Match 6 between New Zealand and Bangladesh will take place at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. It will be a vital match for Bangladesh to advance in the tournament, and it will give New Zealand the chance to spoil the fun for both teams, including their next opponents and the hosts they defeated in the tournament’s opening match.
This game, which will determine the fate of three clubs in Group A, will be the first one played at this stadium. Given their qualification, New Zealand will be the favorites and only need to win this match to prevent any drama. However, in order to have a chance of advancing to the semi-finals, Pakistan will also be hoping that the Bangla Tigers defeat the Kiwis.
Update on Toss
After winning the toss, New Zealand chose to bowl first and made two changes: they brought in Kyle Jamieson to replace Nathan Smith and named Rachin Ravindra to replace Daryl Mitchell. In addition, Bangladesh replaced Soumya Sarkar and Tanzim Hasan Sakib with Mahmudullah and Nahid Rana.
Daryl Mitchell is replaced by Rachin Ravindra.
After suffering an injury during the tri-series, the Kiwis made a significant adjustment by bringing in their star player, Rachin Ravindra. Due to his illness, Daryl Mitchell is not participating.
What did the captains’ say at the toss?
Mitchell Santner (New Zealand):
We’ll bowl first, looks like a good wicket. We trained a lot in different grounds, but there might be some dew in here. Two changes here – Kyle Jamieson in for Nathan Smith, and Rachin Ravindra is back in. Always good to play in conditions where you will playing an eventual tournament in the lead up.
Najmul Hossain Shanto (Bangladesh):
Would have liked to bowl as well. Two changes for us – Mahmudullah is back in for us. Nahid Rana is in for us as well. Soumya Sarkar and Tanzid Shakib are out. The way we fought back against India after that collapse gives us a lot of confidence.
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