Live updates: Blackcaps v Bangladesh, second One Day International from Nelson's Saxton Oval

  • 20/12/2023

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Two days on from a convincing 44-run victory courtesy of the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method, a second-string Blackcaps can take this series with a game to spare.   

Even missing their biggest names, the Blackcaps showed their class in the series opener, as Will Young's 105 paved the way for the bowlers to restrict Bangladesh in reply.   

That win came in a rain-shortened affair at University Oval, but fine weather is expected all day in Tasman.   

For the Blackcaps, opener Rachin Ravindra can take the field with a spring in his step, after fetching just over $350,000 at the Indian Premier League auction, while teammates Daryl Mitchell ($2.7 million) and Lockie Ferguson ($385,000) are rested from this series.   

However, New Zealand will be without Kyle Jamieson for the rest of the series, withdrawn as a precaution over a hamstring concern, as Ben Sears comes into the squad as cover.   

Auckland spinner Adithya Ashok could also be in line for his debut, as Ish Sodhi leaves the squad on planned rest after the series opener.   

Bangladesh have never won an ODI on Kiwi soil, with their record now reading 17 defeats from their 17 completed matches in Aotearoa.   

TAB odds: New Zealand $1.19, Bangladesh $4.30   

Teams (predicted):   

New Zealand: 1-Will Young, 2-Rachin Ravindra, 3-Henry Nicholls, 4-Tom Latham (captain), 5-Tom Blundell (wk), 6-Mark Chapman, 7-Josh Clarkson, 8-Adam Milne, 9-Jacob Duffy, 10-Aditha Ashok, 11-Will O'Rourke   

Bangladesh: 1-Soumya Sarkar, 2-Anamul Haque, 3-Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), 4-Litton Das, 5-Towhid Hridoy, 6-Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 7-Afif Hossain, 8-Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 9-Shoriful Islam, 10-Hasan Mahmud, 11-Mustafizur Rahman