New Zealand vs Bangladesh Betting Tips

22:45, 21 Mar 2021

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22:45, 21 Mar 2021

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After beating Bangladesh in the first ODI, New Zealand will host Bangladesh for the second of three ODI series at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch on 23rd March 2021 at 06:30 IST. The odds are clearly in favor of the hosts and also are likely to win the second match and seal the series. Bangladesh will be hoping for a comeback in the series and level it.

Teams Status

After two back-to-back series losses in tests against Australia and the T20 series against India, New Zealand bounced back really well as they won the next seven series. They have won all their last five ODI matches that they have played. They had a perfect outing in the first ODI as they bowled out Bangladesh for just 131 runs courtesy of some spectacular bowling spells from Trent Boult, James Neesham and Mitchell Santner. Boult was the pick of the bowlers as he scalped four wickets for just 27 runs in nine overs. Neesham and Santner chipped in with two wickets each and were very economical as well. The New Zealand top order chased this small target in just 21 overs. Martin Guptill and Henry Nicholls gave them a blistering start as the pair scored 50 runs in just five overs. Martin Guptill scored a quickfire 38 of just 19 balls. Even Devon Conway chipped in with a valuable 27 runs. New Zealand ended up winning the first ODI by eight wickets.

Bangladesh won the last two series against West Indies and Zimbabwe. They have won four and lost one in their last five ODI matches. They have been performing brilliantly against the bottom ranked sides, but when it comes to the top teams, they struggle a lot. This was evident in the first ODI of this series as they were put to bat first by their opponents. But they struggled from ball one as the opening stand lasted for just 19 runs when the skipper was plumed in front by Trent Boult. After that, wickets started falling at regular intervals and were 72-5 in the 24th over. Then they couldn’t recover from that initial blow and were bowled out for 131 runs in 41 overs. Their bowling was pretty ordinary as well. They managed to pick up just two wickets, which wasn’t enough to restrict them to under 131. Taskin Ahmed was the pick of the bowlers as he picked up one wicket and was very economical.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Brand	Home team name	Away team name
	1.09	6.15
	1.11	6.00
	1.12	6.40

According to the Betway sportsbook, New Zealand are the favorites to win the match and are placed at 1.11. While Bangladesh is placed at 6.00. New Zealand are placed at 1.12 odds at the Dafabet sportsbook and Bangladesh are placed at 6.40 odds. Even New Zealand are the favorites to win the match at 1.09 according to the 10Cric sportsbook. While the underdogs Bangladesh are placed at 6.15 odds.

Tipster’s Angel

This is expected to be a one-sided contest similar to the first ODI unless Bangladesh bounced back with a better performance. Bangladesh are expected to display a much stronger performance but New Zealand holds all the aces and has an edge over Bangladesh.

Tip: Henry Nicholls Total Fours Over 2.5 @ 1.44

Henry Nicholls was exceptional with the bat for New Zealand in the first ODI as he saw through the run chase. He scored 49* runs from 53 balls including six fours. He has scored 1378 runs in 50 matches that he has played for New Zealand at a decent average of 37.24 including the highest score of 124*. He has hit 128 fours in the 48 innings that he has batted at an average of over 2.5 fours per match. In the last six matches, he has hit 36 fours at an average of six fours per match. Also, he has hit over 2.5 fours in five of the last six matches. He has played four matches against Bangladesh and has scored 180 runs including 20 fours at an average of five fours per match. Also, he has hit over 2.5 fours in three of the four matches against Bangladesh. So, it is more likely that Henry Nicholls will hit over 2.5 fours at 1.44 odds available at the Betway sportsbook.

Tip: Martin Guptill Total Sixes Over 0.5 @ 1.45

Courtesy of a blistering start from Martin Guptill in the first ODI, New Zealand were able to chase the total down by just 21 overs. He smashed 38 runs from just 19 balls including three fours and four massive sixes. In his ODI career, he has scored 6881 runs from 184 matches at an average of 42.47. He has 180 sixes in 181 innings that he has batted at an average of nearly one six per match. In the last six matches, he has hit 13 sixes at an average of just over two sixes per match. And also, he has hit at least a six in five of the last six matches. In the last five matches against Bangladesh, he has hit 15 sixes at an average of three sixes per match. Also, he has hit a six in every match that he has played against Bangladesh. So, it is more likely that he will hit at least a six at 1.45 odds available at the Betway sportsbook.

Conclusion

New Zealand are likely to seal the series in the second ODI only and also could go on to clean sweep Bangladesh. There is coming back for Bangladesh, all they can do is play for pride and put up a decent fight.