NZ vs BAN LIVE: Kiwis seek winning start to home stretch sans Williamson, Bangladesh kick off WTC cycle – World Test Champions New Zealand will kick start their home season sans Kane Williamson as they welcome a touring Bangladesh to mark the New Year. The Kiwis will host the visitors in a two-match Test series starting with the first Test at Mount Maunganui. Both teams come into the series on the back of defeats and will hope to begin the new year with a win when they take the field starting Saturday. Follow Insidesport.in for NZ vs BAN LIVE Updates.
NZ vs BAN Day 1 Stumps: Devon Conway century puts New Zealand in front, Bangladesh claw back with late strikes- NZ 258/4 vs BAN
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- Ebadot Hossain strikes, Tom Blundell departs as it is Stumps on Day 1. NZ 258/5
- Captain comes to the rescue! Mominul Haque sends back Devon Conway after the left-hander feathered one down the leg side.
- Taylor departs after hitting one straight to short cover. Shorfiul gets his second.
- Devon Conway gets to his 100, becomes the 1st Centurion of 2022
- Ross Taylor playing his penultimate Test match gets a rousing welcome.
- Young reaches yet another half-century but fails to build on, gifting his wicket with a run out.
- Conway returns to the XI in style, scores a fine half-century; puts on a 100-run partnership with Young.
- Devon Conway, Will Young steady the innings and play out the difficult overs with the new ball
- Captain Tom Latham departs early after he edges one to Liton Das behind the stumps.
NZ first innings scorecard
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Latham (WK) | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7.14 | |
| Will Young | 52 | 135 | 6 | 0 | 38.52 | |
| Devon Conway | 122 | 227 | 16 | 1 | 53.74 | |
| Ross Taylor | 31 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 48.44 | |
| Henry Nicholls | 32 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 50.79 | |
| Tom Blundell | 11 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 44.00 | |
| Extra | 9 (b 0, w 2, nb 3, lb 4) | |||||
| Total | 258/5 (87.3) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | R Ravindra, TG Southee, TA Boult, KA Jamieson, N Wagner | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taskin Ahmed | 20 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 3.05 |
| Shoriful Islam | 20 | 5 | 53 | 2 | 2.65 |
| Ebadot Hossain | 15.3 | 3 | 53 | 1 | 3.42 |
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz | 27 | 7 | 72 | 0 | 2.67 |
| Nazmul Hossain Shanto | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Mominul Haque | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1.67 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Latham | 1-1 | 3.3 |
| WA Young | 2-139 | 48.3 |
| R Taylor | 3-189 | 66.4 |
| DP Conway | 4-227 | 79.1 |
| TA Blundell | 5-258 | 87.3 |
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series, ‘It was like life in jail’
New Zealand were dealt a big blow with Kane Williamson being ruled out of the series due to a persistent elbow injury. Tom Latham will lead the side in his absence with the team set to welcome back Trent Boult into the scheme of things. The conditions at home will favour the pacers and thus Ajaz Patel was left out, despite becoming the only third player to pick up all 10 wickets in an innings. Having lost the series 1-0 to India, the defending champions have some catching up to do in the current WTC final and will be hoping to take maximum points out of the NZ vs BAN 1st Test.
Bangladesh themselves are in a spot, with COVID-19 wreaking havoc and denting their preparations for the tour. With senior pros Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan out, the onus will be on skipper Mominul Haque to rally his troops as the Asian side looks to mount a challenge in New Zealand. The series marks the beginning of their World Test Championship cycle.
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NZ vs BAN 1st Test weather report
The NZ vs BAN 1st Test will see a sunny day full of action on Day 1 but the weather only deteriorates further for the cricket fans. Day 2 and Day 3 will witness overcast conditions, followed by incessant rains on Day 4 and Day 5. The overcast conditions play into the favour of New Zealand and their pace battery, who will be keen to cash in against the visitors Bangladesh.
NZ vs BAN 1st Test pitch report
There have been only 2 Test matches held previously at the Bay Oval, with New Zealand clinching comfortable victories in both those games. The conditions on offer are fine for the batsmen and a huge first innings score is key. New Zealand breached the 400-run mark in both their Tests here and expect something similar should they bat first again.
NZ vs BAN 1st Test – Predicted XIs
NZ predicted XI: Tom Latham, Devon Conway, Will Young, Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, Rachin Ravindra, Tom Blundell, Kyle Jamieson, Trent Boult, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner
BAN predicted XI: Shadman Islam, Mahumudal Hasan Joy, Najmul Shanto, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Liton Das, Yasir Ali, Mehidy Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Abu Jayed, Shoriful Islam,
NZ vs BAN LIVE streaming details
The NZ vs BAN 1st Test will mark the first time live streaming sports content will be available on Amazon Prime Video in India. A leading OTT platform, Amazon signed a deal to stream all of New Zealand’s matches during their home season. The NZ vs BAN 1st Test kicks off on Saturday, January 1 and live coverage for the same will begin at 3:30 AM IST
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