Cricket Betting Tips: New Zealand Tour of Bangladesh, 2023 - 1st Test Match - New Zealand vs Bangladesh - 28th November to 2nd December, 2023

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the 1st Test match of the New Zealand Tour of Bangladesh, which will be played on 28th of November at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.

1st Test Match - New Zealand vs Bangladesh (Sylhet International Cricket Stadium)

Current Form New Zealand:

New Zealand are currently ranked number 5 in the ICC Men's Test Team Rankings with a rating of 100.

New Zealand had won a 2 match Test series against Sri Lanka in March this year by 2-0. Prior to that, they had tied a 2 match series against England at 1-1.

Players to look out for:

1. Tom Blundell - His record in Bangladesh in all formats is incredible. Blundell is a bankable player and will play a key role for NZ in the Tests against Bangladesh.

2. Neil Wagner - He is a work horse for his captain. Wagner bowls tight lines and works very hard for his wickets. If he finds rhythm in the tour, he will make the life of Bangladeshi batters difficult.

Current Form Bangladesh:

Bangladesh are currently ranked number 9 in the ICC Men's Test Team Rankings with a rating of 46.

Bangladesh had won a one off Test against Afghanistan in June this year by a huge margin of 546 runs. Prior to that, they had also defeated Ireland in a one off Test by 7 wickets.

Players to look out for:

1. Najmul Hossain Shanto- He is the new skipper for the Bangladesh side. Shanto has been performing well at top level and is expected to score plenty of runs against New Zealand in the upcoming series.

2. Mehidy Hasan Miraz- He is the man with the golden arm. Miraz picks up wickets when his team needs the most and is an important member of the Bangladesh squad.

New Zealand:

Tim Southee (capt), Tom Blundell (wk), Devon Conway, Kyle Jamieson, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Ajaz Patel, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Kane Williamson, Will Young, Neil Wagner

Bangladesh:

Najmul Hossain Shanto (Captain), Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Zakir Hasan, Shadman Islam, Mominul Haque , Mushfiqur Rahim, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Naeem Hasan, Syed Khaled Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Shahadat Hossain Dipu, Hasan Murad

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – New Zealand

Who will win?- Bangladesh

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Najmul Hossain Shanto (Bangladesh), Tom Blundell (New Zealand)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Bangladesh), Neil Wagner (New Zealand)

Most Fours – Najmul Hossain Shanto (Bangladesh), Tom Blundell (New Zealand)

Player of the Match- Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Bangladesh)

Team Scores Batting first – New Zealand 255+, Bangladesh 300+

Match Handicap: Bangladesh

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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.

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