New Zealand vs Bangladesh, Bangladesh tour of New Zealand, 2021, Today Match Prediction 26 Mar 2021

nz vs ban Match Prediction & Analysis

We will remember the undefeated streak of The Undertaker from WWE from our childhood memories but here the hosts New Zealand are reliving them and taking them a notch higher with every match against their favored opponents. They have never allowed Bangladesh to win (or even draw) any match in their home soil for more than a decade over 29 matches across 3 formats. Bangladesh fared better in the second ODI match and gave a tough run to the hosts which will give them confidence going ahead into this match. They will look to end their unwanted streak in this match.

TEAMS PREVIEW

New Zealand Preview

New Zealand were stifled to 53/3 in the 11th over as their top order failed to get going. Devon Conway (72 runs) and Tom Latham (110* runs) combined together to share a 100+ run partnership to bring their chase back on track. James Neesham chipped in with 34-ball 30 to build partnership alongside his skipper.

Mitchell Santner picked up 2 wickets in the match. Pacers Matt Henry, Trent Boult, and Kyle Jamieson were superb with the ball as they all claimed a wicket each and gave runs at less than 5 RPO in the last game. Tim Southee and Mark Chapman might a place in playing XI in this match.

Top players to bet on:

Tom Latham – Latham lead his team to victory with an unbeaten century and later mentioned it as his dream innings. He will look to score more runs and help his team win yet another match.   

Kyle Jamieson – Jamieson had superb figures of 10-2-36-1 in the match and he has given away just 61 runs in his 18 overs across 2 matches. He will look to continue his good form with the ball in this match too.

New Zealand Predicted Playing XI:

Tom Latham (C & Wk), Martin Guptill, Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, James Neesham, Daryl Mitchell/Mark Chapman, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Mitchell Santner, Will Young/Ross Taylor

New Zealand Actual Playing XI:

Ross Taylor, Mitchell Santner, Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Matt Henry, Trent Boult, Martin Guptill, James Neesham, Tom Latham, Kyle Jamieson

Bangladesh Preview

Bangladesh team batted very well with their skipper Tamim Iqbal setting the tone with a superb 78-run at the top. Soumya Sarkar and Mushfiqur Rahim made 30+ scores to build partnerships in the middle and Mohammed Mithun finished the match with his aggressive 57-ball 73 runs in the end.

Mustafizur Rahman and Mahedi Hasan picked up 2 wickets each in the match but other bowlers failed to take wickets. Spinners Mahedi Hasan and Mehidy Hasan gave just 80 runs in their combined 20 overs while the pacers Taskin, Mustafizur, and Mohammed Saifudin went for runs at over 6 RPO.

Top players to bet on:

Mohammed Mithun – Mithun gave a strong finish to his team with his attacking 73 runs. He hit 6 boundaries and 2 sixes in his scintillating knock in the last 10 overs.   We expect him to continue his on-slaught in this match too.

Mahedi Hasan – Mahedi Hasan was impressive in both the matches with figures of 6-0-17-0 & 10-1-42-2. He will look to continue his good form with the ball in this match too.

Bangladesh Predicted Playing XI:

Tamim Iqbal (c), Liton Das, Mosadek Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mohammad Mithun, Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Al-Amin Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman

Bangladesh Actual Playing XI:

Mehidy Hasan, Mahmudullah, Liton Das, Mahedi Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Mithun, Mushfiqur Rahim, Rubel Hossain

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Wellington has a bright and sunny weather on the match day. We will get a full match with no weather disturbances as per the forecast.

Venue Details

Basin reserve is a slightly bowling friendly wicket and we expect the pitch to slow down as the match progresses. Pacers will swing the new ball and cause trouble to the batsmen consistently. The average scores in this venue batting first is just 217 runs across 30 matches.

Toss: To Bowl

Chasing teams (New Zealand) has won both the matches played so far and we expect both captains to chase the total if they win the toss.