New Zealand cricket team in Bangladesh in 2023–24

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New Zealand men's cricket team in Bangladesh in 2023–24
  Flag of Bangladesh.svg Flag of New Zealand.svg
  Bangladesh New Zealand
Dates 21 September – 10 December 2023
Captains Najmul Hossain Shanto (Tests)
Liton Das [n 1] (ODIs)		 Tim Southee (Tests)
Lockie Ferguson (ODIs)
Test series
Result 2-match series drawn 1–1
Most runs Najmul Hossain Shanto (166) Glenn Phillips (181)
Most wickets Taijul Islam (15) Ajaz Patel (14)
Player of the series Taijul Islam (Ban)
One Day International series
Results New Zealand won the 3-match series 2–0
Most runs Najmul Hossain Shanto (76) Henry Nicholls (143)
Most wickets Mustafizur Rahman (5) Ish Sodhi (6)
Player of the series Henry Nicholls (NZ)

The New Zealand men's cricket team toured Bangladesh in September 2023 to play three One Day International (ODI) matches. [1] [2] The International Cricket Council (ICC) finalized the bilateral series in a press release. [3] The matches were used as preparation for both teams ahead of the 2023 Cricket World Cup. [4]

Contents

Following the World Cup, the New Zealand team returned in November 2023 to play two Test matches. [5] The Test series formed part of 2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship. [6]

Initially, New Zealand was scheduled to play a two-day practice match in Sylhet before the test series. However, after a prolonged World Cup campaign, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) requested to cancel the practice match, to avoid tiredness of the players. [7]

Squads

Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Tests [8] ODIs [9] Tests [10] ODIs [11]

Bangladesh rested Liton Das, Tamim Iqbal from the third ODI while Mustafizur Rahman, Soumya Sarkar and Khaled Ahmed were excluded from the squad. Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Shoriful Islam were included in the squad for the third ODI, while Shanto being named the captain of Bangladesh for the third ODI. [12]

On 17 November 2023, Neil Wagner replaced injured Matt Henry in the New Zealand's Test squad. [13]

ODI series

1st ODI

21 September 2023
14:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
136/5 (33.4 overs)
v
Will Young 58 (91)
Mustafizur Rahman 3/27 (7 overs)
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
  • No further play was possible due to rain.

2nd ODI

23 September 2023
14:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
254 (49.2 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
168 (41.1 overs)
Tom Blundell 68 (66)
Mahedi Hasan 3/45 (10 overs)
Mahmudullah 49 (76)
Ish Sodhi 6/39 (10 overs)
New Zealand won by 86 runs
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Sharfuddoula (Ban)
Player of the match: Ish Sodhi (NZ)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Khaled Ahmed (Ban) made his ODI debut.
  • Ish Sodhi (NZ) took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs.
  • Ish Sodhi became the first New Zealand spinner to take 6 wickets in an ODI. [14]
  • This was New Zealand's first win in an ODI in Bangladesh since 2008.

3rd ODI

26 September 2023
14:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg
171 (34.3 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
175/3 (34.5 overs)
Najmul Hossain Shanto 76 (84)
Adam Milne 4/34 (6.3 overs)
Will Young 70 (80)
Shariful Islam 2/32 (6 overs)
New Zealand won by 7 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Gazi Sohel (Ban) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Will Young (NZ)

Test series

1st Test

28 November – 2 December 2023
Scorecard
v
310 (85.1 overs)
Mahmudul Hasan Joy 86 (166)
Glenn Phillips 4/53 (16 overs)
317 (101.5 overs)
Kane Williamson 104 (205)
Taijul Islam 4/109 (39 overs)
338 (100.4 overs)
Najmul Hossain Shanto 105 (198)
Ajaz Patel 4/148 (36.4 overs)
181 (71.1 overs)
Daryl Mitchell 58 (120)
Taijul Islam 6/75 (31.1 overs)
Bangladesh won by 150 runs
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Paul Reiffel (Aus)
Player of the match: Taijul Islam (Ban)

2nd Test

6–10 December 2023 [n 2]
Scorecard
v
172 (66.2 overs)
Mushfiqur Rahim 35 (83)
Glenn Phillips 3/31 (12 overs)
180 (37.1 overs)
Glenn Phillips 87 (72)
Taijul Islam 3/64 (16.1 overs)
144 (35 overs)
Zakir Hasan 59 (86)
Ajaz Patel 6/57 (18 overs)
139/6 (39.4 overs)
Glenn Phillips 40* (48)
Mehidy Hasan Miraz 3/51 (15.4 overs)
New Zealand won by 4 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Paul Reiffel (Aus) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
Player of the match: Glenn Phillips (NZ)
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
  • No play was possible on day 2 due to rain.
  • Mushfiqur Rahim became the first Bangladeshi batter to be dismissed for obstructing the field and only the second batter in tests to be dismissed in such manner. [18]
  • World Test Championship points: New Zealand 12, Bangladesh 0.

Notes

  1. ↑ Najmul Hossain Shanto captained Bangladesh in the third ODI.
  2. ↑ While five days of play were scheduled for each Test, the second test reached a result in four days.

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