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Michael Bracewell Delivers Best Ever Figures By A NZ Spinner In Champions Trophy

Arnav Chopra

Michael Bracewell and Daniel Vettori (Source: @mufaddal_vohra/X.com, @ICC/X.com)Michael Bracewell and Daniel Vettori (Source: @mufaddal_vohra/X.com, @ICC/X.com)

New Zealand's Michael Bracewell, one of the country's best all-rounders, has delivered another excellent performance in the ongoing Champions Trophy game against Bangladesh. The off-spinner, known for his canny bowling, decimated Bangladesh with a spell, producing four wickets for his side.

Michael Bracewell Picks Figures of 4/26 Vs Bangladesh

The off-spinning all-rounder Michael Bracewell, a proper beast with the bat, has produced a magical spell for the Kiwis in the ongoing Champions Trophy 2025 game against Bangladesh. 

The match currently going on at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium saw Bracewell pick up crucial wickets of opener Tanzid Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, and Mahmudullah Riyad, ending up with outstanding figures of 4 for 26 in his 10 overs.

Bracewell's spell helped New Zealand reduce Bangladesh to 118 for 5 by 26.1 overs. Now, with these figures, Bracewell finds himself at the top of an elite list as a Kiwi spinner.

Bracewell, who has done an extremely crucial job for his side in their second game of the tournament, has surpassed former spinners Paul Wiseman, Jeetan Patel, and Daniel Vettori to pick up the best figures ever by a spinner from the Black Caps side in the Champions Trophy tournament since its inception in 1998.

Previously, this record holder was Wiseman, with figures of 4 for 45 against Zimbabwe at Nairobi in the 1998 ICC Knockout Tournament. Therefore, let's have a look at the list of best figures by the spinners from the Black Caps side.

Best Bowling Figures By A NZ Spinner In Champions Trophy

Player
Best Figures
Opposition
Venue
Year
Michael Bracewell4/26BangladeshRawalpindi2025*
Paul Wiseman4/45ZimbabweNairobi1998
Jeetan Patel3/11South AfricaBrabourne (Mumbai)
2006
Daniel Vettori3/14USAOval (London)
2004
Daniel Vettori3/43PakistanJohannesburg2009

Bangladesh Makes A Swift Recovery After Early Wickets

Talking about the game, the Bangladesh side lost their fifth wicket for 118 on the board when Mahmudullah was sent back by Bracewell. However, skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto's brilliant 77 pulled them back into the game, while Jaker Ali, currently on 40*, has helped his side to recover as they have added 100 more to reach 218 for 7 by the end of 46 overs.