ICC Champions Trophy 2017: 5 things that went wrong for New Zealand against Bangladesh

#2 Underperforming all-rounders

Neesham stumped a few yards away from the crease here, has been one of Kiwis’ all-rounders who has failed to deliver meaningful contributions in both departments.

With the failures of his opening batsmen, much has hinged on Kane Williamson, who has had to single-handedly rebuild the innings and carry New Zealand into competitive scores in each of the games. With the exception of Ross Taylor, the lack of support from the batsmen around him hasn’t helped matters for captain.

The out-of-form Neil Broom is the only other specialist batsman in the team and the middle order has in its ranks, the trio of Corey Anderson, James Neesham and Mitchell Santner – who have all failed to live up to potential with bat and ball.

Left arm spinner Santner scored just 25 runs in three innings and picked his only wicket against England; Neesham scored 47 and went wicket-less, and Corey Anderson, notwithstanding the three-wicket haul against England, came a cropper as far as his batting is concerned, scoring a paltry 18 runs across three innings.

Against Bangladesh, Anderson was out for a first ball duck. Neesham contributed a run-a-ball 23 with the bat but proved expensive with the ball, conceding 30 in his four overs. While Santner scored an unbeaten 14 and bowled tidily, he couldn’t give the breakthroughs New Zealand needed, to close out the game after Southee’s spell.

The collective failure of its all-rounder trio is one major reason why New Zealand have gone down in the tournament.