New Zealand will look to make it 3 out of 3 when they take on Bangladesh in the group stage of the ongoing ODI World Cup on Friday. The match will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
New Zealand will face Bangladesh in the 11th match of the 2023 Cricket World Cup in Chennai. Ahead of Thursday's game, New Zealand sit top of the group stage with two wins from two, having secured convincing 99-run, nine-wicket wins against the Netherlands and England. Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by 6 wickets in the opening game before losing heavily to England by 137 runs on Tuesday. Read on as we preview this day-night ODI. The match begins at 2:00 p.m. local time at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.
New Zealand have found their form at the right time in this format and with the return of their captain they look ready to take their team to a new level. Despite having a few Bangladeshi players on the field, New Zealand are very confident of taking three wins out of three in this tournament.
Bangladesh will look at the pitch in Chennai and think that with so many strong spin bowling options, it could well be in their favor. However, scoring enough runs has been a problem for the Tigers in recent months and they will need some big points to be competitive in this game.
Match Preview
New Zealand (NZ) will face Bangladesh (BAN) in the 11th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on October 13. are at the top of the table while Bangladesh have won and lost one game after two games and are sixth in the points table.
New Zealand faced the Netherlands in their final game, with the Netherlands winning the toss and electing to field. New Zealand started brilliantly: the opening stand lasted 67 runs and the second wicket partnership brought another 77 runs. The contributions from the entire batting order saw them score a total of 322 runs, which was a bit too much for the Dutch team. They started slowly and only Colin Ackerman was able to achieve a significant result. They scored only 223 runs and lost the match by 99 runs.
Bangladesh played in their last match against England where Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field. As expected, England got off to a great start as they broke down Bangladesh's bowling line-up. With half-centuries from Bairstow and Root and a sensational century from Dawid Malan, England scored a total of 364 runs. In response, Bangladesh were never able to get off to the start they had hoped for as they kept losing wickets one after the other. Eventually, they lost the match by a good margin of 137 runs.
Pitch Report
The MA Chidambaram Stadium offers a pitch that will be beneficial to the batsmen. Pacers can enjoy some seam and swing action at the beginning and back swings at the end. Slower deliveries, when used correctly, can be very deceptive and cause problems for doughs. Teams that win the toss elect to bowl, with the average score in the first innings being 231.
Weather Report
Mostly sunny weather is forecast for Friday afternoon, with some clouds in the evening. The temperature will be above 30°C for most of the game, with humidity expected to reach 80% before the end of the game.
Toss Prediction
In the last eight ODIs at this venue, the first batting team has won four times and the second batting team has won four times. However, in this year's Cricket World Cup, teams prefer to go first, so we expect both captains to choose to field first.
Head to Head
Both teams have played 41 games against each other so far. New Zealand were a dominant force with 30 wins compared to 10 for Bangladesh. 1 game ended without a result.
Match Prediction
Although New Zealand have made a great start to this tournament, we don't expect an easy day for them in Chennai on Friday. Bangladesh have players who can do a lot more than what we saw against England and they should also be very comfortable on the turning track at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. However, New Zealand will be buoyed by the return of Kane Williamson, who comes into a team full of confidence. We expect Bangladesh to push New Zealand as the game progresses, but our prediction is that New Zealand will emerge victorious in this game on Friday.
New Zealand to beat Bangladesh
Venue Details
The average first-bat score at MA Chidambaram Stadium is 231. This is unlikely to be a high-scoring game. In the previous game, after batting first, Australia could only score 199 against India here. Their batters were throttled against India's spin bowlers. Both New Zealand and Bangladesh have talented spinners in their ranks and will certainly make batting difficult. The team batting first should try to get a total of around 260-270.
Betting Tips
In recent years, Bangladesh have emerged as a force, especially in limited-overs cricket, and it is not something to be taken lightly. However, if we look at the way New Zealand have played in the two games so far and their record against Bangladesh, we feel they should win this game without any problems.
Bet on New Zealand to win.
Probable Playing XI
New Zealand
WA Young, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson (C), Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, DJ Mitchell, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Trent Boult, MJ Henry, Ish Sodhi
Devon Conway – The left-handed opener has already scored 184 runs in the tournament and enjoyed playing on the ground for the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2023 in April and May.
Daryl Mitchell – The batting all-rounder is one of New Zealand's best players with bat or ball. He didn't get the opportunity to bat against England but scored 48 in the win over the Netherlands.
Mitchell Santner – The left-arm bowling all-rounder picked up the first five-wicket haul of the tournament in the win against Netherlands. He has also gained a lot of experience on this ground through the IPL.
Trent Boult – It was a rare wicketless ODI for the left-arm pace bowler against the Netherlands but he impressed with his accuracy throughout. He scored 2-33 in the last ODI against Bangladesh last month.
Bangladesh Key Players
Litton Das - The right-handed opener was the only one of Bangladesh's top five to score in double figures on Tuesday. He will look to build on his nine boundaries from this game in this game.
Najmul Hossain Shanto – The 25-year-old left-hander has been in the form of his life this year but was sent off in the first game against England. He will be determined to contribute to this conflict.
Mahedi Hasan – The spin bowling all-rounder took four wickets against England and can expect more support from this pitch in Chennai. Another strong performance could see him attract the attention of IPL franchises.
Shoriful Islam - The left-arm pace bowler was expensive against England but still showed his ability to dismiss the best players by taking the wickets of Jos Buttler, Joe Root and Liam Livingstone.
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