New Zealand vs Bangladesh: 2nd ODI - Rotobash Fantasy Cricket Tips

After a one-sided encounter at Napier, upbeat New Zealand will take on Bangla Tigers at Christchurch which offers good support to the batsman. New Zealand have been dominant right from the ball one of the match, the Bangladeshi Batsman could not counter the swing and seam movement of Trent Boult and Matt Henry as they were bowled out for mere 232 runs.

The decision to bat first on a tough pitch proved miserable to Bangladesh as they lost 4 wickets in the power play. Then some rebuilding from Mohammad Mithun and lower middle order got them to a fighting total, but they always knew they were short by 40-45 runs.

In reply, New Zealand played the initial burst from Mortaza and company cautiously; they put away bad balls to the fence and respected good balls.in this process, Martin Guptill and Henry Nicholls shared their first ever hundred run partnership which ended the hopes of Bangladeshi bowlers to come back in this match.

Henry Nicholls gifted his wicket to Mehidy after a solid fifty, but the former continued to pile up the runs and scored his 15th One day international Hundred. This knock would be a relief in the New Zealand dugout as he wasn’t at his best in the Indian tour and before the world cup, his form will be crucial for the New Zealand team.

Bangladesh needs to regroup quickly and come out with a better batting performance if they have to compete against this New Zealand side.

Match Details:

New Zealand vs Bangladesh 2nd ODI

Date: 16th February, 2019

Time: 3:30 am IST

Venue: Hagley Oval, Christchurch

Average First Innings Total: 259 runs

Highest Total: 341 runs

Pitch Report:

The highest score at this ground was scored by New Zealand against the same opposition when they visited in the 2016-17 tour. After that, it has been while that international cricket has been played at this ground but according to the curator, a good batting wicket is prepared for this match.

Team News:

Bangladesh may try Rubel Hossain to strengthen their bowling, but it is highly unlikely.

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Probable XI:

Bangladesh:

Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudullah, Mohammad Mithun, Sabbir Rahman, Soumya Sarkar, Liton Das, Mustafizur Rahman, Mehidy Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin

New Zealand:

Ross Taylor, Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson (c), Colin de Grandhomme, Trent Boult, Tom Latham (wk), James Neesham, Matt Henry, Mitchell Santner, Lockie Ferguson, Henry Nicholls

Power Pick:

Kane Williamson hasn’t been in best of form in the past few matches, after a string of low scores he is expected to score big as he is one of the best batsmen of the world.

Safe Captain and Vice-Captain:

Martin Guptill

Ross Taylor

Mahmudullah

Mushfiqur Rahim

Rotobash XI:

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