Bangladesh team manager Rabeed Imam reminded all-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz to check the honours board at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Monday, as the latter was waiting to face the media in the Mixed Zone following their Champions Trophy game against New Zealand.
It was not only about the number of wickets Bracewell picked up. The poor shot selection of Bangladesh batters, coupled with great fielding display by New Zealand, cost the Tigers dearly in this crucial match.
On Monday morning, right in front of the main entrance of the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, a few local hawkers were selling flags of Bangladesh and New Zealand – the two participating teams in today’s crucial Group A match – and of course of hosts Pakistan.
It’s make or break for Bangladesh as they take on New Zealand in their second Group A match of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium today.
“Bangladesh’s got a good bowling attack, that’s what I like about them. But big concern is about the batters,” Pakistan’s head curator Tony Hemming said this yesterday when asked about Bangladesh’s chances in today’s match against New Zealand.
Despite being in such a comfortable environment, the pressing question remains: can Bangladesh rise to the occasion against New Zealand?
Bangladesh left-arm spinner Taijul Islam has been rewarded for his pivotal role in the Tigers’ maiden Test victory against New Zealand at home in December 2023 with a nomination for the ICC’s Player of the Month award for the month of December.
Bangladesh pacer Shoriful Islam's latest exploits with the ball in the three-match T20I series in New Zealand have seen him surge 32 places in the bowling rankings.
A new-look Bangladesh, under the leadership of Najmul Hossain Shanto, have managed to break barriers by clinching their first-ever ODI and T20I wins on New Zealand soil against the hosts.
New Zealand skipper Lockie Ferguson won the toss and opted to bat first in the second ODI of the three-match series against Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday.
Bangladesh will continue to gauge their strength in the second and penultimate ODI against New Zealand on Saturday with the Tigers' World Cup squad likely to be named by Monday, a day before the series concludes.
The three-match ODI series against New Zealand in Mirpur provided Bangladesh the final opportunity to test a few cricketers and also gain rhythm as a unit before the ICC ODI World Cup in India next month.
Rain played spoilsport as the first ODI between Bangladesh and New Zealand was called off due to rain at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Thursday.
Bangladesh left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed got one to turn away sharply to remove New Zealand opener Will Young and trapped Rachin Ravindra lbw in the 31st over to leave New Zealand five down for 123 runs in the first ODI at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Thursday.
New Zealand batters Will Young and Henry Nicholls out on a 63-run stand to help the Blackcaps overcome their initial struggles that saw them lose two wickets for 19 runs after nine overs in the ODI opener against Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Thursday.
Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman nicked off New Zealand opener Finn Allen in the seventh over of the innings to give the Tigers their first breakthrough in the ODI opener of the three-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Thursday.
Rain has stopped play in the first ODI between Bangladesh and New Zealand at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Thursday.
Bangladesh opted to bowl first against New Zealand in the opener of the three-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Thursday.
The three-match ODI series between hosts Bangladesh and New Zealand beginning today is set to mark the return of Tamim Iqbal to international cricket following a lot of controversies surrounding the cricketer over the past few months.
