New Zealand Vs Bangladesh, 1st T20I livestream: Where to watch live online, TV schedule, time and preview

New Zealand must be wary of Mustafizur Rahman in the upcoming T20I series.

Mustafizur Rahman
Mustafizur Rahman impressed in Indian Premier League 2016 Reuters

Match: New Zealand v Bangladesh, 1st T20I [For live scores, click here]

Date: 3 January, Tuesday

Time: 2pm SGT/11:30am IST/6am GMT

Venue: McLean Park, Napier

TV Channel: In Singapore, there is no live TV coverage of the match.

Live streaming: Sky Go

Overview

Bangladesh were hammered during the last time these two teams met. At the ICC World Twenty20 in India, New Zealand posted 145/8 in their final group game and bowled out Bangladesh for meagre 70 as only three of the Tigers' batsmen got to double-digit scores.

This time around, Mashrafe Mortaza's men are playing away from home and are heading into the three-match T20 series after facing a whitewash in the recently-concluded ODI series. It will be a tough ask for the visitors to turn things around, especially in the shortest format of the game, in which New Zealand are the number one-ranked side.

The 10th-ranked Bangladesh unit have to play out of their skins to defeat Kane Williamson's men on the road. New Zealand showed glimpses of their T20 expertise in India when they defeated Virat Kohli's men in the World T20. Despite the absence of injured Martin Guptill, New Zealand have a strong batting attack spearheaded by the skipper himself. Niel Broom, who replaces the injured opener, has been in good form, scoring 228 runs in three ODIs, which includes a ton.

Corey Anderson also returns to the T20I squad after a brief injury layoff. Trent Boult will be rested for the Napier clash while Tim Southee has been given a break from the T20I series. In the absence of their premier quicks, Colin de Grandhomme and .Lockie Ferguson will look to step up and seal a permanent slot in the line-up.

Bangladesh need their batsmen to step up after inconsistent performances in the ODI series. Sabbir Rahman and Shakib Al Hasan can be dangerous with the bat while the latter is an asset with the ball. Also, the Tigers have Mustafizur Rahman, who has impressed with his variations and yorkers at the death. The young left-arm pacer is the trump card if their side is to stand a chance against the hosts in the three-match series.

TV Schedule

Bangladesh: BTV

New Zealand: Sky Sport 1

Pakistan: PTV Sports

Middle East: OSN Sports

UK: Sky Sports 2

Sri Lanka: TNL TV

US: Willow TV

Team News

New Zealand

Possible XI: Williamson (c), Munro, Bruce, Broom, Neesham, Anderson, Ronchi (wk), Santner, Ferguson, Henry, Wheeler

Bangladesh

Possible XI: Mortaza (c), Tamim, Imrul, Sabbir, Mahmudullah, Shakib, Nurul (wk), Mosaddek, Taskin, Mustafizur, Rubel

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