The Kiwis lost by five wickets after finding it difficult to get going in the low-scoring opening match.
It was Bangladesh’s first T20I victory in New Zealand. They would be eager to complete the series with a victory.
The match preview is shown here.
Location, schedule, broadcast information, and more
The second T20I will take place at Mount Maunganui’s Bay Oval on December 29 starting at 11:30 IST.
The seamers can get early movement, and the surface here typically helps the batters. Of the 15 T20Is played here, teams batting first have won eleven of them.
Fans can watch the match live on the Amazon Prime website as it won’t be broadcast on television.
Take a look at the head-to-head record: Bangladesh and New Zealand have played 18 Twenty20 Internationals together. Having won 14 times, the Kiwis enjoy a significant advantage against Bangladesh’s 4 victories.
In the five-match T20I series in 2021, Bangladesh defeated New Zealand 3-2. Other than that, they have only triumphed in one T20I encounter against the Kiwis.
Bangladesh has only won one Twenty20 international match in New Zealand, as previously reported.
NZ batsmen need to do better
When batting first in the first Twenty20 International, the Kiwis were trailing 1/3 and were let down by their hitters.
Well-known figures like Glenn Phillips and Daryl Mitchell must take the lead.
Shoriful Islam (3/26) was the best bowler for Bangladesh.
Bangladesh saw a top-order collapse as well, but Litton Das (42*) helped them over the finish line.
The probable starting lineups for the two teams in New Zealand are as follows: Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Ben Sears, Finn Allen, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, and Mitchell Santner (C).
Bangladesh (likely XI): Mahedi Hasan, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Rony Talukdar, Litton Das (WK), Najmul Hossain Shanto (C), Mahedi Sarkar, Afif Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman.
Options for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket
Fantasy XI (First Option): Glenn Phillips, Finn Allen, Soumya Sarkar, Mitchell Santner (C), Tim Southee, Tim Seifert, Litton Das, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Daryl Mitchell (VC), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Tim Southee, and Shoriful Islam.
Fantasy XI (Option 2): James Neesham, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Tim Southee, Litton Das, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips (C), Finn Allen, Soumya Sarkar (VC), and Shoriful Islam.