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Cricket-New Zealand thrash Bangladesh by 75 runs in World T20

KOLKATA, March 26 (Reuters) - New Zealand crushed Bangladesh by 75 runs in a World Twenty20 Group Two match at Eden Gardens on Saturday to maintain their 100 percent record and ensure their opponents exited the tournament without a win in the Super 10 stage. New Zealand won the toss, with skipper Kane Williamson scoring 42 off 32 deliveries to guide them to 145-8, before New Zealand, led by Grant Elliot and Ish Sodhi, bowled out Bangladesh for 70 in the 16th over. (Reporting by Simon Jennings in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond)