Canada v New Zealand
Wankhede Stadium,
Mumbai
Sun Mar 13
04:00 GMT | 09:30 local
10:00 BDT
Ashish Bagai, Canada
Ashish Bagai is Canada’s captain, wicketkeeper and most consistent top-order batsman.
Diminutive and light on his feet, Bagai remains a safe glove-man, but persistent knee trouble has slowed his running between the wickets. In a full-strength team, Bagai plays the role of anchor, rotating the strike and steadily accumulating his runs. An orthodox batsman, Bagai will nudge and nurdle his way out of a box rather than go for the big hit. A veteran of two previous World Cup campaigns, this will be his first time leading Canada on cricket’s biggest stage and in no less than the country of his birth.
Daniel Vettori, New Zealand
Daniel Vettori as the captain and best player in the team, Vettori is comfortably the most important man in New Zealand’s World Cup campaign. Opposition batsmen are often content to see him off and attack the fast bowlers, but New Zealand are at their best when Vettori is also outsmarting batsmen and taking wickets. On the subcontinental pitches, he must use his own bowling as an attacking option. He is also one of the more reliable batsmen in New Zealand’s order, although his impact in ODIs has not been as great as in Tests. He is the only man in the squad to have been to three previous World Cups, although he did not play a game in 1999.
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