Bangladesh and New Zealand head into their final group match of this year's Champions Trophy desperate for victory but knowing even a win in Cardiff on Friday may not take either of them into the semi-finals.
The desperation for a win aside, both New Zealand and Bangladesh would hope for an England victory against Australia, assuming rain does not disturb their calculations again.
Although New Zealand's reply began with the first over dismissal of Luke Ronchi, the Kiwis recovered to reach 158-2 before a dramatic collapse saw them lose their last eight wickets for just 65 runs as they were skittled out for 223.
Mark Wood and Jake Ball made the most important breakthroughs against New Zealand, and Liam Plunkett (four for 55) and Adil Rashid cashed in too to defend 310 all out with 87 runs to spare.
The victor will progress to the semi-finals if England, who have already qualified from Group A, beat Australia in the section's final match at Edgbaston on Saturday. "We will go into the game with a very serious attitude".
New Zealand seamers Corey Anderson and Adam Milne took three wickets apiece.
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England players celebrate the wicket of New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson in Cardiff on Tuesday.
When these two sides met at the last 50-over World Cup there was a chasm between them, England seemingly playing cricket from a different, slower era, outplayed by a team alive with innovation.
"I thought our batters gave themselves every chance - Joe Root and Alex Hales created a great partnership - and then Ben Stokes (48) started something and then unfortunately got out, and then Jos Buttler managed to finish it pretty well and get us just below a par score. We couldn't quite throw caution to the wind because we kept losing wickets, so I had to take that responsibility to bat until the end to ensure we got up to 300".
"We knew before the tournament that we had to produce something special, otherwise it wouldn't be easy to beat teams like England and Australia", said Mortaza.
"It's a bit frustrating, because we were getting a little bit of momentum with the bat".
Meanwhile, all-rounder Chris Woakes is a doubt for the first two Tests of the summer against South Africa after tearing his strain in England's first Champions Trophy game.
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