New Zealand’s Suzie Bates becomes the first woman to achieve this massive T20 World Cup milestone

New Zealand batsmen, led by Suzie Bates, returned to form and scored 189 for three in their Women’s T20 World Cup match against Bangladesh at Newlands in Cape Town on Friday. Bates scored an unbeaten 81 and became the first woman from any country to reach 1000 runs in the T20 World Cup. It was a dramatic turnaround for the White Ferns, who scored the tournament’s highest score in their first two matches after being dismissed for two lowest – 76 against Australia and 67 against South Africa.

They lost their first two matches by wide margins, effectively ending their chances of reaching the semi-finals.

Bates and Bernardine Bezuidenhout (44) put on 77 runs in 8.4 overs for the first wicket, while Maddy Green scored an unbeaten 44 off 20 balls to help Bates add 73 runs in the last seven overs.

Bates scored off 61 balls and hit seven fours and a six.

Abbreviated Score:

New Zealand 189-3 in 20 overs (B. Bezuidenhout 44, S. Bates 81 not out, M. Green 44 not out; Fahima Khatoon 2-36).

Toss: New Zealand.

Match Status: Bangladesh need 190 runs to win.

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