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] 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]
| New Zealand men's cricket team in Bangladesh in 2023–24 | |||
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| 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) | ||
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
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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
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
2nd ODI
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- 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
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Zakir Hasan (Ban) and Dean Foxcroft (NZ) both made their ODI debuts.
- Najmul Hossain Shanto captained Bangladesh for the first time in ODIs.
Test series
edit1st Test
edit28 November – 2 December 2023
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Najmul Hossain Shanto captained Bangladesh for the first time in Tests.[15]
- Shahadat Hossain (Ban) made his Test debut.
- Najmul Hossain Shanto became the first Bangladeshi batter to score a century in his first Test as a captain.[16]
- This was the first win for Bangladesh against New Zealand in Bangladesh in Tests.[17]
- World Test Championship points: Bangladesh 12, New Zealand 0.
2nd Test
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- 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
edit- ^ Najmul Hossain Shanto captained Bangladesh in the third ODI.
References
edit- ^ "Itinerary announced for New Zealand's Tour of Bangladesh 2023". Bangladesh Cricket Board. 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Tigers to play 150 matches in next 5 years". New Age. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "Bangladesh's bilateral series for 2023-27 FTP cycle finalized". Daily Bangladesh. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "Bangladesh to play most matches in next ICC FTP". The Business Standard. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "New Zealand tour of Bangladesh sandwiched around World Cup 2023". Cricbuzz. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "Men's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ বাংলাদেশে পূর্বনির্ধারিত প্রস্তুতি ম্যাচ খেলবে না নিউজিল্যান্ড. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 13 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "New Zealand's Tour of Bangladesh 2023 – Najmul Hossain Shanto to lead Bangladesh in Test series". Bangladesh Cricket Board. 18 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ "Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudullah return for New Zealand series; Shakib among those rested". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Spin heavy Test squad set for Bangladesh; Oram and Flynn to assist Ronchi". Cricket New Zealand. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "Ferguson to captain New Zealand in Bangladesh ODI series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ তৃতীয় ওয়ানডেতে অধিনায়ক হয়ে ফিরছেন নাজমুল. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 24 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Wagner replaces Henry in New Zealand Test squad for Bangladesh tour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ "Sodhi takes 6 wickets as New Zealand beats Bangladesh by 86 runs in second ODI". Daily Exclusior. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Tigers seek redemption in 1st Test against New Zealand today". The Financial Express. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ S, Arfath Pasha (30 November 2023). "Najmul Hossain Shanto joins likes of Virat Kohli in scoring century on Test captaincy debut". CricTracker. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Taijul's six-for gives Bangladesh first home Test win against New Zealand". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ Isam, Mohammad. "Why Mushfiqur Rahim was out for obstructing the field and not handling the ball". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
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