New Zealand v Bangladesh 1st ODI – 20/03/2021

NZ v Bangladesh 1st ODI – Cricket Betting Tips, Latest Odds, Team News, Predictions – 20/03/2021

New Zealand and Bangladesh will play the first ODI of their three-match series. Keep an eye on the Black Caps players that will be involved in the Indian Premier League.

Discover our free ODI cricket betting tips. We also give you valuable information about the best betting sites for cricket.

New Zealand v Bangladesh 1st ODI – Match Preview

New Zealand and Bangladesh have met 35 times in ODI cricket. The Kiwis have won 25. The Bangladeshis have won 10.

Where: University Oval, Dunedin

When: Saturday, 20 March 2021

Start time: 03:30 IST (22:00 GMT, previous day)

Pitch conditions: This venue has hosted 10 ODIs. Five have been won by the team batting first and as many by the side batting second. The last ODI here, incidentally, was between NZ and Bangladesh in 2019. The hosts won that one. This is a small ground with short boundaries. Expect high scores.

Weather conditions: Cooler conditions are expected in Dunedin over the weekend, with temperatures in the late teens degrees celsius. Some rain is predicted. This could suit the team chasing an adjusted total.

New Zealand v Bangladesh 1st ODI – Latest Odds

We are still big fans of Parimatch, who are one of the best Indian cricket betting sites and have been consistent for an extended period.

They have good margin and solid match markets. Parimatch have New Zealand priced as 1.15 favourites and Bangladesh 5.2 underdogs.

New Zealand v Bangladesh 1st ODI – Team News

• Kyle Jamieson – All eyes on the big New Zealand fast bowler, who was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore for a record sum earlier this year.
• Devon Conway – He continues to make great strides at international level and can now take his T20 form into New Zealand’s ODI XI. The Kiwis, meanwhile, will be without Ross Taylor.
• Mitchell Santner – The Black Caps have a solid spinning all-rounder in Santner. He might even get the chance to open the bowling on occasion.
• Mehidy Hasan – The spinner has received the backing of former NZ  captain Daniel Vettori, who is now New Zealand’s bowling coach.
• Liton Das – There is plenty more onus on Das to do well at the top of the order. He’ll likely partner fellow opener Tamim Iqbal.

New Zealand v Bangladesh 1st ODI – Betting Tips and Prediction

We have extra cricket betting tips to help you. These match predictions include some solid odds. They could help you make stronger choices.

Back Jamieson as New Zealand’s Top Bowler

Kyle Jamieson had a poor series against Australia shortly after being picked up by RCB for next month’s IPL. But he’s much better than his recent form, as his meteoric rise suggests.

Jamieson will be part of a power-packed seam attack here. He’s a good price at 4.5 with 1xBet to be the top New Zealand bowler. He could really get the better of the Bangladesh batsmen.

Pick Das as Bangladesh’s Top Batsman

With Tamim Iqbal bound to need solid support, Bangladesh will look to Liton Das for success at the top of the order more than ever.

He might hit his straps early on a true deck in Dunedin, where opportunity could knock with pace coming onto the ball. Bet on Das to be the top Bangladesh batsman at 5.0 with 22Bet.

Go for Nicholls to Score More than Guptill

We really enjoy it when bet365 offer their popular batsmen match markets in ODI cricket. They have a whole lot of them on offer for this series opener.

The one that puts Martin Guptill up against Henry Nicholls is quite attractive. bet365’s price of 2.2 for Nicholls to score more than Guptill could bring great value.

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