NZ vs BAN: 3rd T20I: The third T20 match of the series will be played between New Zealand and Bangladesh on Sunday 31 December. Bangladesh defeated New Zealand on their own soil in the first T20I to achieve their first T20I win and take a 1-0 lead in the series. The second match was lost to rain. After this, the third match has become very important for both the teams.

At present, the confidence of Bangladesh team is sky high, due to this the Kiwi team will face the challenge of leveling the series. On the other hand, Bangladesh is on the verge of creating history by winning this match.

Pitch Report-

The pitch at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui is batsman-friendly. The boundary of this ground is 60 to 70 meters, which makes the work of the batsmen easy. In the beginning, fast bowlers are likely to get swing. However, batting is expected to become easier as the match progresses. The spinners will get more help in the second innings than in the first innings. Therefore, a fierce competition can be seen between the ball and the bat.

Match Details-

• New Zealand vs Bangladesh, 3rd T20I
• Venue- Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
• Date and Time – Sunday, December 31 at 5:30 am
• Live Streaming- Amazon Prime Video

NZ vs BAN head-to-head record

• Total matches- 19
• New Zealand’s win- 14
• Bangladesh’s victory- 04
• No Result- 01
• First played – 3 February 2010
• Last played- December 29, 2023

NZ vs BAN Probable Playing XI-

New Zealand- Daryl Mitchell, Finn Allen, Tim Seifert (wk), James Neesham, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Mitchell Santner (c), Adam Milne, Ben Sears.

Bangladesh- Nazmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Soumya Sarkar, Liton Das (wicketkeeper), Afif Hossain, Ronnie Talukdar, Tauheed Hridoy, Shoriful Islam, Rishad Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Tanzeem Hasan Saqib, Mustafizur Rahman.

NZ vs BAN Probable Best Performers-

Probable best batsman: Liton Das

In the first match, Liton Das batted brilliantly for Bangladesh, while fellow batsmen lost their wickets after getting starts. He played an unbeaten inning of 42 runs in 36 balls and led the team to victory. He would like to perform well with the bat in the third match also.

Probable best bowler: Mahedi Hasan

Mahedi Hasan gave a brilliant all-round performance. He took two wickets with the first ball. After this, while chasing the target, he also scored important 19 runs in 16 balls. Therefore, he would like to deliver match-winning performances even in the decider.

Today’s match prediction: Bangladesh will win the match

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