Dhaka: Bangladesh will look for the famous new scalp when they take the side of the new Zealand which weakened in the twenty -20 series starting on Wednesday.
Bangladesh beat Australia 4-1 in the T20 series this month behind a strong bowling show, and New Zealand expects the home team round and slow stitch lines to be offensive once more.
Another series victory would be a big boost for Bangladesh ahead of the T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, starting in less than two months.
New Zealand is ranked third in the world and Bangladesh tenth in T20s.
The host side never defeated their opponents in T20 in ten attempts.
New Zealand won the only match played in the Bangladesh region, by 15 runs in 2013.
But since then, Bangladesh has become a difficult proposition at home.
Australia which was hit by injuries found how difficult Bangladesh’s slow bowler when they fell to beat in the series against them for the first time this month.
New Zealand, who did not have a member of their T20 World Cup squad, was ready for similar strategies.
“We have perceptions about how we thought they would play based on seeing it, and the Australian series recently,” said the Stand-In Glenn Pocknall coach.
“We might be preparing a slow and low goal like the Australian series.
We are not used to it.
But if it’s a little faster and bounce, we will be very happy with it.” But Bangladesh said they did not accept victory just like that.
Batter coach Ashwell Prince said New Zealand will also use the Australian series to prepare their counter-tactics.
“They are a wise team that will plan carefully for every BATSMEN, Bowler, and Pitches,” he said.
“They will use every information to help them.” Bangladesh has been supported by the return of Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das, who missed the Australian series because of the tight Covid-19 protocol.
The match will be held behind closed doors on September 1 3, 5, 8 and 10 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka.
Bangladesh Squad: Mahmuditlah Riyad, (Captain), Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Soumya Sarkar, Liton Das, Hossain, Naim Sheikh, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Shamim Hossain, Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mohmuddin, Islam Shoriful, Taijul Islam, Mahedi Hasan, Aminul Islam Biplob, Nasum Ahmed New Zealand: Tom Latham (Captain), Hamish Bennett, Tom Blundell, Doug Bracewell, Colin de Grandhomme, Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry, Scott Kuggeleijn, Cole McConchie, Cole McConchie, Henry Nicholls , Ajaz Patel, Rachin Ravindra, Ben Sears, Blair Tickner, will be young