Buoyant after a complete five-wicket win within the first T20I on the McLean Park in Napier on Wednesday, Bangladesh want to seal the sequence with a win within the second T20I fixture towards New Zealand to be performed on the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Friday (December 29).
Bangladesh seamers proved very arduous to attain off at McLean Park and right-arm off-spinner Mahedi Hasan impressed rather a lot. Mahedi bagged 2/14 in his 4 overs on a wicket that did not have a lot in it for him and assisted his seamers extremely properly.
Though Bangladesh had been pretty disciplined of their bowling efficiency, their batters regarded unusual whereas chasing a below-par whole of 135 runs.
Barring Litton Das (42 off 36 balls), not one of the different Bangladesh batters managed to remain lengthy sufficient within the center and that is a worrying signal for the guests.
On the opposite hand, the Kiwis are anticipated to return arduous on the Najmul Hossain Shanto-led aspect in Mount Maunganui. The Blackcaps wield loads of firepower of their batting order and it could show a frightening activity for the Bangladesh assault to maintain the hosts quiet two video games in a row.
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui Pitch Report
The pitch on the venue is normally a belter for batting and therefore the batters are more likely to have a subject day. The wicket presents true bounce and due to this fact shot-making turns into a neater activity. The bowlers must toil arduous for achievement.
Bay Oval Records and Stats
Total T20I Matches: 15
Matches received batting first: 11
Matches received bowling first: 2
Average first innings rating: 160
Average second innings rating: 136
Highest whole scored: 243/5 by New Zealand vs West Indies
Highest rating chased: 117/1 by NZ-W vs SA-W
Lowest whole recorded: 90 all out by WI-W vs NZ-W
Lowest whole defended: 124/5 by NZ-W vs WI-W
