Bangladesh vs New Zealand Prediction & Playing 11, Champions Trophy 2025

Bangladesh vs New Zealand: Bangladesh and New Zealand will play a pivotal Group A meet at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on February 24 as the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 heats up.

After defeating India, Bangladesh needs a win to remain in the running, while New Zealand, having just defeated Pakistan, will try to continue their dominance.

BAN vs NZ 6th Match Details

Match: Bangladesh vs New Zealand, ICC Champions Trophy 2025

Date: Monday, February 26, 2025

Time: 3:30 PM IST | 10:00 AM GMT | 3:00 PM Local Time

Venue: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

Bangladesh vs New Zealand Predicted Playing XI

Bangladesh:

Tanzid Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Jaker Ali (wk), Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Rishad Hossain, and Nahid Rana

New Zealand:

Mitchell Santner (c), Tom Latham (wk), Will Young, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, Matt Henry, Nathan Smith, and William O’Rourke

Bangladesh vs New Zealand Prediction: Who will Win CT 2025 Match?

New Zealand’s recent performance puts them as the match’s favorites. In addition to their bowling attack, which includes Matt Henry and spinners Santner and Sodhi, being efficient in subcontinental conditions, their top order, which is supported by Latham and Young, is in superb form. Though it might help seamers early on, the Rawalpindi pitch is anticipated to be batting-friendly. The outcome of the match and team play may be impacted by cloudy situations with chances for rain.

Bangladesh needs to win this match, while Pakistan also needs to win. Both of them will be disqualified from the 2025 Champions Trophy if the Blackcaps win. Despite their ability to outperform their opponents, Najmul Shanto and his squad have struggled recently. The Asian team will need to perform at their highest level to win because of New Zealand’s squad’s adaptability. Bangladesh could pose a threat, but New Zealand is the clear favorite due to their well-rounded team and recent performance.

Head-to-Head Record

Matches: 3

BAN Won: 1

NZ Won: 2

No Result: 0

Pitch Report

Bangladesh needs to win this match, while Pakistan also needs to win. Both of them will be disqualified from the 2025 Champions Trophy if the Blackcaps win. Given their ability to beat their opponents, Najmul Shanto and his squad have struggled recently. The Asian team will need to perform at their highest level to win because of New Zealand’s squad’s adaptability. Bangladesh could pose a threat, but New Zealand is the clear favorite due to their well-rounded team and recent performance.

Rohit Sharma becomes the second active cricketer to reach 11,000 ODI runs after Virat Kohli.

In the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match against Bangladesh, Rohit Sharma became the ninth batter in One-Day International (ODI) cricket history to reach 11,000 runs. The Indian captain became the second-fastest player to reach this milestone, having done so in just 260 innings, after colleague Virat Kohli, who did so in 222 innings.

Considering that Sharma was going through a difficult time in another format before making a spectacular comeback with an outstanding century against England, his road to 11,000 runs has been amazing. Rohit has joined an exclusive group of cricket greats, which includes Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar, with this achievement.

As of now, the list of players with the most ODI runs includes:

ViratKohli– 13,963 runs

Rohit Sharma– 11,000 runs

Mushfiqur Rahim– 7,793 runs

Shakib Al Hasan – 7,570 runs

Kane Williamson– 7,036 runs

Rohit’s milestone not only reflects his consistency and skill but also reinforces his status as one of the premier batsmen in modern cricket.