NZ vs BAN: Bangladesh's Predicted Playing XI vs New Zealand, New Zealand vs Bangladesh 2022, 2nd Test

Bangladesh recorded arguably their biggest ever victory in Test Cricket after winning the recently concluded first Test against New Zealand by 8 wickets. It was their first-ever win in the last 16 outings. Prior to that, New Zealand had won 12 Tests out of 15 meetings between the two teams.

Ahead of the second and final Test match, Bangladesh would be looking to seal the series 2-0. Here’s a look at the predicted playing of the Bangladesh Cricket Team for the second Test match.

NZ vs BAN: Bangladesh’s Predicted Playing XI vs New Zealand, New Zealand vs Bangladesh 2022, 2nd Test

Openers: Shadnam Islam and M Naim

Shadnam Islam scored 22 and 3 in his two outings in the first Test. He would look to add a big knock under his belt before leaving New Zealand. His partner, Hasan Joy made a valuable 78-run knock off 228 balls in the last Test match. However, he has picked up an injury and is likely to be replaced by Mohammad Naim.

Middle-Order: Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mominul Haque, Liton Das, Yasir Shah, and Mushfiqur Rahim

Bangladesh’s middle-order performed exceedingly well in the first Test at Bay Oval. Najmul Hossain Shanto played a 64-run knock off 109 balls, while Mominul Haque amassed 88 off 244 deliveries. Liton Das also played a valuable knock of 86 runs off 177 balls.

All three looked solid in the last game. However, the next Test match at Hadley Oval is likely to have a lot more assistance for the bowlers. It will be interesting to see how they bat in the second Test. Playing only his second Test match, Yasir Shah showed great temperament for his 26 off 85 balls. He should get extract a lot of confidence from that knock and make valuable contributions in the next Test.

All-rounder: Mehidy Hasan

He then contributed 47 runs valuable runs for the team in the second innings to help Pakistan post a mammoth 458-run total in the second innings.

Bowlers: Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, and Ebadot Hossain

All three seamers bowled exceedingly well in the first Test, despite wickets not offering a lot for the bowlers. Taskin Ahmed and Shoriful Islam picked three wickets each in the match. However, the man who stole the limelight was Ebadot Hossain.

He ripped apart New Zealand’s batting unit, picking 6 wickets for just 46 runs, helping Bangladesh register their first-ever Test match victory against the Blackcaps. The next Test match in Hagley Oval is likely to offer more assistance to the seamers and the three pacers are expected to perform even better with the ball.