangladesh, led by Najmul Hossain Shanto, needed a win to stay alive in the eight-nation tournament after they went down to India in their first match.
They made two changes with senior batsman Mahmudullah and fast bowler Nahid Rana coming in for Soumya Sarkar and Tanzim Sakib.
The top two teams from each of the two groups move into the semi-finals.
Teams
Bangladesh: Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (capt), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Nahid Rana, Mustafizur Rahman
New Zealand: Will Young, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (capt), Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Will O’Rourke
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (PAK), Kumar Dharmasena (SRI)
TV Umpire: Rod Tucker (AUS)
Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle (SRI)
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