Probable XI –
New Zealand –
Martin Guptill, Henry Nicholls, Devon Conway, Will Young, Tom Latham (c & wk), Jimmy Neesham, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Trent Boult
Bangladesh –
Tamim Iqbal (c), Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Musfiqur Rahim (wk), Mohammad Mithun, Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud/ Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Mushfiqur Rahim
2. Henry Nicholls
3. Devon Conway
4. Martin Guptill(VC)
5. Tamim Iqbal
6. Kyle Jamieson
7. James Neesham
8. Soumya Sarkar
9. Mustafizur Rahman
10. Trent Boult(C)
11. Matt Henry
– Expecting another dominating performance from NZ so going with a combination of 7-4.
– Took all the pacers from NZ as they will be crucial again at this pace favored Pitch.
– Boult might be a good captain pick especially while bowling first while Guptill can easily score at least 40-50 runs against the weak bowling lineups of Bangladesh.
– Took top three batters from New Zealand as they might score maximum runs of their innings especially while chasing.
– Expecting at least decent performances from the experienced Trio of Mushfiqur, Soumya & Tamim.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Tom Latham
2. Mushfiqur Rahim
3. Devon Conway
4. Tamim Iqbal(VC)
5. Mahmudullah
6. Mitchell Santner
7. James Neesham(C)
8. Mahedi Hasan
9. Trent Boult
10. Matt Henry
11. Mustafizur Rahman
– Neesham might be a good captain pick especially while batting first as he’s expected to bowl full overs & bat at middle order.
– Expecting at least a decent knock from Tamim considering his recent good form & average of 25 in H2H matches.
– Conway & Latham will be good punts if both the openers if New Zealand departs early.
– Mahmudullah might be a good punt as he will bat at middle order and can get to bowl some overs too.
– Expecting at least a couple of wickets from the experienced Mustafizur Rahman at this pace favoured surface.
Grand League Combination –
1. Tom Latham
2. Soumya Sarkar
3. Will Young
4. Mohammad Mithun
5. Mahmudullah
6. Daryl Mitchell
7. James Neesham(VC)
8. Mahedi Hasan(C)
9. Trent Boult
10. Hasan Mahmud
11. Taskin Ahmed
– Going heavy on Bangladesh as they might bounce back strongly to win this game.
– Mahedi Hasan might be a good captain pick in GL as he’s expected to bat at 5-6 down and bowl full overs too.
– Latham, Young & Mitchell will be good GL picks if top order of New Zealand didn’t perform well.
– Mithun & Soumya might be other good GL picks if other top order batters of Bangladesh fails early.
– Expecting wickets from Taskin & Hasan Mahmud as pitch is providing good help to the pacers.
