Tigers to break no-win record against Blackcaps

PBC News: Bangladesh will take on New Zealand on Saturday at Dunedin in the first of the three-match ODI series, their first tour during the pandemic.

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The match will start at 4am (Bangladesh time) and will be telecast live by state-run Bangladesh Television (BTV) and private satellite channels T-Sports, Gazi Satellite Television (GTV) along with rabbitholebd.com and designated mobile platforms.

Ahead of the series, Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal insisted that they are eager to end their winless drought in New Zealand. Till date, Bangladesh played 13 ODIs in New Zealand against the hosts and lost all of them.

“We don’t have a great record in New Zealand. It’s a great opportunity for us to change things around. I’m excited about some young cricketers in the team. I’m looking forward to starting well tomorrow,” Tamim said in the last media interaction before the series commences.

Tamim didn’t hide his excitement about the new-look pace-bowling attack of the Tigers consisting of both experienced and young guys— Rubel Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Al Amin Hossain along with Hasan Mahmud and Shoriful Islam.

Bangladesh team management will have a tough time picking among the pacers for the first match. Mustafizur and Rubel have been regular faces in the ODI set-up for a few years now. But the inclusion of Taskin and Al Amin is already threatening their fate while Hasan and Shoriful had also drawn the attention of many with their raw pace during their age-level cricket.