Saturday, March 26, 2016

New Zealand vs Bangladesh , Live Score, 28th T20 Match, Super 10 Group 2, ICC T20 World Cup 2016

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New Zealand win by 75 runs. | New Zealand Vs Bangladesh Live Score, 28th T20 Match, Super 10 Group 2

New Zealand take on Bangladesh in Match 28 of the ICC World T20 2016 at the historic Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. New Zealand, who too are one of the powerhouse of the game in this very format, are yet to win this prestigious crown. Although they have been good enough in the tournament till date, they haven’t yet delivered, what it needs to take to be crowned the champions, and will be on the pursuit, as they take on the qualifier, who too would indeed be giving them a tough competition, in the typical sub-continental conditions.

New Zealand, have been in great form of late, especially in the shortest format of the game, thus winning their Twenty20 International (T20I) series 2-1 against Pakistan at home, and would aim to continue their stellar performance in this tournament and earn the title. However, the sub-continental tracks are set to provide a major challenge to the Kiwis, as they must prepare themselves good enough to be worthy of putting their hands on the title.

The ICC World T20 2016 is being hosted from March 11 to April 3 in India, as this would also be the sixth annual ICC World T20 event ever since it was inaugurated in 2007. The tournament is being hosted across seven different cities in the nation, with the final too slated to be hosted at this very venue in Kolkata. Just like the previous edition, this year too, the tournament is slated to have 16 teams participating, out of which eight teams play the qualifiers and a could make it to the main round of 10. Ten teams qualified automatically through their status as full members of the International Cricket Council, while another six qualified through the 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier.

New Zealand have looked every bit the team to beat in their first assignment post Brendon McCullum. His imprint is pretty much evident on this team, which continues to play his brand of aggressive cricket and takes his legacy forward. Under Kane Williamson, they have acclimatised well to the conditions and are playing exceptional cricket at the moment.

On the other hand, Bangladesh’s campaign has been a tragic one. From the ban on Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny due to suspect bowling action to the one run loss against India, nothing has gone in their favour in this tournament.

New Zealand are the team to beat in the tournament, having won all their three matches including the tournament against favourites India at Nagpur. Williamson and Co played according to the conditions they were  provided with by including as many as three-spinners against the hosts. New Zealand team has been on a roll since then having beaten Australia and Pakistan.

Still shaken from a heart-breaking defeat against India, Bangladesh will need to learn from their mistakes.  Skipper Mashrafe Mortaza did say that the match against New Zealand will be very important even though it is a dead rubber, they will give their all to win the match.

New Zealand will want their bowling line-up to keep on the good show they have put up in the competition with Ish Sodhi and Mitchell Santner turning out to be game changers for them. Both combined have picked up 13 wickets from just three matches so far.
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