NZ vs BAN Match Preview
The 1st game of the ODI series between Bangladesh and New Zealand saw New Zealand being declared the winner according to the D/L equation. But there was nothing uncertain about the Kiwi domination in the second game. In this game played in Napier, the Bangladesh team batted first to score 291 runs, all out of their quota of 50 overs. The New Zealand batters quickly chased this good total in the end while losing just three wickets. They recorded a win with 22 balls to spare.
The Bangladesh inning in the second game was built around the hundred scored by Soumya Sarkar. In an inning of a lifetime, Sarkar scored 169 runs from 151 deliveries with 22 boundaries and two sixes. He played almost fifty overs and went down in the last over of the innings. He was the eighth wicket to fall. The only other batter for Bangladesh that contributed to the total with substance was Mushfiqur Rahim. Rahim scored 45 runs from 57 balls with five fours. None of the other batters made any noteworthy contribution in total.
The best bowlers for New Zealand during the Sri Lankan innings were Jacob Duffy and William O'Rourke. Despite Soumya Sarkar's superhuman efforts, they picked up three wickets apiece and were instrumental in dislodging the Bangladesh batting order and keeping the score in check. Apart from these two, some of the other bowlers on the wicket’s column were Adam Milne, Josh Clarkson, and Adithya Ashok. Rachin Ravindra was the only bowler who did not pick any wickets. O'Rourke also bowled economically.
The New Zealand top-order batting was in good shape from the word go. All of their top and middle order contributed well during their innings. It all started with Will Young and Rachin Ravindra putting together 76 runs for the first wicket in 11 overs. Will Young and Henry Nicholls put together 128 runs for the second wicket. These top three batters took the wind out of the sails of their opposition. Will Young scored 89 runs, while Henry Nicholls scored 95 runs. The skipper, Tom Latham, and Tom Blundell took the team across the line safely. These are the batters New Zealand will be looking at to score runs again in this last game of the ODI series.
Weather Report
We are likely to get a good day's cricket during this game. There is no chance of rainfall in Napier during this match. We are likely to get a complete game in.
Pitch Report
Any score over 250 runs will be considered a good score on this track. The McLean Park ground has short boundaries on the square side. You can expect the surface to remain well-balanced for both batters and bowlers. Both teams will be thinking about playing two spinners on this surface.
Notable stats
Will Young has an excellent average-to-strike rate ratio.
In his recent games, Will Young has scored runs with an average of 55 and a strike rate of 96.2.
William O'Rourke has an excellent bowling strike rate in the series.
William O'Rourke has picked up four wickets in the first two games of this series with a strike rate of 22.25.
Team News
There aren’t any injury worries surrounding these two teams at the moment.
NZ vs BAN Probable 11
NZ Playing 11
- Will Young
- Rachin Ravindra
- Henry Nicholls
- Tom Latham (C)
- Tom Blundell (Wk)
- Mark Chapman
- Josh Clarkson
- Adam Milne
- Ish Sodhi
- Jacob Duffy
- William O’Rourke
BAN Playing 11
- Najmul Hossain Shanto (C)
- Litton Das
- Anamul Haque
- Towhid Hridoy
- Afif Hossain
- Soumya Sarkar
- Mushfiqur Rahim (Wk)
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz
- Mustafizur Rahman
- Hasan Mahmud
- Shoriful Islam
Dream11 Prediction
New Zealand might make a few changes to their team for this dead rubber. They are more experienced in New Zealand’s conditions, though. So, we will bet with Naw Zealand to win this encounter and take the series 3-0.
Top Picks
Will Young: Will Young has scored 330 runs in his last six games with a strike rate of 96.2 and an average of 55.
William O'Rourke: This bowler has bowled well in this series and will be expected to do well again in this game.
Rachin Ravindra: Rachin Ravindra has scored 449 runs in his last ten games for the Kiwis with a strike rate of 104.17 and an average of 44.9.
Jacob Duffy: Jacon Duffy has picked up four wickets from his last two matches for New Zealand and has looked good in the series.
NZ vs BAN Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: M Rahim , T Latham
Batters: N Hossain Shanto, W Young (C), H Nicholls
All-rounders: S Sarkar, J Clarkson, R Ravindra (VC), M Hasan Mirza
Bowlers: A Milne, S Islam
