Live cricket updates: Black Caps v Bangladesh, first ODI

All the action since the Black Caps’ first ODI against Bangladesh.

It’s no small thing to pull 383 experience games out of their top order, not when Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson have racked up 14,747 one-day caps and scored 34 centuries between them in the process.

It’s not a trip into the unknown for New Zealand, as they begin their three-match ODI series against Bangladesh this morning, but rather a trip into the unknown.

The last time New Zealand lined up in an ODI without Williamson or Taylor, their world-class No. 3-4 hitting hit, was in October 2014, a rain-ruined game against South Africa that featured players like Dean Brownlie, Corey Anderson, the McCullum brothers, Luke Ronchi and Mitchell McClenaghan.

It seems like a different time.

In many respects, it feels like the beginning of a new era at University Oval, though it should be hastily noted that there are still many more runs left on Taylor’s bats, which could be available Tuesday at Christchurch, and Williamson. that he will miss the rest of the summer to heal a nagging elbow injury.

This has opened the door for Will Young and Devon Conway to make their long-awaited one-day international debut. In Conway’s case, the long wait was to meet residency requirements, in Young’s it was a combination of premature injuries and he had the misfortune to be almost a man in an era that contained New Zealand’s best limited hitters. .

Young has taken a look at his talent on the proving ground, while Conway has had more opportunities to show his range of skills in 11 T20Is, including a 99 winner from a non-Australia match in Christchurch.

“The last seasons [Conway] he has scored a great number of runs in all formats for Wellington, “said backup captain Tom Latham, who will play his 100th ODI.” We’ve seen that when he came into the team he made every post a winner in terms of T20 Games. “

Also pushing for a 50-year debut is Daryl Mitchell, who effectively replaces Grandhomme’s off-roader Colin.

Mitchell is off to a hugely impressive start to his testing career and has an excellent record on List A. His hitting technique and temperament seem tailor-made for international cricket, but it would be fair to say that his bowler is still not convinced of that. that can resist the jump in class. In that sense, he’s similar to Jimmy Neesham, the man he’ll presumably face for No. 6 in the starting eleven.

“It’s a great opportunity for this group,” Latham said. “A slightly different group with some new faces on this side. We have played very good cricket this year, red ball and white ball, so I hope that continues.”

For Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal, “opportunity” was the keyword. They have a lousy record in New Zealand, but with several promising young rapids and a strong spinning attack led by Daniel Vettori, they could see this as an opportunity to open their account here.

Despite the obvious talents of Conway and Young, they couldn’t help but be comforted by the absence of Williamson and, at least in the opener at Dunedin, Taylor.

“We don’t have a great record in New Zealand, but this is an opportunity to turn things around,” said Tamim.

Not many moons ago, there was a time when the mindless one-day bilateral series was considered the nightmare of cricket – a fast track to apathy.

Instead, this is almost exotic.

Since New Zealand drew one day at Lord’s in July 2019, a match only reluctantly mentioned, they have played just four 50-year-old matches in 21 months, winning three.
In the 21 months leading up to that unnameable match, they had played 35.

So while a one-day series against Bangladesh at the end of the summer is usually not something to appreciate, the novel value of 50-year-old cricket, combined with the absence of a few stalwarts, should keep interest plummeting.

NZ vs BANGLADESH (ODI)

Played: 35
Wins: NZ 25, Bangladesh 10
In NZ: 13
Wins in NZ: NZ 13, Bangladesh 0
Most races: Ross Taylor 1003, Shakib Al Hasan 637, Mushfiqur Rahim 581, Martin Guptill 573, Tamim Iqbal 564
Most lands: Shakib Al Hasan 37, Kyle Mills 33, Daniel Vettori 31, Rubel Hossain 22, Tim Southee 22