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?

#1 Tamim Iqbal

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 05: Tamim Iqbal of Bangladesh swipes the air with his bat after being dismissed just short of his century 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) — Tamim will be in the limelight once again for Bangladesh

Tamim narrowly missed out on consecutive hundreds by falling agonisingly short against Australia in Bangladesh's second match of the tournament. He has been in terrific form ever since the 2015 World Cup and is the sub-continent side's biggest hope going into the Cardiff game.

While Tamim has been exceptional in terms of accumulating the runs, he has been a tad bit slow with his strike rate which, although a harsh criticism, did affect Bangladesh's prospects against England. He was equally slow against the Aussies but with no support from the other end, the innings was justified. Can the belligerent opener get back to his swashbuckling ways?

Record against New Zealand

Matches - 18, Runs - 530, HS - 65, Avg - 29.44