BAN vs NZ 2026, BAN vs NZ 1st ODI Match Preview

Bangladesh’s probability to down NZ

Bangladesh, in the meantime, have a number of issues working of their favour, aside from enjoying at house. They defeated Pakistan 2-1 final month after preventing onerous within the decider. Tanzid Hasan, the opener, starred with the bat, whereas Nahid Rana and Taskin Ahmed made match-winning contributions too. They, nonetheless, have a middle-order drawback: Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Afif Hossain haven’t got function readability whereas Saif Hassan, Towhid Hridoy and Najmul Hossain Shanto are in want of considerable scores too.

Taskin, Rana and Mustafizur Rahman, although, present Bangladesh’s assault with a potent level of distinction. Rishad Hossain has additionally been efficient, including extra vaiety to Bangladesh’s assault together with his wristspin. How New Zealand sort out tempo, spin and warmth on Friday, can be a window into how the remainder of the white-ball tour goes for the guests.

Type information

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Within the highlight: Najmul Hossain Shanto & Tom Latham

Staff information: NZ set to ring within the modifications

Bangladesh may discipline the identical XI that beat Pakistan 2-1 within the ODI sequence final month. That may seemingly omit Mahidul Islam, Shoriful Islam and Tanvir Islam.

Bangladesh (possible): 1 Saif Hassan, 2 Tanzid Hasan, 3 Towhid Hridoy, 4 Najmul Hossain Shanto, 5 Litton Das (wk), 6 Afif Hossain, 7 Mehidy Hasan Miraz (c), 8 Rishad Hossain, 9 Taskin Ahmed, 10 Nahid Rana, 11 Mustafizur Rahman

New Zealand will make not less than eight modifications since their earlier ODI. If Latham retains wicket, they may have room for 3 seam-bowling allrounders in Josh Clarkson, Nathan Smith and Abbas

New Zealand (possible): 1 Henry Nicholls, 2 Will Younger, 3 Nick Kelly, 4 Dean Foxcroft, 5 Tom Latham (capt & wk), 6 Muhammad Abbas, 7 Josh Clarkson, 8 Nathan Smith, 9 Blair Tickner, 10 Will O’Rourke, 11 Jayden Lennox

Pitch and situations: Early begin, heatwave within the offing

There may be hypothesis across the house staff’s alternative of pitch on the Shere Bangla Nationwide Stadium: will or not it’s quicker and bouncier just like the Pakistan sequence in March, or the same old slow-and-low one? The 11am begin, with the heatwave round, may causedryness within the surfaces. There may be additionally forecast for a thunderstorm on Friday.

Stats and Trivia

New Zealand have not received the primary match of an ODI sequence in Bangladesh since 2004. They misplaced the corresponding matches in 2008, 2010 and 2013, whereas the 2023 opener was a washout.

Bangladesh captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz requires one other 209 runs to turn into the second Bangladeshi cricketer to achieve 2,000 runs to go together with 100-plus wickets in ODIs.

Rubel Hossain, who retired from worldwide cricket earlier this week, is the one bowler to take a hat-trick in ODIs between Bangladesh and New Zealand.