Bangladesh vs New Zealand Pitch Report: How will surface at ...

Mitchell Santner-led New Zealand will lock horns with Bangladesh Cricket Team in their second Group A clash of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Monday, as per the ICC.The Nazmul Hossain Shanto-led side enter a must-win mode for the rest of the tournament after dropping their opening game to India. Meanwhile, for the Black Caps, semi-finals qualification beckons.

Recent form of both the teams:

The Tigers' loss to India to start their Champions Trophy campaign is the only ODI they've played since December last year. Against the West Indies at the back end of 2024, Bangladesh won all three T20Is but lost all three One-Day Internationals. That, combined with their six-wicket loss to powerhouse India, doesn't bode overly well.ALSO READ: Bangladesh vs New Zealand Playing XI Champions Trophy: Expected lineups for BAN vs NZ

The Kiwis have played seven ODIs this calendar year and won six of them. The only loss came against Sri Lanka in January, in a series they prevailed 2-1. Since then, they haven't put a foot wrong, winning all three lead-up One-Dayers to claim the Tri-Nation Series over Pakistan and South Africa. New Zealand then followed up that fine form with a 60-run win over tournament hosts Pakistan in the Champions Trophy opener.

Pitch report:

The last time Rawalpindi hosted ODIs was in April 2023 when Pakistan chased down targets of 337 and 289 comfortably against New Zealand. Rawalpindi has hosted five ODIs since 2010 and there have been seven individual centuries scored here in that period. Big runs and more centuries are on the cards come the first CT fixture at this venue. Three of the five ODIs have been won by the side batting first, while one ended in a tie.

Bangladesh’s probable playing XI:

Tanzid Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim/Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib/Nahid Rana, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman.

New Zealand’s probable playing XI:

Devon Conway, Will Young, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Nathan Smith, Matt Henry, William O'Rourke.

Date and time of New Zealand vs Bangladesh:

New Zealand vs Bangladesh is scheduled for Monday, February 24 at 2:30 PM IST (2:00 PM Local Time).

Venue:

Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium