CT 2017, Match 9: New Zealand v Bangladesh – Statistical Preview

While hoping for a favourable outcome from the England-Australia match, New Zealand and Bangladesh will want to take the maximum possible 2 points from this game as both the teams will face off in the 5th match of their Group A, the crucial fixture which will be determining the team that will stay alive in the competition for at least one more day while the team losing the game will be shown the way home.

Ahead of the game, we look at some of the key numbers and records related to the game.

1 – Number of times Bangladesh has beaten New Zealand outside home in International cricket; it was in their most recent meeting in the Ireland ODI Tri series. Bangladesh lost all the 29 International games they played against New Zealand away from home which includes 16 ODIs.

1 – Number of times New Zealand and Bangladesh faced each other in the Champions Trophy; New Zealand won the game by 167 runs which was played in 2002.

2.333 – New Zealand’s win-loss ratio against Bangladesh in ODIs is their best against any team participating in the CT 2017 by more than a double. The have a win-loss ratio of 1.108 vs England in ODIs.

5 – Number of times New Zealand has played against Bangladesh in ICC ODI events; they won in all those 5 games. Bangladesh is the only team that New Zealand hasn’t lost to in an ICC ODI event among the teams in this CT.

9 – Number of wins for Bangladesh against New Zealand in ODI cricket; the 2nd most number of wins for them against any opposition. Bangladesh won 39 ODIs over Zimbabwe.

35 – Wickets taken by Shakib Al Hasan in ODIs against New Zealand; the most number of wickets taken by any player in the New Zealand-Bangladesh ODIs.

77 – Bangladesh’s total against New Zealand in the 2002 Champions Trophy game; their lowest total in the Champions Trophy and the 2nd lowest in an ICC ODI tournament game.

119.18 – Ross Taylor’s batting strike-rate against Mashrafe Mortaza in ODIs. Taylor has scored 87 runs in 73 balls against Mortaza losing his wicket only once.

120.69 – Kane Williamson’s batting strike-rate against Shakib Al Hasan in ODIs. Williamson has scored 70 runs in 58 balls against Shakib losing his wicket only once.

428 – Runs scored by Neil Broom against Bangladesh in ODIs; the most by him against any side. He averages 61.14 in the 8 innings and has 3 of his 5 ODI fifties and his only ODI century against them.

723 – Runs scored by Ross Taylor in ODIs against Bangladesh; the most runs scored by any player in the New Zealand-Bangladesh ODIs.