Kia ora, good evening and welcome to Newshub's live coverage of the Cricket World Cup match between the Blackcaps and Bangladesh at Chennai's MA Chidambaram Stadium.
New Zealand have made a strong start to the 50-over tournament, with resounding victories over champions England and the Netherlands, and will chase a third to consolidate their position at or near the top of the table.
After a long rehabilitation from knee surgery, captain Kane Williamson will take the field for the first time at this event, so exactly how the Blackcaps reshuffle their line-up to accommodate him will be intriguing, given their outstanding form so far.
Veteran bowler Tim Southee has also been tracking well from his broken thumb, but will miss this match.
Bangladesh come into the fixture with an opening win over Afghanistan and a resounding defeat to England. They also lost a three-game warm-up series to an understrength NZ side, led by debut captain Lockie Ferguson.
Join us at 9pm for the toss.
