New Zealand A cricket team in Bangladesh in 2025

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New Zealand A cricket team in Bangladesh in 2025
  Flag of Bangladesh.svg Flag of New Zealand.svg
  Bangladesh A New Zealand A
Dates 5 – 24 May 2025
Captains Nurul Hasan Joe Carter
(First-class)
Nick Kelly
(List A)
FC series
Result New Zealand A won the 2-match series 1–0
Most runs Nurul Hasan (182) Nick Kelly (245)
Most wickets Khaled Ahmed (10) Jayden Lennox (7)
LA series
Result Bangladesh A won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs Mahidul Islam Ankon (147) Dale Phillips (113)
Most wickets Tanvir Islam (5)
Mosaddek Hossain (5)
Adithya Ashok (4)
Kris Clarke (4)

The New Zealand A cricket team toured Bangladesh in May 2025 to play against the Bangladesh A cricket team. [1] [2] The tour consisted of two first-class matches and three List A cricket matches. [3]

Contents

Bangladesh won the List A series 2–1. New Zealand won the first-class series 1–0, with one match drawn. [4]

Squads

Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh A Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand A
First-classList A [5] First-class [6] List A [7]

List A series

1st Unofficial ODI

5 May 2025
09:30
Scorecard
New Zealand A Flag of New Zealand.svg
147 (34.3 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh A
149/3 (27.2 overs)
Dean Foxcroft 72 (64)
Khaled Ahmed 3/27 (7 overs)
Mahidul Islam Ankon 42* (61)
Kris Clarke 2/30 (5 overs)
Bangladesh A won by 7 wickets
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) and Gazi Sohel (Ban)
Player of the match: Khaled Ahmed (Bangladesh A)
  • New Zealand A won the toss and elected to bat.

2nd Unofficial ODI

7 May 2025
09:30
Scorecard
Bangladesh A Flag of Bangladesh.svg
344/5 (50 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand A
257 (43.1 overs)
Nurul Hasan 112 (101)
Kris Clarke 2/70 (10 overs)
Dale Phillips 79 (54)
Mosaddek Hossain 3/50 (10 overs)
Bangladesh A won by 87 runs
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) and Morshed Ali Khan (Ban)
Player of the match: Nurul Hasan (Bangladesh A)
  • New Zealand A won the toss and elected to field.

3rd Unofficial ODI

10 May 2025
09:30
Scorecard
Bangladesh A Flag of Bangladesh.svg
226 (47.4 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand A
231/6 (48.2 overs)
Nasum Ahmed 67 (97)
Adithya Ashok 3/44 (10 overs)
Dean Foxcroft 36* (43)
Nayeem Hasan 2/30 (10 overs)
New Zealand A won by 4 wickets
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) and Gazi Sohel (Ban)
Player of the match: Dean Foxcroft (New Zealand A)
  • New Zealand A won the toss and elected to field.

First-class series

1st Unofficial Test

14–17 May 2025
Scorecard
v
256 (75.2 overs)
Mitchell Hay 81 (134)
Khaled Ahmed 6/59 (21.2 overs)
268 (69.3 overs)
Nurul Hasan 107 (88)
Josh Clarkson 4/44 (15 overs)
257 (80.1 overs)
Nick Kelly 122 (207)
Hasan Murad 5/61 (24.1 overs)
175 (65.2 overs)
Mahidul Islam Ankon 57* (167)
Adithya Ashok 5/54 (17 overs)
New Zealand A won by 70 runs
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) and Masudur Rahman (Ban)
Player of the match: Adithya Ashok (New Zealand A)
  • Bangladesh A won the toss and elected to field.

2nd Unofficial Test

21–24 May 2025
Scorecard
v
357 (89.5 overs)
Mohammad Naim 82 (94)
Ben Lister 3/43 (13 overs)
379 (125.2 overs)
Nick Kelly 103 (167)
Nayeem Hasan 4/102 (44.2 overs)
87/2 (24 overs)
Anamul Haque 24 (23)
Ben Lister 1/17 (4 overs)
Match drawn
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur
Umpires: Masudur Rahman (Ban) and Gazi Sohel (Ban)
Player of the match: Nick Kelly (New Zealand A)
  • Bangladesh A won the toss and elected to bat.

References

  1. "New Zealand A team to visit Bangladesh in May". The Business Standard. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  2. "New Zealand A Team set to tour Bangladesh in May 2025". Daily observer. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  3. "Rookie Black Caps Rhys Mariu, Mitch Hay get chance to push for test debut in NZ A squad". Stuff. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  4. "New Zealand A tour of Bangladesh 2025". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  5. "Bangladesh A Team for 1st & 2nd One Day Matches Against New Zealand A Announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board . Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  6. "Kelly and Carter to lead New Zealand A in Bangladesh". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  7. "BLACKCAPS headline New Zealand A squad for Bangladesh". New Zealand Cricket . Retrieved 28 April 2025.