New Zealand will be hoping to avenge their loss in the first Test as they take on Bangladesh in the second and last Test. After the Bay Oval at Mount Maunganui, it is now the Hagley Oval to host the Asian nation. The first Test saw a poor performance from the New Zealand batsman as the team registered its first Test defeat against Bangladesh by eight wickets.
The Kiwis could only manage 328 and 169 runs in two innings of batting. It would not be wrong to say that the hosts missed their captain Kane Williamson a lot. The responsibility of taking the team forward in the second Test now rests on players like Devon Conway, Tom Latham, Ross Taylor and Henry Nicholls.
Bangladesh, on the other hand, will be high on confidence after defeating New Zealand. The visitors will be eager to win the second Test against New Zealand to secure a historic win at home. The team showed great character in the first Test and they need to repeat the same on Sunday.
weather report
Fans can expect a full game between New Zealand and Bangladesh as the weather clears up for the second Test. The forecast for Sunday, January 9 suggests mostly cloudy conditions. The temperature will be in the range of 19 degree Celsius to 26 degree Celsius. Humidity will be around 50 per cent while wind speed is likely to be 11 km/h. The chance of the match being interrupted due to rain is only 10 per cent.
New Zealand (NZ) vs Bangladesh (BAN) Probable Playing XI:
New Zealand Probable Playing XI: Tom Latham (c), Will Young, Devon Conway, Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, Tom Blundell (wk), Daryl Mitchell, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner, Trent Boult
Bangladesh Probable Playing XI: Shadman Islam, Mohammad Naeem, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mominul Haque (c), Mushfiqur Rahim, Liton Das (wk), Yasir Ali, Mehdi Hasan Miraj, Taskin Ahmed, Shorful Islam, Ebadot Hossain
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