NZ vs BAN: Kyle Jamieson To Be Rested For Last Two ODIs Ahead Of T20I Series: Reports

New Zealand seamer Kyle Jamieson will be rested for the next two ODIs against Bangladesh ahead of the three-match T20I series starting from December 27. He did not play the first game which the Kiwis won on the DLS method by 44 runs.

While Jamieson will have to be rested, Fin Allen will miss the second ODI against Bangladesh as he will play for the Auckland Aces in their Super Smash opener on Tuesday. The second ODI between Bangladesh and New Zealand will be played in Nelson on Wednesday, December 20.

Tom Latham led the Kiwis in the first ODI where they batted first and scored 239/7 in a rain-truncated 30-over game. Will Young smashed a brilliant century while skipper Latham scored 93 to take them to a competitive total. Bangladesh, on the other hand, were bowled out for just 200. The wickets were shared by all their bowlers with Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi, and debutant Josh Clarkson taking two each.

Meanwhile, New Zealand Cricket in an official statement said that the decision on Jamieson was taken after he “experienced stiffness in his hamstring following his arrival home from Bangladesh last week”. The Kiwis drew a Test series 1-1 in Bangladesh. Ben Sears who was called in as a cover for Jamieson will stay with the team throughout the series.

“There’s a lot of cricket ahead of us and we want to make sure Kyle’s in the best place possible without taking any unnecessary risks,” Gary Stead said.

“As we flagged when naming the ODI squad we see the series as a chance to provide opportunities to some new players, and Ben fits that category” The Kiwi coach further said.

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Kyle Jamieson To Return For T20I Series Against Bangladesh

The second ODI will be played in Nelson on Wednesday, followed by the third ODI in Napier on Saturday. Both teams then play a three-match T20I series. Kane Williamson has been recalled into the T20I side and will lead the team against Bangladesh.

Bangladesh endured another disappointing performance with the bat. Anamul Haque top-scored with 43 as none of the other batters were able to convert their starts into big scores Afif Hossain (38) and Towhid Hridoy (33) were the next best scorers for their team.

In the post-match press conference, Anamul Haque spoke about the reason behind his team’s loss in the match. He said that his team’s inability to use the frontline bowlers due to a curtailed game was one of the key reasons behind the loss.

“If you notice carefully when the overs were curtailed, the main bowlers faced a problem,” Anamul told reporters after the game. Shoriful, Mustafizur didn’t get to bowl at the end since a bowler can only bowl six overs and we had to use the part-timers. If some of the bowlers had overs left, we could have used that. That’s where the problem was and there was wind and we had to use spinners,” he said.

New Zealand Squad For The Last Two ODIs

Tom Latham (capt), Will Young, Tom Blundell (wk), Henry Nicholls, Mark Chapman, Josh Clarkson, Rachin Ravindra, Adithya Ashok, Jacob Duffy, Adam Milne, William O’Rourke, Ben Sears, Finn Allen (only third ODI)

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