Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- New Zealand secured a comfortable five-wicket victory over Bangladesh in Rawalpindi, knocking them and Pakistan out of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

Rachin Ravindra starred with a match-winning 112 off 105 balls, ensuring New Zealand chased down 237 with 23 balls to spare.

Bangladesh, in a must-win encounter, batted first and posted 236 for 9. Najmul Hossain Shanto top-scored with 77 off 110, but the batting unit struggled for momentum.

Jaker Ali (45 off 55) and Rishad Hossain (26 off 25) provided late resistance, but Michael Bracewell's 4 for 26 restricted Bangladesh to a below-par total.

Michael Bracewell bagged four wickets for 26 runs for New Zealand.

"Awesome to contribute to a win. Main focus today was to win...