“We’re going in with the same playing XI (that played against Sri Lanka). I think the way we played in the last game signals a lot of confidence for the group,” Latham told the media.

In their first match, New Zealand crushed Sri Lanka by 10 wickets. The boys of the island nation were clueless against the Kiwis both with the ball and bat. Especially, the Kiwi pace attack was tremendous in the match as Matt Henry and Lockie Ferguson bagged three wickets each to hand Sri Lanka a massive defeat.

On the other hand, the Tigers were also imperious in the first game against fancied South Africa. They batted first under the overcast condition and posted 330 runs, which was proved to be too good for the Proteas to chase down.

“New Zealand are a familiar side for us. For the last few years, we’ve played on their soil, and they’ve also visited us at our home. But the new match will be tough for both of the teams as we’re set to face each other in a neutral venue this time around,” Bangladesh opener Soumya Sarker told reporters on Tuesday.

Bangladesh have so far played four matches against New Zealand in the World Cups and failed to win any of them. Apart from the World Cup, Bangladesh faced New Zealand in 34 matches and came up victorious in 10 of them.