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New Zealand Cricket added that wicketkeeper-batter Tom Blundell has been called up to the squad in India as a cover, as Williamson tries to recover from the latest injury blow

After former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern suddenly resigned in January, New Zealand is holding polls on Saturday in a general election

He was delighted with the performance of his bowlers, especially pacers, on what he termed a bouncy wicket.

Bangladesh found themselves in trouble early on as Trent Boult and Lockie Ferguson had them reeling at 56 for four in the 13th over, after Litton Das was dismissed in the very first ball of the match.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh also made a change, bringing in Mahmudullah for Mahedi Hasan.

Williamson had missed the Kiwis' matches against England and Netherlands as Tom Latham had stood in as New Zealand captain in those games

Hardik Pandya, India's vice-captain and versatile all-rounder, marked his 30th birthday at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium in the company of former Indian top-order batsman Gautam Gambhir and cricket commentator Jatin Sapru.

This marks a significant reversal from the trend during much of the COVID-19 pandemic when more people were leaving New Zealand than arriving.

After posting an imposing total of 322/7 on the back of Will Young's measured 70-run knock and half-centuries from Rachin Ravindra (51) and Tom Latham (53), Santner ran through the Netherlands batting order to skittle them for 223 runs in 46.3 overs

Sent in to bat, New Zealand's batting fired in unison with Will Young (70), Rachin Ravindra (51) and Tom Latham (53) posting half-centuries.

The batter added that he knew Ravindra’s capabilities with the bat. “I wasn't surprised at all. Obviously, I've played a lot of cricket with him back home and he actually plays a very aggressive brand of one-day cricket.

The 33-year-old was absent for the tournament opener match against England and is now aiming to make a return during New Zealand's third match against Bangladesh on October 13 in Chennai.

Honestly once the game starts, it's the captain's team. It's the team that needs to take it forward, they need to execute it, they need to do the job, Dravid said during his interaction with the media

"We're both sort of Kiwis now. I was born in New Zealand and my family's from India, but I completely see myself as a Kiwi and obviously very proud of my roots and my ethnicity," Ravindra said at the post-match press conference on Thursday.

There were useful knocks by Jonny Bairstow (33) and captain Jos Buttler (43), but they failed to kick on against the 2019 finalists, who were led by stand-in captain Tom Latham.

New Zealand will step out on the field to take revenge for the Cricket World Cup 2019 final which they had lost in the Super Over.

On adapting to the conditions, Latham said that the goal is to be there till the end of the tournament and the team takes pride in its adaptability.

New Zealand's regular skipper Kane Williamson will miss the opening match as he is yet to recover fully from injury, stand-in captain Tom Latham will lead the side.

Minister of State for External Affairs Rajkumar Ranjan Singh visited New Zealand from September 24-29 during which he participated in the 1st India Business Summit and deliberated with the leadership of that country on strengthening bilateral ties.

Kane Williamson said that his knee held up pretty well while batting during the ICC Cricket World Cup warm-up match