New Zealand offspinner Jeetan Patel has been added to the squad for the third ODI against Bangladesh in Nelson on Saturday. Keeping in view the lazy way of the Saxton Oval track and the nearness of three remaining handers in Bangladesh’s main five, New Zealand mentor Mike Hesson said Patel’s was a stallions for-courses determination.
Patel last played an ODI in 2009 – the Champions Trophy last at the Supersport Park.
New Zealand’s commander Kane Williamson had conceded that Patel was not on the radar of the selectors toward the begin of the season, however a side strain to Mark Craig in India in September 2016 made ready for Patel’s Test rebound after over three years. He asserted six wickets in two matches and found the ideal pace at Eden Gardens. In a similar Test, he made a run-a-ball 47 to pull the group past 200.
Directly after the Indore Test, Patel took a match pull of seven wickets in Wellington’s six-wicket win over Auckland in the Plunkett Shield. He tailed it with 11 wickets in the following three Plunkett Shield matches.
In this way, he has taken six wickets in eight amusements in the continuous Super Smash at an economy rate of 7.51.
Patel, who will join the team on Friday, will be the second front-line spinner in the squad alongside Mitchell Santner. New Zealand have already wrapped up the three-ODI series with a 67-run victory on Thursday.
Source: crictale
