NZ vs BAN Live Score, 1st ODI, New Zealand vs Bangladesh Live Score, NZ vs BAN Live Score Updates, NZ vs BAN Playing XI’s

Date:             March 20th, 2021

Time:             03:00 AM IST.

Venue:           University Oval, Dunedin

Match Preview

The Bangladesh team has arrived on the shores of New Zealand with a lot of hope of winning the ODI series. The hosts are without the services of their captain, Kane Williamson and will also start without the experienced pro, Ross Taylor. The fact that they haven’t played an ODI since March 2020, will also not help their cause. However, with Tom Latham in-charge of the team, the home team should be confident of taking on the Bangladesh team.

The visitors have almost all of their star players, except the veteran all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan. In his absence, Mushfiqur Rahim will be in charge of handling the middle-order. Tamim Iqbal, the captain, would desperately want to get some runs but will be up against the new ball attack of New Zealand, which consists of Trent Boult, Tim Southee and Kyle Jamieson. There is no doubt that the visitors will have their work cut out while facing the Blackcaps attack.

The last time when Bangladesh had a series in New Zealand, they were whitewashed 3-0. But, this time around, they would be aiming to cause an upset considering the fact that the Kiwis have some concerns to be fixed coming into this series.

NZ vs BAN Squads

New Zealand

Martin Guptill, Henry Nicholls, Devon Conway, Will Young, Tom Latham (C&WK), James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee and Trent Boult

Bangladesh

Tamim Iqbal (C), Liton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim (WK), Mahmudullah Riyad, Soumya Sarkar, Mosaddek Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mustafizur Rahman, Mehidy Hasan and Taskin Ahmed/Rubel Hossain

Weather Report & Pitch Condition

It will be cloudy throughout the day in Dunedin. There is no chance of rain though with the temperature expected to be in the mid-10s.

Short boundaries at the venue will make hitting easy for batsmen from both sides. New ball will definitely swing up front but then the pitch will be conducive to bat on.

NZ vs BAN Top Picks

• Martin Guptill was the leading run-scorer in the previous home series against Bangladesh scoring 264 runs in 3 matches at an average of 132. Overall in his ODI career, he has accumulated 6843 runs in 183 matches at an average of 42.24 which includes 16 centuries and 37 half-centuries.
• Tom Latham is a stylish left-hand batter who can time the ball really well. He will be playing his 100th ODI against Bangladesh on Saturday. In his ODI career, he has scored 2696 runs at an average of 32.88 with the highest score of 137.
• Devon Conway is all set to make his ODI debut against Bangladesh. In his List A career, he has scored 3104 runs in 78 innings at an average of 44.98 which comprises 8 centuries and 18 half-centuries.
• Tamim Iqbal is coming from a successful ODI series against West Indies, scoring most runs in the series with 158 runs in 3 matches at an average of 52.67. He has got a huge amount of experience in the ODIs and has scored 7360 runs in 208 innings at an average of 36.98.
• Liton Das had a quiet home series against West Indies, but he is a capable batter who can score runs at the top of the order. In his ODI career, he has scored 1115 runs in 39 matches at an average of 30.14 which includes 3 centuries and 3 half-centuries.
• Mahmudullah is another experienced campaigner in the Bangladesh line-up, who has played 191 ODI matches and scored 4143 runs at an average of 34.24, and picked up 76 wickets at an economy of 5.17.

Suggested Playing XI for NZ vs BAN Dream11 Fantasy Cricket

Fantasy Suggestion #1: M Rahim, D Conway, M Guptill, N Hossain Shanto, T Latham, T Iqbal, J Neesham, M Saifuddin, K Jamieson, M Rahman and T Boult

Captain: D Conway, Vice-captain: K Jamieson

Fantasy Suggestion #2: M Rahim, D Conway, M Guptill, Mahmudullah, R Taylor, T Iqbal, J Neesham, M Saifuddin, K Jamieson, M Rahman and M Henry

Captain: M Guptill, Vice-captain: M Rahim