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New Zealand aim for 6-0 over Bangladesh
- Updated: January 7, 2017
Match Facts
January 8, Mount Maunganui Start time 1500 local (0200 GMT)
Big Picture
A dead rubber has already come and gone on this tour, when New Zealand showed no lack of motivation and battered Bangladesh to seal the ODI series 3-0. They would look to do the same in the third T20I, though there may be thoughts of resting some of their Test specialists.
The management may choose to give some time off to Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult or Colin de Grandhomme given they have good back-ups in George Worker, at the top of the order, and Matt Henry and Lockie Ferguson in the bowling attack, providing raw pace that tends to trouble Bangladesh.
At least one first-choice player will be on the bench for New Zealand with Luke Ronchi injuring his groin during Friday’s T20I. Tom Bruce stood in for him then, but uncapped specialist wicketkeeper batsman Tom Blundell, who has a strike-rate of 121.57 in 19 T20s, has been called up to the squad and could be looking at a debut in international cricket a day after winning the Super Smash final with Wellington.
Bangladesh might be thinking along the lines of resting their frontline players too – …
