NZ vs BAN 3rd ODI: Bangladesh Men’s Cricket team is currently on a tour of New Zealand for a two-format white ball series which is heading to its final match on the eve of New Year. After a commanding victory over the home side, Bangladesh are already one up in the series as the second match was called off due to rain. Hence, New Zealand will take on Bangladesh in the 3rd T20I at Bay Oval on 31st December and this post will lead you to the NZ vs BAN 3rd T20I Dream11 Prediction, New Zealand vs Bangladesh Dream11 Team, Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui Pitch Report.
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Interestingly, Bangladesh has not lost a T20I series in 2023, and rain on December 29 ensured that they would not lose one in any case. However, they definitely will have bigger plans for the future as they would want to win their first-ever T20I series in New Zealand and round off the year vibrant.
New Zealand’s batting let them down in their first-ever T20I loss at home to Bangladesh. In the second Twenty20 International, rain spoilt the fun as New Zealand managed to reach 72/2 after being limited to 134/9 in the first T20I. But there were some moments of struggle for New Zealand in the second game too that they will have an eye on.
Just a remote possibility that the Blackcaps’ starting lineup will alter in any way. Given their previous batting woes, there’s a chance that Rachin Ravindra will be included in the eleven, although the hosts may opt to start with an unchanged lineup.
Shamim Hossain took Litton Das’ place in the second Twenty20 International after the latter sustained a knee injury. If the wicketkeeper-batter has not recovered sufficiently, Bangladesh will most likely field the same eleven as in the previous game.
Down below is the NZ vs BAN 3rd T20I Dream11 Prediction, Weather Forecast, New Zealand vs Bangladesh Dream11 Team, Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui Pitch Report:
NZ vs BAN 3rd T20I Overview
Series/Tour: Bangladesh tour of New Zealand 2023
Match: NZ vs BAN 3rd T20I
Day/Date: Sunday/December 31, 2023
Venue: Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Time: 5:30 AM IST
NZ vs BAN 3rd T20I Expected Playing11
New Zealand’s Expected Playing11: Finn Allen, Tim Seifert, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner (c), Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Ben Sears
Bangladesh’s Expected Playing11: Rony Talukdar, Shamim Hossain/Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Soumya Sarkar, Towhid Hridoy, Afif Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman
NZ vs BAN 3rd T20I Full Squads
New Zealand Squad: Finn Allen, Tim Seifert(w), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner(c), Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Ben Sears, Rachin Ravindra, Jacob Duffy
Bangladesh Squad: Soumya Sarkar, Rony Talukdar(w), Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Shamim Hossain, Towhid Hridoy, Afif Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Shoriful Islam, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Litton Das, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Hasan Mahmud, Tanvir Islam
New Zealand vs Bangladesh Dream11 Team
Wicketkeeper: Litton Das*/ Tim Seifert
Batter: Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Najmul Hossain Shanto
All-Rounder: Mitchell Santner, James Neesham, Mahedi Hasan
Bowler: Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam
NZ vs BAN 3rd T20I Captain And Vice-Captain Picks
Captain: Daryl Mitchell
Vice-Captain: Najmul Hossain Shanto
Mount Maunganui Weather Forecast
It doesn’t seem to be good weather at all in New Zealand’s Mount Maunganui on the eve of New Year. As forecasted by Weather.com, there is a high possibility of rain during the scheduled match hours. A 75-100% sky will be covered by clouds and there are over 80% rain chances.
A windy, rainy, and cool evening in Mount Maunganui is predicted. There are remote chances but we can hope for some action and a result of the series.
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui Pitch Report
Famous for having a level playing surface, Bay Oval gives hitters a chance to score a lot of runs in the first inning because of its good bounce and shorter boundary lines.
However, the surface tends to slow down as the game progresses, giving bowlers an edge in the latter parts of the contest. Not neglecting the weather, as the wickets were covered for extended periods of time.
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