BAN vs NZ Match Prediction : Who will win the today's 6th ODI match of Champions trophy between Bangladesh vs New Zealand?

In match number six of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Bangladesh (BAN) will face New Zealand (NZ) at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on February 24. New Zealand are coming after a dominant win against hosts Pakistan in their opening match of the tournament. On the other hand, Bangladesh ended up losing their first match against India by six wickets in Dubai, and will be almost out of the semi-final race if they lose against New Zealand

New Zealand are looking favourites to win their upcoming game against Bangladesh. However, Bangladesh also cannot be taken lightly and have a history of producing upsets in big ICC events. Bangladesh also defeated New Zealand in the last edition of the Champions Trophy in 2017 and will look to repeat the same in a do-or-die encounter against the Black Caps. Let’s have a look at today’s cricket match prediction, pitch report, head-to-head and key players ahead of the 6th match of the Champions Trophy 2025 between Bangladesh and New Zealand.

BAN vs NZ Champions Trophy 2025 Match Details:

Match	Bangladesh vs New Zealand, Match 6
Venue	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
Date & Time	Monday, February 24, 2:30 pm (IST)
Live Broadcast & Streaming Details	JioHotstar (app and website) and Star Sports Network

Rawalpindi Stadium Pitch Report:

Rawalpindi Stadium offers a batting friendly surface and it is not easy for bowlers to take quick wickets at this ground. However, as the match progresses, the pitch tends to becomes slow and provide support for the spin bowlers. The average score batting first at this ground remains 242, with the team batting first winning 11 times while the chasing team coming out victorious on 14 occasions.

BAN vs NZ Head-to-Head in ODI:

Bangladesh and New Zealand have faced each other 45 times in ODI cricket so far. Out of these 45 matches, New Zealand are in a lead with 33 wins while Bangladesh come out victorious on 11 occasions with one game ending with no result. Both teams first met in the 50-over format in Sharjah on April 28, 1990 where New Zealand won by 161 runs. In the last ODI outing between both teams in Napier on December 23, 2023, Bangladesh bowled New Zealand out for 98 runs and went on to win the match by 9 wickets.

Matches played	45
Bangladesh	11
New Zealand	33
No Result/Tied	1

BAN vs NZ Probable Playing XIs:

Bangladesh Predicted Playing XI: Tanzid Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Jaker Ali,Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman

New Zealand Predicted Playing XI: Devon Conway, Will Young, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Nathan Smith, Matt Henry, William ORourke

Key Players to look out for:

Will Young: New Zealand's opening batter Will Young scored a ton in his previous game against Pakistan and set the momentum for a big total in the opening match. He will be looking to get another big knock and help New Zealand to qualify in the semi-finals.

Glenn Phillips: Glenn Phillips can turn out to be a match-winner for New Zealand with his great skills across all departments including batting, bowling and fielding, and has also shown this with his fiery knock with the bat and exceptional fielding skills against Pakistan. He could be a key player for New Zealand as they aim to book the semi-final spot

Towhid Hridoy: Young batter Towhid Hridoy impressed everyone with his fighting ton in the opening game against India in Dubai. Now, as Bangladesh are on the verge of getting out from the semi-final race, Hridoy will be looking to play another big knock and turn the things around for his team.

Rishad Hossain: Although India registered a convincing win in the previous game, Rishad Hossain gave a mini heart attack to the Indian fans and gave Bangladesh fans a ray of hope by taking wickets of players like Virat Kohli and Axar Patel in the middle-overs. Hossain will be looking to have another good outing with the ball and help Bangladesh to win against New Zealand.