Sports Desk: Bangladesh has entered the field in the second ODI of the series against New Zealand. New Zealand captain Lockie Ferguson won the toss and decided to bat first at Mirpur Sher-e Bangla Stadium on Saturday (September 23) at noon. New Zealand did not get off to a good start when they came out to bat. They had to lose one wicket before scoring 20 runs. Bangladesh got its first success at the hands of Mustafiz.
He returned the Kiwi opener, Will Young. This opener could not open the account of runs after playing eight balls. Later, he took another wicket in his fourth over. Finn Allen was caught by Soumya Sarkar slipping off Mustafiz and scored 12 runs off 15 balls. Soumya, who was in the slip, jumped up and caught the catch on the edge. Khaled Ahmed hit the New Zealand camp after Mustafiz’s twin injury. Chad took the wicket of Boss in his first over in the debut match. He scored 14 runs on 19 balls before returning to the dressing room.
New Zealand is under pressure after losing three consecutive wickets. As of writing this report, the Kiwis have scored 61 runs in 12.2 overs for the loss of three wickets. There are two changes in the Bangladesh XI in today’s match.
Hasan Mahmud is being played in place of Tanzim Hasan. Wicketkeeper Nurul Hasan is out. Pacer Khaled Ahmed has been added to the team. He is making his ODI debut. In the previous match, Bangladesh played with four expert bowlers, but today they are playing with five players.
Bangladesh XI: Liton Das, Tamim Iqbal, Tanjeed Tamim, Soumya Sarkar, Mahmudullah, Tawheed Hriday, Sheikh Mahedi, Nasum Ahmed, Khaled Mahmud, Hasan Mahmud, and Mustafizur Rahman.
New Zealand XI: Finn Allen, Will Young, Chad Bowes, Henry Nicholas, Tom Blundell, Rachin Ravindra, Cole McConchie, Ish Shodhi, Kyle Jaminson, Lockie Largusson, and Trent Boult.
