New Zealand cricket team in Bangladesh in 2023–24 explained

Series Name:	New Zealand men's cricket team in Bangladesh in 2023–24
Team1 Image:	Flag of Bangladesh.svg
Team1 Name:	Bangladesh
Team2 Image:	Flag of New Zealand.svg
Team2 Name:	New Zealand
From Date:	21 September
To Date:	10 December 2023
Team1 Captain:	Najmul Hossain Shanto (Tests) Liton Das^[1] (ODIs)
Team2 Captain:	Tim Southee (Tests) Lockie Ferguson (ODIs)
No Of Odis:	3
Team1 Odis Won:	0
Team2 Odis Won:	2
Team1 Odis Most Runs:	Najmul Hossain Shanto (76)
Team2 Odis Most Runs:	Henry Nicholls (143)
Team1 Odis Most Wickets:	Mustafizur Rahman (5)
Team2 Odis Most Wickets:	Ish Sodhi (6)
Player Of Odi Series:	Henry Nicholls (NZ)
No Of Tests:	2
Team1 Tests Won:	1
Team2 Tests Won:	1
Team1 Tests Most Runs:	Najmul Hossain Shanto (166)
Team2 Tests Most Runs:	Glenn Phillips (181)
Team1 Tests Most Wickets:	Taijul Islam (15)
Team2 Tests Most Wickets:	Ajaz Patel (14)
Player Of Test Series:	Taijul Islam (Ban)

The New Zealand men's cricket team toured Bangladesh in September 2023 to play three One Day International (ODI) matches.^{[2] [3]} The International Cricket Council (ICC) finalized the bilateral series in a press release.^[4] The matches were used as preparation for both teams ahead of the 2023 Cricket World Cup.^[5] Following the World Cup, the New Zealand team returned in November 2023 to play two Test matches.^[6] The Test series formed part of 2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship.^[7]

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.^[8]

Squads

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.^[13]

On 17 November 2023, Neil Wagner replaced injured Matt Henry in the New Zealand's Test squad.^[14]

ODI series

3rd ODI

Test series

2nd Test

External links

• Series home at ESPNcricinfo (ODIs)
• Series home at ESPNcricinfo (Tests)

Notes and References

1. [Najmul Hossain Shanto]
2. Web site: Itinerary announced for New Zealand's Tour of Bangladesh 2023. Bangladesh Cricket Board. 17 August 2023.
3. Web site: Tigers to play 150 matches in next 5 years . 2023-01-12 . New Age . en.
4. Web site: Bangladesh's bilateral series for 2023-27 FTP cycle finalized . 2023-01-12 . Daily Bangladesh . en.
5. News: 17 August 2022. Bangladesh to play most matches in next ICC FTP . 2023-01-12 . The Business Standard . en.
6. Web site: New Zealand tour of Bangladesh sandwiched around World Cup 2023 . 2 June 2023 . Cricbuzz. 2 June 2023 .
7. Web site: Men's Future Tours Programme . 12 January 2023 . International Cricket Council.
8. News: bn:বাংলাদেশে পূর্বনির্ধারিত প্রস্তুতি ম্যাচ খেলবে না নিউজিল্যান্ড . https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/cricket/5spko8m5fn . 14 November 2023 . Prothom Alo . 13 November 2023 . bn.
9. Web site: 2023-11-18 . New Zealand's Tour of Bangladesh 2023 – Najmul Hossain Shanto to lead Bangladesh in Test series . 2023-11-18 . Bangladesh Cricket Board . en.
10. Web site: Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudullah return for New Zealand series; Shakib among those rested . ESPNcricinfo . 16 September 2023.
11. Web site: Spin heavy Test squad set for Bangladesh; Oram and Flynn to assist Ronchi . Cricket New Zealand . 7 November 2023.
12. Web site: Ferguson to captain New Zealand in Bangladesh ODI series . ESPNcricinfo . 2 September 2023.
13. News: bn:তৃতীয় ওয়ানডেতে অধিনায়ক হয়ে ফিরছেন নাজমুল . https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/cricket/lg5edi4ywg . 24 September 2023 . Prothom Alo . 24 September 2023 . bn.
14. Web site: Wagner replaces Henry in New Zealand Test squad for Bangladesh tour . ESPNcricinfo . 18 November 2023.