ICC Champions Trophy 2017, Bangladesh vs New Zealand: 5 Talking points

#2 New Zealand’s middle-order disappoints yet again

Anderson failed to provide a much-needed acceleration to the innings

After losing the openers, Luke Ronchi and Martin Guptill, relatively early, Kane Williamson joined forces with Ross Taylor to provide a much-needed momentum to New Zealand. The Kiwi skipper looked in great nick in his 69-ball 57 but was unfortunate to get run-out for the second time in three matches of the tournament.

Apart from Ross Taylor, all the other batsmen fell looking to score quickly and as a result, the innings lost its path. Not for the first time in this tournament, New Zealand’s middle-order undid the hard work put in by the top-four.