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New Zealand eyeing clean sweep Bangladesh in ODIs

Colin Munro during India T20Is. –Collected  
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New Zealand are now looking to a clean sweep Bangladesh, beating them in the third ODI on Wednesday in Dunedin.


The hosts beat the visitors by 8 wickets in the both ODIs. Marin Guptill's scores of unbeaten 117 and 118 in Napier and Christchurch respectively have seen the Kiwis ease into an unassailable 2-0 lead.


However, the Kiwis will rest their regular captain Kane Williamson for the third ODI. Tom Latham will the Kiwis as the skipper. Kiwis has included Colin Munro into the XI. Munro has only smashed fifty once in his last 16 ODIs. But the opener smashed 72 in Hamilton on February 10 that helped the Black Caps to seal a 2-1 T20I series against India. Munro will join Guptill while Henry Nicholls will move down the order to bat at No.3.



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New Zealand's interim batting coach, Heinrich Malan said on Nicholls batting at No.3, "It's another great opportunity for someone like Henry to expand his range of batting in those top six positions and doing a great job as he's been doing."


However, New Zealand will continue with their pace trio including Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson and Trent Boult. The seamer Lockie Ferguson, who has taken a combined five wickets in the series, believed that he is relishing his role supporting the team's new-ball pair and then bowling at the death.


"We have some of the best swing bowlers in the world but swinging the new ball isn't my strength. My position comes after them. I have been working on my death-over options," Ferguson said.


"I think [taking wickets] is part of my role, for sure. To be a bit of an aggressor and create chances. But by no means do I have a free role to go for plenty of runs. I think that still a big part of my work is to create the opportunity and also be economical," the seamer added.



Probable XI: Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Henry Nicholls, Ross Taylor, Tom Latham (c/wk), James Neesham, Colin de Grandhomme, Todd Astle, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult



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