important events
1st over: Bangladesh 5-1 (Hasan Miraz 1, Tanjid 4) When Mehdi Hasan Miraz came on at number three, Boult showed good form for the right-handed batsman. He hit a single on the second pitch, leading Tanjid to a strike. OoooooI think he tickled the side of the leg, but Latham can’t bear it – it would have been shocking.
When I watched the replay of that wicket, Henry jumped high and grabbed it, so it was a really great catch.
Wicket! Das C. Henry B. Boult 0 (Bangladesh 0-1)
“It’s hot and humid out there,” Atherton says as Lytton Das stands guard and Trent Boult prepares to bowl. Now, it’s out first ball! Das clips straight into Matt Henry with a great leg!
Das moved on to attack and connected the ball well, but the ball went straight to Henry. New Zealand is loving life right now.
The national anthem has been completed. Let’s move on with this show.
Great to see Williamson back. When he played ACL in March while playing in the IPL, it looked like he was not meant to play in this tournament. Although he missed the first two games, he came to bat in the warm-up and delivered his first hit in half a century against Pakistan.
Notably, New Zealand have not added leggie Ish Sodhi. Meanwhile, Bangladesh opted for batting depth by replacing specialist Mahedi Hasan with part-time adjustment pitcher Mahmudullah. Perhaps both teams believe spin won’t have as much of an impact as expected.
Bangladeshi Eleven: Litton Das, Tanjid Hasan, Nazimul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Mehdi Hasan Miraz, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Twid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam , Mustafizur Rahman
New Zealand national team:
Change team: Will Young was replaced by Williamson and Mahedi was replaced by Mahmudullah, which was unexpected.
New Zealand wins the toss and bats first.
Kane Williamson – yes, he’s back! – is in the toss with Shakib Al Hasan and Asaz. Williamson wins the toss and New Zealand bowl first.
preamble
Hello hello hello! Welcome to our coverage of the World Cup match between New Zealand and Bangladesh in Chennai.
The Black Caps, you always forget, they were really, really good people, and they were so busy being so good. England were completely crushed in the opening game of the tournament, with Mitchell Santner collecting five points as the Netherlands were pushed aside in the second game. They are looking for business and here he wants to do a 3-for-3 deal.
Bangladesh, always under threat of making it through the tournament, started with a six-wicket win over Afghanistan but could not cope with Dawid Malan and Reece Topley in Dharamasala. They look to their coordinators Shakib, Mehdi and Mahedi for inspiration.
I will be here to support you during the first half of the innings. Play begins at 9:30am (BST).
