New Zealand bowl; Shakib Al Hasan returns for Bangladesh

Posted By on October 9, 2022

Toss New Zealand chose to bowl vs Bangladesh

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson chose to bowl against Bangladesh in the third match of the T20I tri-series in Christchurch. The dew that came down later in his side’s loss to Pakistan in the previous game played a role in his decision. New Zealand made one change to their XI, bringing in Adam Milne for Blair Tickner. Milne will be playing his first game of cricket since he got injured during the IPL in March 2022.

Bangladesh made three changes. In came captain Shakib Al Hasan (back after being delayed due to visa issues), Najmul Hossain Shanto and Shoriful Islam and out went Sabbir Rahman, Nasum Ahmed and Mustafizur Rahman.

Williamson said he would like to see his top order fire a little more in the powerplay, as compared to the game against Pakistan. His opposite number, Shakib, wanted Bangladesh to close out games better, praising Yasir Ali for his quickfire knock against Pakistan, a game which Bangladesh also lost. This means that both sides are looking for their first points in the series.

The sun was still out at toss time, but once it does set, temperatures are expected to dip into single-digits and may present a separate challenge for Bangladesh.

New Zealand: 1 Finn Allen, 2 Devon Conway (wk), 3 Kane Williamson (capt), 4 Glenn Phillips, 5 Mark Chapman, 6 James Neesham, 7 Michael Bracewell, 8 Ish Sodhi, 9 Tim Southee, 10 Trent Boult, 11 Adam Milne

Bangladesh: 1 Najmul Hossain Shanto, 2 Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 3 Litton Das, 4 Shakib Al Hasan (capt), 5 Afif Hossain, 6 Mosaddek Hossain, 7 Nurul Hasan (wk), 8 Yasir Ali, 9 Taskin Ahmed, 10 Hasan Mahmud, 11 Shoriful Islam

Mohammad Isam is ESPNcricinfo’s Bangladesh correspondent. @isam84

Source: ESPN Crickinfo

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