Will the batsmen be defeated again in Chennai today or will the power fall on the bowlers? See Chepauk's pitch report

NZ vs BAN: Chennai's MA Chidambaram Stadium is all set to host its second match in the World Cup 2023. Today (13 October) the teams of New Zealand and Bangladesh will face each other on this ground. This will be the 11th match of World Cup 2023. New Zealand had defeated England in its first match and Netherlands in the second. At the same time, Bangladesh started the tournament by defeating Afghanistan, but lost by 137 runs to England in its next match. Both the teams will now enter their third match. Let us know whose pitch will support you in this match.

Who will the Chepauk pitch support?

This match between New Zealand and Bangladesh will be played from 2 pm Indian time. The pitch of MA Chidambaram Stadium is considered quite balanced. This helps both the batsman and the bowler. The pitch is expected to remain dry and spinners can get a lot of help here. Here, as the match progresses, the wicket becomes a little slow and it becomes very difficult for the batsmen to hit shots. On this pitch, the team winning the toss prefers to bat first.

MA Chidambaram Stadium Statistics

So far 35 ODI matches have been played at MA Chidambaram Stadium. During this period, the team batting first has won 17 matches and the team batting later has won the same number of matches. The average score while batting first on this ground is 224 runs. The last ODI match at MA Chidambaram Stadium was played between India and Australia. This match was low scoring, so something similar can be seen once again.

Head to head record

A total of 41 One Day International matches have been played between New Zealand and Bangladesh so far. Out of this, New Zealand has won 30 times. At the same time, Bangladesh has won 10 times. There is no result for one match. According to statistics, New Zealand may have the upper hand but Bangladesh team cannot be taken lightly on the Chennai pitch.

Squads of both the teams-

New Zealand team: Kane Williamson (captain), Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitch Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Will Young .

Bangladesh team: Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Liton Kumar Das, Tanzeed Hasan Tamim, Nazmul Hossain Shanto (vice-captain), Tauheed Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mehdi Hasan Miraj, Nasum Ahmed, Shaq Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman. , Hasan Mahmood, Shoriful Islam, Tanzeem Hasan Saqib.