Bangladesh vs New Zealand 2nd T20I – Betting Tips

Host Bangladesh will be keen to continue their winning ways when they face New Zealand in the second game of the T20I series at Dhaka on Friday.

In the previous match, Bangladesh registered a comprehensive win over New Zealand. With this result, Bangladesh managed to register a maiden win over New Zealand in the T20 format after ten straight defeats. Captain Mahmudullah will be hoping that the side can maintain their standards with bat and ball in this fixture.

On the other hand, New Zealand will be looking to learn from their mistakes made in the previous game. The team management will need to come up with better plans to counter Bangladesh spinners on the slow and low pitches.

Bangladesh Form and Team News:

The home side will go with the same playing combination that featured in the first game of the T20I series.

In the batting department, the side will be relying on openers Mohammad Naim and Liton Das to get them off to a decent start.

In the previous match, both the openers perished in the initial overs of the innings. The experienced batting trio of Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, and Mahmudullah will need to deliver notable scores for the side for this fixture.

In the previous match, Shakib Al Hasan showed decent form with the bat and finished the innings with the top score of25 runs off 33 balls.

Mushfiqur Rahim also chipped in with 16 runs off 26 balls with the help of one four, whereas captain Mahmudullah scored 14 runs off 22 balls with the help of two boundaries.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on the spin trio of Shakib Al Hasan, Mahedi Hasan, and Nasum Ahmed to create crucial breakthroughs in the initial overs of the innings.

In the previous match, Shakib Al Hasan and Nasum Ahmed bowled well and claimed two wickets apiece.

Pacer Mustafizur Rahman continued his excellent form with the ball in hand. Left-arm quick conceded 13 runs and picked up three wickets in 2.5 overs.

New Zealand Form and Team News:

The visitors misread the conditions and were dismissed for 60 runs in 16.5 overs. Tom Latham might open the innings along with Tom Blundell for this game.

In the batting department, the onus will be on the likes of Tom Latham, Henry Nicholls, Colin de Grandhomme and Tom Blundell to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In the series opener, skipper Tom Latham scored 18 runs off 25 balls with the help of one four, whereas Henry Nicholls scored 18 runs off 24 balls.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Doug Bracewell, Rachin Ravindra, Ajaz Patel, and Cole McConchie to provide timely breakthroughs.

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, Host Bangladesh will be the favorites to win the second match of the five-match T20I series at Dhaka. For the second T20I, New Zealand is placed at 2.45 odds, while Bangladesh is at 1.43 odds.

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Our Tipsters Angle

Host Bangladesh have looked like a formidable unit in their home conditions. On sluggish pitches, the three spinners have done a brilliant job for Bangladesh in the Powerplay overs.

With the likes of Shakib Al Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, and Mustafizur Rahman delivering excellent performances in the series opener, the team management will be hoping that they can continue their rich vein of form in this fixture.

On the other hand, New Zealand will have to play spin well to get a positive result out of this game.

Therefore, the prediction is for Bangladesh to beat New Zealand by a comfortable margin.

Tip 1- Bangladesh to dismiss New Zealand for less than 100 runs

Given the pitches have been sluggish, Bangladesh spinners will be confident of putting in another clinical bowling performance against an inexperienced New Zealand batting lineup. In the series opener, Bangladesh put in a fantastic performance to dismiss New Zealand for just 60 runs. So we can expect Bangladesh to dismiss New Zealand for less than 100 runs in 2nd [email protected]

Tip 2- Mustafizur Rahman’s purple patch with the ball in hand.

After fully recovering from injuries, left-arm quick has rediscovered his mojo with the ball in the T20 format. In eight T20I matches played this year, Mustafizur Rahman has claimed 13 wickets at an economy rate of 5.46. 

Given his outstanding performance in the series opener, we can expect pacer Mustafizur Rahman to take one wicket or more against New [email protected]

Conclusion

Expect Bangladesh to overcome New Zealand in this context and go 2-0 up in the five-match T20I series.

  1. Bangladesh to dismiss New Zealand for less than 100 runs in 2nd T20I- [email protected]
  2. Pacer Mustafizur Rahman to take one wicket or more against New Zealand- [email protected]

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