The New Zealand team is in form in the Champions Trophy. In the match being played against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi, the Kiwi team kept the Bangladeshi batsmen tied down. The biggest blow to Bangladesh was caused by New Zealand's off-spinner Michael Bracewell. This right-handed spinner took 4 wickets for 26 runs in 10 overs against Bangladesh. Bracewell's economy rate was just 2.6 runs per over. The big thing is that Bracewell did not give a single run in 43 balls in his 10 overs, meaning he bowled so many dot balls, which is a record.
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Michael Bracewell has made a special record by bowling 43 dot balls in Rawalpindi. This is the first time in his career that he has bowled so many dot balls in an ODI, and this is also the best performance of his ODI career. Former Kiwi captain Daniel Vettori has bowled 53 and 43 dot balls in a match of the Champions Trophy, he did this feat in 2004 and 2013. Now Bracewell has performed so well after 12 years.
Michael Bracewell is in great form. In the recent tri-series in Pakistan, he had bowled 43 dot balls, tying down the host team. This 34-year-old player was out of the Kiwi team for a long time but he suddenly got a place in the team before the Champions Trophy and he has also won the trust of the selectors. Talking about Bracewell's ODI record, this player has taken 31 wickets in 28 matches. Not only this, Bracewell has also scored 590 runs in ODIs at an average of more than 39.
