Bangladesh vs New Zealand, BAN vs NZ, Today Match Prediction 10 September 2021

ban vs nz Match Prediction & Analysis

Bangladesh wrapped up the series 3-1 with a win in the fourth T20I match and will look to rest a few senior players and experiment with the tem combination ahead of the T20I World Cup coming up. They have dominated the visiting sides in the T20I format with these slow and low surfaces off late. New Zealand rally gave a tough fight to Bangladesh in every match and will be excited to finish the series with a win and end the series by 2-3 margin rather than a 1-4 margin.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Bangladesh Preview

Bangladesh were toppled to 32/3 at the end of power play but Mohammed Naim (29 runs) and skipper Mahmudullah (43 runs) played responsibly and took their team across the line in the last over. Soumya Sarkar will replace Shakib Al Hasan in this match who misses out due to injury.

Mustafizur Rahman and Nasum Ahmed claimed 4 wickets each and never allowed any breathing space for Kiwis and bowled them for 96 runs. Mahedi Hasan and Mohammed Saifuddin chipped in with a wicket each to come up with an all-round performance.

Top players to bet on:

Mahmudullah – Mahmudullah has scored 97 runs in the 4 matches and leads the runs chart for Bangladesh. He led his team to victories in two chases with scores of 37 & 43 so far.

Nasum Ahmed – Nasum Ahmed had bowling figures of 4-2-10-2 in the last game and he has presented the responsibility of bowling in power play overs. He has 7 wickets at an economy rate of 3.9 RPO.

Bangladesh Predicted Playing XI:

Mohammad Naim, Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah (c), Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan (wk), Mahedi Hasan, Shoriful Islam, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman

Bangladesh Actual Playing XI:

Nurul Hasan, Mohammad Naim Sheikh, Soumya Sarkar, Shoriful Islam, Mahmudullah, Liton Das, Nasum Ahmed, Shamim Patwari, Taskin Ahmed, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain

New Zealand Preview

New Zealand batters Finn Allen (12 runs), Tom Latham (21 runs), and Will Young (46 runs) were the only players to score runs in double digits. Their downfall started when they lost 3 wickets for one run from 51/2 to 52/5 in the middle overs. Last 7 batsmen combined to score just 11 runs in the last game.

New Zealand`s spin duo of Ajaz Patel and Rachin Ravindra bowled splendidly and had combined figures of 8-0-17-2 in the match. Pacer Scott Kuggleijn might return if he is deemed fit to play. Cole McConchie gave way too many runs and will need to tighten the screws in this match.

Top players to bet on:

Will Young – Young has scores of 21 & 43 in the last 2 matches and is looking to adjust the conditions and will be eager to end the series with a fifty in the last match.

Ajaz Patel – Ajaz Patel is the highest wicket taker this series with 8 wickets and is also the most economical bowler with an economy rate of just 3.4 RPO. He had bowling figures of 4-0-9-2 which further stated his capabilities as a lead spinner.

New Zealand Predicted Playing XI:

Rachin Ravindra, Finn Allen, Will Young, Colin de Grandhomme, Tom Latham (c & wk), Henry Nicholls, Cole McConchie, Scott Kuggleijn, Ajaz Patel, Jacob Duffy, Finn Allen

New Zealand Actual Playing XI:

Tom Latham, Rachin Ravindra, Jacob Duffy, Ajaz Patel, Ben Sears, Cole McConchie, Colin de Grandhomme, Scott Kuggeleijn, Finn Allen, Henry Nicholls, Will Young

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Dhaka is expected to have rain with thunderstorms on the match day but the weather gods have been good on us with making a very less appearance in the series so far. We expect to have a full match with no interruptions.  

Venue Details

Shere-E-Bangla pitch is no more a surprise and it is a graveyard for batsmen with ball turning miles and keeping slow and low. Batsmen will need to adjust to the conditions and play sensibily as any score above 120 runs will be hard to chase here.

Toss: To Bat

Teams have opted to bat first in all four innings as the pitch might slow down considerably in the second innings with batters struggling to time the ball.