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Despite improving batting performance, Bangladesh lost the second match in Christchurch by five wickets due to sloppy fielding. According to veteran New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor, Bangladesh had a chance to win the match, if they hadn't missed some important catches.

Taylor missed the first two ODIs because of a hamstring injury, however he has regained full fitness and set to back on the field with the third ODI.

"I don't think they were far away in the last game. If they took a couple of those catches at the crucial time, we would have been under pressure with guys who haven't played a lot of cricket. They are always on the dangerous side. If we were playing in Bangladesh, you'd have to be even more wary of them. They are a good side in those slower conditions, and if anything, it was a pretty slowish wicket in Christchurch," he said.

Taylor thinks it would be nice to clinch the series and add points in the ODI Super league, but he doesn't want to take Bangladesh lightly.

"It is nice to have wrapped up the series, but there are World Cup points on offer. There's no dead rubber, it has a bit of context. As we have seen throughout the whole summer, teams coming out of quarantine have taken a couple of games to get ready. We had a bit of luck to go our way in the last game and I am sure Bangladesh will want to finish the ODI series on a high note," Taylor added.