At the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on New Year’s Eve, the three-match Twenty20 International series between Bangladesh and New Zealand comes to an end.
Due to nonstop rain, the second Twenty20 International between Bangladesh and New Zealand was abandoned after just eleven games. Bangladesh’s victory in the opening Twenty20 International has guaranteed them a win in this series. Now, on the last day of the year, all eyes will be on the third and last Twenty20 International at Mount Maunganu. Bangladesh will be aiming for a historic series victory, while the Kiwis will do everything in their power to level the series.
The swing bowlers should benefit from the conditions for Sunday’s match, and New Zealand has a strong collection of players prepared to take advantage of that. If the hosts couldn’t equalize the series, it would be shocking.
Bangladesh has the benefit in that their bowlers have already experienced this pitch, and they will be eager to start again in this game. Although the tour is concluding, the team will feel confident going into this match.
New Zealand may stick with the same starting lineup. This would allow Tim Seifert to capitalize on the momentum gained from his 43-point performance in the last encounter. Meanwhile, fellow opener Finn Allen is suffering following a string of defeats this series.
New Zealand, like Bangladesh, is hard at work preparing for the T20 World Cup in the West Indies and the United States of America next year. This is another opportunity for them to test new personnel combinations and other methods that will be required to win a world title.
In this series, the Black Caps are without a few key bowlers. Ben Sears should receive another chance this week to demonstrate why he is such an exceptional talent – and to argue for regular inclusion in the T20I squad, if not the playing XI, in the future. Even if Adam Milne has more experience than Sears, he can perform the same thing.
New Zealand Squads
Mitchell Santner (c), Tim Seifert (wk), Finn Allen, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, and Ben Sears.
For Bangladesh once more, Litton Das and Soumya Sarkar will be crucial at bat. Das and Sarkar are essentially responsible for scoring the majority of the team’s runs in the absence of Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan, provided that other resources are not able to do so. In the first game of the series, Das scored the most, 42.
Among Bangladesh’s bowling assaults, Shoriful Islam has emerged as the most formidable player with four wickets taken in this series. Right now, he is among the world’s top left-arm seamers in Twenty20 international cricket. His angles and pace have proven to be a challenge for the hitters in New Zealand.
Once more, spin may be crucial for Bangladesh. After the first game, Mahedi Hasan was voted player of the match. In Napier, he performed admirably when bowling in difficult conditions; in Mount Maunganui, he’ll have another opportunity to take advantage of extra bounce and turn.
Bangladesh Squads
Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Litton Das (wk), Soumya Sarkar, Rony Talukdar, Afif Hossain, Towhid Hridoy, Mahedi Hasan, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Rishad Hossain, and Mustafizur Rahman.
Match Details | ||
Match | New Zealand vs Bangladesh, 3rd T20I | Bangladesh tour of New Zealand 2023 | |
Date | 31/12/2023 (Sunday) | |
Time | 05:00 (GMT+5) / 05:30 (GMT+5.5) / 06:00 (GMT+6) | |
Format | T20I | |
Venue | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | |
Recent performance | New Zealand – A L W W L | Bangladesh – A W W L W |
Live Streaming Details | Click Here to Watch The Live Streaming Score on JeetBuzz News | |
Bay Oval
We predict both teams to opt for fielding first if they win the toss before this match, as Bangladesh did when they won the toss and decided to field first in the second Twenty20 International at this location.
It appears to be a muggy and gloomy afternoon at Mount Maunganui on Sunday, but rain is not expected to fall until after the planned end of the match.
As evidenced by most of the strike rates on Friday, scoring runs is not simple on this pitch. A par score is likely to be less than 150.
In the last five games, New Zealand has won three while Bangladesh has won one, and one match is abandoned.
Winning the toss
Player of the Match
Most runs
Most wickets
Most sixes
Team Scores Batting First
According to cricket analysts, New Zealand has a 52.7% chance of winning.
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