New Zealand vs. Bangladesh – 1st cricket ODI half time report
Shakib Al Hasan’s half century helped Bangladesh set a respectable total of 228 in the first of five ODIs against New Zealand at the Shere Bangla Stadium in Mirpur. The New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori, who has just returned from
paternity leave, was remarkable with the ball finishing with figures 2 for 29 from 10 overs.
The home side is missing the services of their belligerent opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tamim-Iqbal-c2640, who has been ruled out of the match due to a wrist injury. Shahriar Nafees has replaced Tamim in the match. All-rounder Naeem Islam has also been included
in the playing XIs of 1st ODI while Nazmul Hossain has been drafted in to join skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mashrafe-Mortaza-c1917 in the new ball assault.
Coming to the playing XIs of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 in August. Opener Jesse Ryder is also back
after recovering from an elbow injury. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BJ-Watling-c1172 has relinquished his usual opening position moving down the order to No. 6 ahead of skipper Daniel Vettori.
Whilst McCullum and Ryder are back to fortify the top order of tourists, the middle order has been destabilized by the absence of Jacob Oram and Scott Styris. All-rounder Shanan http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Grant-c60671 Elliot have been drafted in to round
out the middle order in the absence of Oram and Styris.
Mashrafe Mortaza, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahriar-Nafees-c2486 started the innings in a cautious way plundering only three
runs from first three overs. Kayes served notice with a lusty swing off Tim Southee before Shahriar trained his guns on Mills’ hittable lengths looting him for three consecutive boundaries in an over that went for 12. The opening stand was worth 34 when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mills-c76321
broke it having Kayes caught behind for 16. Shahriar Nafees scored 35 off 38 balls before Vettori chipped off his wicket.
39-run stand between Junaid Siddique and Raqibul Hasan brought hundred up for the side before Shakib came to the crease after Raqibul Hasan’s dismissal in the 26th over. Shakib shared useful stand with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Junaid-Siddique-c1749, Mushfiqur
Rehman and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Naeem-Islam-c2053 as the home side was crossed 200. Shakib plundered 58 runs off just 51 balls hitting 8 boundaries before Mills bowled him out with 212 on the board. The whole team of Bangladesh was bowled out on the third ball of the last over for 228.
New Zealand would be expecting nothing other than a clean sweep as a 5-0 win against Bengali tigers would earn them fifth spot ahead of England on the Reliance Mobile ICC Team ODI rankings table while a 4-1 win would make them lose two ranking points reaching
110 from their current 112. The home side, meanwhile, will target a competitive start to the five-match one-day series.
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