NZ look to make it 3/3 in Chennai amid their captain’s massive return

Big image: Can Bangladesh bounce again?

The New Zealand juggernaut rolled into Chennai however in typical Kiwi vogue, it was a quiet entrance. New Zealand comfortably knocked over England and Netherlands, and can now tackle a Bangladesh facet smarting from a giant loss towards England. The solely saving grace for Bangladesh is a Chennai pitch that’s probably to assist the spinners, however lots of the New Zealand gamers have IPL expertise to depend on, so they may know what to anticipate at this venue.

New Zealand have a lot of standout performers from these matches, notably Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway, who made excellent a whole lot towards England. Will Young and Tom Latham made vital runs towards the Netherlands whereas Mitchell Santner had an ideal all-round displaying too.

They produce other aces up their sleeves towards Bangladesh. Ish Sodhi may enter the enjoying XI on the again of his six-wicket haul towards Bangladesh a few weeks again in Dhaka. In any case, each side will likely be taking a look at their spin shares.

Bangladesh’s massive defeat towards England undid quite a lot of their good work towards Afghanistan within the first match. The pitch definitely differed between the 2 video games in Dharamsala, however Bangladesh did not actually adapt to the circumstances. Their insistence on bowling exterior off stump harm them as they went wicketless going for that bowling line. Taskin Ahmed bowling simply six overs, Shakib Al Hasan ending his ten early and the overuse of offspin towards left-handers have been the type of inflexible techniques that Bangladesh is not going to wish to repeat.

They additionally must kind out their batting line-up, and particularly reply questions in regards to the opening pair and the decrease center order. Tanzid Hasan hasn’t made runs within the two innings to date, however it’s nonetheless a small pattern measurement to guage a brand new opener. Still, a World Cup marketing campaign has its personal challenges for Bangladesh so it will not be an enormous shock in the event that they ship Mehidy Hasan Miraz to open with Litton Das. In that case, Mahmudullah and Nasum Ahmed are candidates to return within the decrease middle-order. Left-arm spinner Nasum would guarantee extra depth within the spin division whereas Mahmudullah can add batting expertise on a tough Chepauk pitch.

Bangladesh have nice recollections towards New Zealand in subcontinent circumstances, having crushed them 4-0 and 3-0 at dwelling within the final 13 years. But on present kind and particularly within the World Cup, New Zealand are favourites.

Form information

New Zealand WWWWL (final 5 ODIs, most up-to-date first)

Bangladesh LWLLW

In the highlight

Team news: Who will make approach for Williamson?

The toss-up might be between Glenn Philips and Mark Chapman now that Williamson is again within the New Zealand line-up after 9 months. Sodhi comes into the image too on a Chepauk pitch useful for spinners.

New Zealand (possible): 1 Devon Conway, 2 Will Young, 3 Kane Williamson (capt), 4 Rachin Ravindra, 5 Tom Latham (wk), 6 Daryl Mitchell, 7 Glenn Phillips, 8 Mitchell Santner, 9 Mark Henry, 10 Lockie Ferguson/Ish Sodhi, 11 Trent Boult

A courageous staff administration will decide Tanzid regardless of his low scores. Otherwise, Mehidy is queued because the opener. New Zealand’s left-handers may preserve Mahedi Hasan within the line-up too.

Bangladesh (possible): 1 Tanzid Hasan, 2 Litton Das, 3 Najmul Hossain Shanto, 4 Shakib Al Hasan (capt), 5 Towhid Hridoy, 6 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 7 Mehidy Hasan, 8 Mahedi Hasan, 9 Taskin Ahmed, 10 Shoriful Islam, 11 Mustafizur Rahman/Nasum Ahmed

Pitch and circumstances: Spin to win in Chepauk

India’s spin trio took 6 for 104 towards Australia within the earlier match at Chepauk. Both sides will look to mount a spin assault no matter after they bat on this sport. India confirmed the benefit of chase towards Australia however groups must watch out of bowlers who can transfer the ball. The climate is prone to be principally dry, with a low likelihood of rain.

Stats and trivia: NZ maintain World Cup edge over Bangladesh

Quotes

“I think certainly in the subcontinent, they [Bangladesh] are very, very familiar with these conditions and they have a number of match-winners throughout their side.”
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson on the Bangladesh problem forward for his facet

“It is always challenging to tackle the new ball. If we start well, it certainly helps the team. I think it is also important to come back from losing two or three early wickets. We have to focus on getting to a big score from a tough situation.”
Bangladesh vice-captain Najmul Hossain Shanto on his facet not beginning effectively with bat or ball