Bangladesh tour of New Zealand

New Zealand vs Bangladesh

Dec 29, 2016 – 2nd ODI at Saxton Oval, Nelson
Match scheduled to begin at 11:00 local time (22:00 GMT -1d | 03:00 PST | 03:30 IST | 04:00 BST)

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New Zealand to secure the series at the Saxton Oval

New Zealand lead the three-match ODI series 1-0 as they beat Bangladesh in the opening match by 77 runs. The hosts will now look to seal the series when they face the tourists in the second one-day international on December 29 at the Saxton Oval, Nelson. The match is scheduled to begin at 11 AM local time.

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Toss

There is a clear toss bias at the Saxton Oval. The venue has seen a total of six completed ODIs till date of which the last five have been won by the side that has batted second. Therefore, the team that wins the toss here is more likely to chase. So unless Bangladesh don’t pull off something special with the bat, it would be best to bet on New Zealand if they bat second.

New Zealand Squad
KS Williamson*, TA Boult, NT Broom, C de Grandhomme, LH Ferguson, MJ Guptill, MJ Henry, TWM Latham, C Munro, JDS Neesham, L Ronchi†, MJ Santner, TG Southee

Bangladesh Squad
Mashrafe Mortaza*, Shakib Al Hasan, Imrul Kayes, Mahmudullah, Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Mosaddek Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim†, Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Soumya Sarkar, Subashis Roy, Tamim Iqbal, Tanbir Hayder, Taskin Ahmed, Nurul Hasan†

New Zealand

Team News

Newcomer Lockie Ferguson is likely to retain his place for the second ODI following his big contribution with the ball in New Zealand’s impressive win in the first game. This means that Matt Henry would have to wait a little longer for a game in this series.

Key Players

Kane Williamson is the most successful Kiwi batsman at the Saxton Oval with one hundred and one fifty from four games. He averages 55.25 here and we predict him to top-score for the team. Tom Latham who hit a career best 137 in the first game is also expected to bat well here. Tim Southee is New Zealand’s most experienced ODI bowler and he could give the Bangladeshi batsmen a hard time at the crease.

Recent Form

After finishing on the losing side in four consecutive games, New Zealand finally broke the shackles by registering a comfortable 77-run win over Bangladesh in the first one-day international. Their all-round performance at Christchurch earned them their sixth ODI win at home from seven games this year.

New Zealand Predicted XI

MJ Guptill, TWM Latham, KS Williamson (c), NT Broom, JDS Neesham, C Munro, L Ronchi (wk), MJ Santner, TG Southee, LH Ferguson and TA Boult.

Bangladesh

Team News

Mushfiqur Rahim suffered a hamstring niggle while batting during the first one-dayer after which he was forced to retire hurt. He is currently undergoing treatment and whether he will be  available for the second ODI or not will be known on the match date itself.

Key Players

Tamim Iqbal has a score of 95 in the only game at this ground. He looked in good touch in the first game and will be the key batsman for Bangladesh at the top while Shakib Al Hasan’s contribution in the middle order will also be crucial. Taskin Ahmed has three wickets at this ground and he also bagged a couple in the opening game. We therefore predict the fast bowler to put up a good show with the ball in this match.

Recent Form

A loss in the last match means that Bangladesh have now faced three defeats in their previous four ODIs. In the first ODI, they were sloppy in the field and their bowlers leaked far too many runs which made it nearly impossible for their batters to bring the team back into the match.

Bangladesh Predicted XI

Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Soumya Sarkar, Mahmudullah, Shakib Al Hasan, Nurul Hasan (wk), Sabbir Rahman, Mosaddek Hossain, Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Taskin Ahmed and Tanvir Hayder

NZ vs Ban Head-to-Head in ODIs

New Zealand and Bangladesh have never met in an ODI fixture at the Saxton Oval before. Overall, the former has won 18 out of the 26 matches while the latter have won 8. The visitors are still seeking their maiden ODI win in New Zealand against the hosts.

NZ vs Ban 2nd ODI Prediction

After having lost the opening match of the series and with only two more to play, Bangladesh now face a must-win scenario. They will have to win here at all costs if they are to prevent the third ODI from becoming a dead rubber.

Of course, they will be under a lot of pressure and the knowledge of the fact that they have never been able to beat the hosts in New Zealand won’t help their confidence either. Moreover, Bangladesh will lose depth in their batting if Mushfiqur Rahim gets ruled out due to injury. Bangladesh may have defeated Scotland here in the past, but taking down the hosts is going to be a very uphill task for them, especially after being battered by them in the first game.

Bangladesh

Will Win the Match

New Zealand

Will Win the Toss