The final series they play before the World Cup is a New Zealand tour to Bangladesh, and it is vital that they win since both teams want to make the best team decisions and lineups possible for the World Cup.
After suffering severe defeats at England’s hands, New Zealand entered the ODI series. Since visiting Bangladesh is not easy, they will be happy that they won the first ODI. They hope to maintain their momentum and win the series in the following contest.
On the other hand, Bangladesh is also coming off a very poor Asia Cup. They’ll want to make a return and make sure they’re prepared for the World Cup in every way.
When playing at home, Bangladesh has consistently been one of the top teams. They will be quite disappointed with their efforts in the previous ODI but would still want to prolong that streak.
Bangladesh was given the field after losing the toss. They had an excellent start, taking early wickets. They took up wickets at regular intervals, which prevented the Kiwi batsmen from getting off to a big start. The bowler of choice was Mehdi Hassan, who had three wickets to his credit.
With a score of 255 to chase, the batting section would have been pretty confident. They appeared to be on track to reach the target, but their middle order utterly crumbled and was dismissed for 168 runs. With 49 runs, Mahmudullah led the team in scoring.
The second ODI was very important for the Kiwis since they were coming off a very poor series in England after the washed-up game in the first ODI. With the victory in the second ODI, they will be happy and eager to build on it.
After choosing to bat first after winning the toss, New Zealand didn’t have the best of beginnings, losing a lot of early wickets. The batsmen got off to a good start but were bowled out for 254 runs because they were unable to turn it into a big one. Tom Blundell led the way in runs scored with 68.
As they quickly moved through the Bangladeshi batting order, defending the objective turned out to be very simple. Their confidence will be much boosted by their fantastic bowling performance that shut them down for 168 runs. Ish Sodhi, who took 6 wickets, was the star.
New Zealand Squads
New Zealand
Lockie Ferguson(c), Tom Blundell(w), Will Young, Henry Nicholls, Cole McConchie, Rachin Ravindra, Kyle Jamieson, Chad Bowes, Ish Sodhi, Finn Allen, Trent Boult
The sides will try to win the toss, bowl first, and chase the target because both have potent batting lineups. The history of this field also supports this, since 67 of the previous 129 games played here have been won by the team that bowls first.
On the day of the game, it will be cloudy with a 42% chance of rain. The temperature range between the maximum and minimum will be between 34°C and 27°C.
Although the venue is not particularly known for high-scoring games, batting second becomes challenging as the pitch gets slower unless there is dew.
BAN vs NZ Head-to-Head Stats of Last 5 Matches
New Zealand has won the last four matches out of five and had no result in one.
Bangladesh vs New Zealand Prediction
Winning the toss
New Zealand
Player of the Match
New Zealand – Will Young
Most runs
Bangladesh – Towhid Hridoy
New Zealand – Will Young
Most wickets
Bangladesh – Mustafizur Rahman
New Zealand – Trent Boult
Most sixes
Bangladesh – Towhid Hridoy
New Zealand – Will Young
Team Scores Batting First
Bangladesh – 220+
New Zealand – 240+
According to cricket analysts, New Zealand has a 69.9% chance to win.
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