ICC Champions Trophy 2017: New Zealand vs Bangladesh, 5 players to watch out for

Modified Jun 08, 2017 16:27 IST

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 05: Mustafizur Rahman of Bangladesh bowls during the ICC Champions Trophy match between Australia and Bangladesh at The Kia Oval on June 5, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Jordan Mansfield/Getty Images) — Can the Fizz contain his Hyderabad teammate, Kane Williamson?

#3 Mushfiqur Rahim

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 05: Mushfiqur Rahim of Bangladesh in action during the ICC Champions trophy cricket match between Australia and Bangladesh at The Oval in London on June 5, 2017 (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) — The cheeky Bangladesh keeper is a key component of their middle-order

Mushfiqur Rahim played a handy role alongside Tamim Iqbal when Bangladesh racked up a 300+ total against England in the opener. However, against Australia, Mitchell Starc and Adam Zampa wreaked havoc in the middle overs with some quality bowling.

New Zealand have some quality bowlers and Rahim will be required to step up and marshall the Bangladesh middle-order. The wicket-keeper batsman is their best bet in the middle overs and will be responsible for holding together a vulnerable batting unit. If Mushfiqur can do the job well, Bangladesh might just upstage the Kiwis at Cardiff.

Record against New Zealand

Matches - 21, Runs - 502, HS - 90, Avg - 29.52