Will O'Rourke to Soumya Sarkar, Keeps it wide, on a length. Sarkar plays a flashy drive but outside edges it through the gully region for a single.
Will O'Rourke to Soumya Sarkar, Good length delivery, slightly wide. Sarkar pulls off the toe end of the bat to mid-wicket.
Will O'Rourke to Soumya Sarkar, Hard length delivery, outside off. Sarkar punches off the higher part of the blade to cover.
Will O'Rourke to Soumya Sarkar, Pitches it up, angling on middle. Sarkar leans and defends it to mid-wicket.
Will O'Rourke to Soumya Sarkar, Will O'Rourke bashes it into the surface, outside off. Sarkar tries to defend on his toes but misses.
Nathan Smith to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Similar length, around middle and leg. Najmul Hossain Shanto defends right under his eyes.
Nathan Smith to Najmul Hossain Shanto, A skiddy length delivery on middle. Najmul Hossain Shanto blocks.
Nathan Smith to Soumya Sarkar, Pushes it full and around off. Soumya Sarkar flicks it to the left of mid-wicket for a single.
Nathan Smith to Soumya Sarkar, Slightly short and around off. Sarkar taps it to point.
Nathan Smith to Soumya Sarkar, On a length, outside off. Sarkar knocks it to point.
Nathan Smith to Soumya Sarkar, Fuller delivery, around off. Sarkar pushes it to cover.
Will O'Rourke to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Overpitched, outside off. Shanto looks to drive but mistimes it back to the bowler.
Will O'Rourke to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Bowls it full and around off. Najmul Hossain Shanto defends it back to Will.
Will O'Rourke to Najmul Hossain Shanto, On a good length and on top of off. Najmul Hossain Shanto drops it to cover.
Will O'Rourke to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Serves up a bouncer on middle. Shanto ducks under it.
Will O'Rourke to Najmul Hossain Shanto, This is full and wide outside off. Najmul Hossain Shanto has a wild swing at it and misses.
Najmul Hossain Shanto is the next batter in.
Will O'Rourke to Tanzid Hasan, OUT! CHOPPED ON! Will O'Rourke has another wicket and this time it's the man in form, Hasan. Hard length delivery, outside off, could have been left but Hasan, without any foot movement, tries to tap it away. The ball picks the inside half of the blade and rolls back onto the stumps. Excellent start by New Zealand.
Nathan Smith to Soumya Sarkar, Keeps it full and on the pads, extra pace from Smith. Sarkar fails to flick and wears it on the pads.
Nathan Smith to Soumya Sarkar, Very full and on middle and leg. Sarkar flicks it past mid-wicket, in the gap for a couple of runs.
Nathan Smith to Tanzid Hasan, On the pads. Hasan clips it to square leg for a single. He is off the mark.
Nathan Smith to Tanzid Hasan, Huge appeal for LBW but it seems a bit too high. Good length delivery on middle, skids with some extra bounce behind it. Hasan is late to swipe it across and wears it on the pads. No bat clearly and could easily see the off pole. Ball Tracking shows it is pitching outside the line. Poor review from New Zealand.
Nathan Smith to Tanzid Hasan, Back of a length, around off. Hasan punches it to cover.
Nathan Smith to Tanzid Hasan, Touch fuller and in line of the stumps. Hasan half-presses and defends on the deck.
Nathan Smith to Tanzid Hasan, Wide! Serves it full and down the leg side. Hasan looks to flick but misses.
Nathan Smith to bowl from the other end.
Will O'Rourke to Soumya Sarkar, Back of a length, around off. Sarkar defends under his eyes.
Will O'Rourke to Soumya Sarkar, FOUR! A bit too full on this occasion, outside off. Sarkar leans to his drive and hits it away past cover for a boundary.
Will O'Rourke to Soumya Sarkar, Pushes it full and outside off, it lands and shapes away. Sarkar feels for it as he leans to drive but misses.
Will O'Rourke to Soumya Sarkar, Straight from Will, length delivery, outside off. Sarkar looks to push at it but misses.
Will O'Rourke to Soumya Sarkar, Wide! From around the wicket to the left-hander. Short and down leg. Sarkar looks to flick but misses.
Soumya Sarkar walks to the middle.
Will O'Rourke to Saif Hassan, OUT! GONE! Will O'Rourke strikes with a beauty. Short of a good length, around the fourth stump, angles in and holds its line. Saif Hassan gets on his toes to defend but gets a thick outside edge to the keeper. Tom Latham dives to his right, in front of slip and gobbles it up.
Will O'Rourke to Saif Hassan, Will O'Rourke begins with an in-angler, fuller and on middle. Saif Hassan turns it to square leg.
All set for action. The New Zealand players are out in the middle. Saif Hassan and Tanzid Hasan to open for Bangladesh. Will O'Rourke to bowl first. A slip in place. Let's play...
PITCH REPORT - HD Ackerman observes that while batting in Dhaka was challenging, the pitch in Chattogram presents a sensational opportunity for runs. He notes a healthy covering of grass and underlying moisture that should keep the cracks from widening, while describing the playing area as an upside-down dinner plate with an outfield that slopes away from the pitch. Given the boundary dimensions, 60m and 65m on the square and 76m straight, Ackerman predicts a high count of boundaries despite New Zealand's lack of sixes in the opening matches and identifies chasing as the optimal strategy for the day.
Bangladesh captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz - Miraz says he was looking to bat first, citing his comfort with the conditions and the pitch's high quality. Miraz stresses that the top order must take responsibility as they did in the previous game and build solid partnerships to set a competitive total. Miraz informs that Mustafizur Rahman and Tanvir Islam are replacing Taskin Ahmed and Rishad Hossain.
New Zealand captain Tom Latham - Latham says that statistics from both day games and previous matches at the venue suggest chasing is the easier path. Tom adds that the importance of adapting quickly to the surface, which he observes played significantly differently for Bangladesh in the prior match, compared to the first wicket. Latham aims to gather crucial information about the pitch's behavior to guide his team's approach during the chase, encouraging his players to compete with freedom. Latham adds that Ben Lister joins the starting XI to replace Blair Tickner, who is sidelined with a niggle.
New Zealand (Playing XI) - Henry Nicholls, Nick Kelly, Will Young, Tom Latham (C)(WK), Muhammad Abbas, Dean Foxcroft, Josh Clarkson, Nathan Smith, Jayden Lennox, Will O'Rourke, Ben Lister.
Bangladesh (Playing XI) - Saif Hassan, Tanzid Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Tawhid Hridoy, Litton Das (WK), Mehidy Hasan Miraz (C), Tanvir Islam, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Nahid Rana.