Who will win NZ vs Ban Champions Trophy 2017, 9th Match?
The 9th fixture of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2017 will be a knockout game between New Zealand and Bangladesh as the loser will be eliminated from the tournament. This Group A match is scheduled to be played on June 9 at the Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. Live telecast is set to begin at 10:30 AM local time.
NZ vs Ban CT 2017: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Star Sports 1, Fox Sports, SkySports, Channel 9
Live Streaming: Hotstar, Bet365, Foxtel
Toss Prediction
Three of the last four one-day internationals at the Sophia Gardens have been won by the side batting first and that too by huge margins. Since the wicket has produced first-innings scores of 300+ in all four of these games, the toss-winning skipper may not hesitate much in electing to bat first. New Zealand have three toss wins in their last four matches at this venue and so we predict them to win the toss on Friday.
Read on for team previews, latest betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for NZ vs Ban, Champions Trophy 2017....
New Zealand Team News & Playing 11
Team News
New Zealand have no injury issues at the moment and so the selectors will have the whole squad to select from. However, it is expected that the team will go unchanged into this game despite suffering a heavy loss against England.
Key Players
Kane Williamson is New Zealand's best batsman and is currently hitting top form with scores of 100 and 87 in the first two games. He is averaging 56.66 at this ground in ODIs and is the most important figure in the Kiwi batting lineup. Ross Taylor has an aggregate of 85 runs from the two matches so far and the team will want him to get a big one against Bangladesh. Adam Milne has taken five wickets already in the tournament - two against Australia and three in the last game against England. New Zealand will rely on this fast bowler to land some early blows on Bangladesh.
Recent Form
New Zealand will be disappointed with their bowling effort at the death in their last game against England as they allowed the hosts to pile up 310 after having them at 260-7. They eventually lost the match by 87 runs and it was their second consecutive ODI defeat since winning three in a row in the Ireland Tri-Nation Series.
New Zealand Predicted Playing 11
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KS Williamson (c), MJ Guptill, L Ronchi (wk), LRPL Taylor, NT Broom, JDS Neesham, CJ Anderson, MJ Santner, AF Milne, TG Southee, TA Boult
Bangladesh Team News & Playing 11
Team News
There were no reports of injuries to any of the Bangladeshi players at the time of writing. The team is likely to retain the group of eleven from the last game against Australia.
Key Players
Bangladesh's performance with the bat is going to depend mainly on how well Tamim Iqbal bats. The opener seems to be undergoing terrific form having scored 128 against England and 95 against a strong Australian attack. Mushfiqur Rahim looked good in his knock of 79 in the first game and it is crucial for the team's chances that he fires in this must-win match. Mashrafe Mortaza has decent figures of 1-33 in his only game at the Sophia Gardens. The skipper bowled well against England too and he will be the key bowler for Bangladesh in this match.
Recent Form
Bangladesh had a lucky escape in their previous outing against Australia as the washout resulted in sharing of points between the two teams. They now have three wins and as many defeats in the six ODIs they have played so far this year.
Bangladesh Predicted Playing 11
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Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Imrul Kayes, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Sabbir Rahman, Mahmudullah, Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman
Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)
New Zealand: L L W W W
Bangladesh: L W W L L
New Zealand vs Bangladesh Head to Head in ODIs
New Zealand and Bangladesh have played 30 one-day internationals against each other in the past with the former having won 21 of those which accounts to a win percentage of 70. The latter however has a five-wicket win in the most recent encounter that was played at Dublin in the Ireland Tri-Nation Series. The two teams have never met in an ODI at the Sophia Gardens.
New Zealand vs Bangladesh Betting Odds
New Zealand have a pretty decent ODI record at this ground with three wins in five games. They also boast an outstanding record against Bangladesh whom they have beaten five times in their previous six 50-over clashes. The Kiwis therefore start as favorites to win this match at 1.38 with Betfair and 1.36 with Bet365. Bangladesh inflicted a five-wicket defeat on New Zealand the last time these two sides faced each other. But in spite of this, bookmakers are not showing faith in them. They are outsiders at 3.5 with betfair and 3.20 with bet365.
New Zealand vs Bangladesh Prediction
Bangladesh will take confidence from the fact that they beat New Zealand last time around and that they have beaten Australia in their only ODI at the Sophia Gardens. Plus, the Kiwis having lost their last two matches at this ground will make Bangladesh even more optimistic. But having said that, they will still need to play their best game as New Zealand are a quality side with a pace attack that is right among the best in the world. With Kane Williamson and Adam Milne in good form, the Blackcaps will fancy their chances here and we predict them to emerge victorious in this match, unless the weather decides to play spoilsport.
Final Verdict: Back New Zealand to beat Bangladesh in the Group A match of ICC Champions Trophy 2017 at 1.38 with betfair and 1.36 with bet365.
Jun 09, 2017
15:00 IST / 9:30 GMT
Sophia Gardens - Cardiff, England
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