πππππ :β ββBangladesh vs New Zealandβββ
ππππ : February 24, Monday
ππππ : 14:30 PM ISTββ
πππππ : Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
ππππππππππ : 6th ODI 2025
It’s must-win territory already for Bangladesh with New Zealand looking to book their place in the semi-finals.
- Bangladesh have lost their last five ODIs.
- New Zealand are targeting a fifth successive victory in this format.
- Bangladesh won the last head to head in this format but New Zealand won the previous 12!
Bangladesh vs New Zealand
TV channels: The fans can watch the match live on Hotstar
Live Streaming: Live streaming of the match will be available on the FAFA191 Cricket Exchange India and website.
BAN vs NZ Match Prediction & Analysis
One of the joys of an ICC Champions Trophy tournament is that things move very quickly. Even in the group stage, lose once and your place in the semi-finals is immediately in danger – lose twice and you may as well hail a taxi straight to the airport!
That’s the situation Bangladesh are hoping to avoid after their six wicket loss to tournament-favourites India on Thursday. But this will be a very tough clash for them against the in-form Black Caps. And if Bangladesh do lose, it could mean that their final group stage match against Pakistan becomes something of a dead rubber.
TEAMS PREVIEW
Bangladesh Preview
After finding themselves 35/5 inside nine overs in their opening game against India, Bangladesh could have been forgiven for throwing the towel in and getting the game over and done with at the earliest opportunity. But instead, they showed admirable tenacity and resolve to rebuild the innings and posted 228 all out which kept them in the game.
Crucial to the rebuild were Towhid Hridoy (100 runs from 118 balls) and Jaker Ali (68 runs from 114 balls) but in this game against New Zealand, the Tigers need the top four of Tanzid Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, captain Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mehidy Hasan Miraz to step up. Crucially, the latter three have all done it on the big stage before so there is some hope!
With the ball, spinners Richad Hossain and Miraz were both treated with respect by the Indian batters and they should be a threat again in this fixture. As will the pacers Taskin Ahmed and Mustafizur Rahman, both of who have the ability to knock over the best in the world.
New Zealand Preview
The greatest surprise from New Zealand’s convincing victory over hosts and reigning champions Pakistan in Karachi on Wednesday was that anyone was in anyway surprised! The Black Caps not only regularly turn-up at these marquee ICC events but have also been playing excellent cricket, while winning all their games, since arriving in Pakistan at the start of the month.
A problem for all teams against Mitchell Santner’s side is that all of their batters have now made big scores over the duration of this tour. And if that wasn’t a problem, Rachin Ravindra will soon be fit to push his claims in the batting line-up as well. Will Young and Tom Latham both come into this match after hitting centuries on Wednesday.
Matt Henry continues to be one of the most consistently top performing pace bowlers in world cricket and Will O’Rourke is not far behind with his bounce causing particular issues. New Zealand also have excellent spin options in Michael Bracewell and captain Santner!
Weather Conditions
The forecast is for a cloudy day throughout Monday in Rawalpindi with the temperature beginning at 18 degrees. It may get up to 23 at some stage before dipping back down to around 18 by the close.
BAN vs NZ Pitch Report
This has always been a good batting strip in Rawalpindi and it would be a surprise if the team batting first did not post a total of at least 330. Expect good pace, bounce and carry.
Toss: To Bowl
Although this will be the first ODI in Rawalpindi for nearly two years, four of the last five have been won by the team chasing. Therefore, our prediction is that both captains will be looking to bowl first on Monday.
