New Zealand vs Bangladesh, Champions Trophy 2025 Playing 11: Bangladesh players during practice. (Reuters)New Zealand will look to make it two wins out of two matches with the Black Caps taking on Bangladesh on Monday in Rawalpindi. The Bangla Tigers are in a virtual must win situation here with a loss eliminating both them and Pakistan from the tournament.
With India current topping Group A with 4 points and if New Zealand win against Bangladesh that virtually settles the group with Pakistan and Bangladesh playing each other in the final game which will just be for pride. However, the clash on Monday might not be a walk in the park for the Kiwis with Bangladesh having all the tools to cause an upset.
With Will Young scoring an all-important century against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy opener in the absence of Rachin Ravindra, the Kiwis are expected to continue with the same playing XI for this match against Bangladesh as well. Rachin, who suffered a forehead injury in the Tri-Series opener against Pakistan a couple of weeks back, is expected to be eased into the team even if he has healed properly.
In a do or die clash, the Bangla Tigers might turn to their seamer Nahid Rana who was a force to be reckoned with against Pakistan in a Test series last year. With the conditions and pitch favouring seamers in Rawalpindi, Khan might get to show his skills in the very stadium that made him a household name back in September.
Bangladesh: Tanzid Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim/Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Nahid Rana, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman
New Zealand: Devon Conway, Will Young, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Nathan Smith, Matt Henry, William O’Rourke
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