The Bangladesh cricket team toured New Zealand in March and April 2021 to play three Twenty20 International (T20I) and three One Day International (ODI) matches.[1] Originally, the tour was scheduled to take place in October 2020,[2][3] ahead of the then scheduled ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[4][5] In August 2020, New Zealand Cricket confirmed that the tour was going ahead,[6] and were working with their government to comply with biosecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] On 29 September 2020, New Zealand Cricket confirmed the schedule against Bangladesh.[8] The ODI matches formed part of the inaugural 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.[9]
| Bangladeshi cricket team in New Zealand in 2020–21 | |||
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| New Zealand | Bangladesh | ||
| Dates | 20 March – 1 April 2021 | ||
| Captains |
Tom Latham (ODIs) Tim Southee (T20Is) |
Tamim Iqbal (ODIs) Mahmudullah (T20Is)[n 1] | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | New Zealand won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Devon Conway (225) | Mahmudullah (119) | |
| Most wickets | James Neesham (7) |
Rubel Hossain (3) Mustafizur Rahman (3) | |
| Player of the series | Devon Conway (NZ) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | New Zealand won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Devon Conway (107) | Mohammad Naim (84) | |
| Most wickets | Tim Southee (6) | Mahedi Hasan (4) | |
| Player of the series | Glenn Phillips (NZ) | ||
On 4 February 2021, the tour dates were pushed back by one week, to allow for enough preparation and the logistics for quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] The T20I matches were played as double-headers alongside the women's fixtures between New Zealand and Australia.[11]
Ahead of the tour, New Zealand's captain Kane Williamson was ruled out of the ODI matches due to an elbow injury,[12] with Tom Latham named as captain in his place.[13] New Zealand won the first two ODIs, with Latham scoring an unbeaten century in the second match, winning the series with a game to spare.[14] New Zealand won the third and final ODI by 164 runs, to win the series 3–0.[15] New Zealand won the first two T20I matches to win the series with a game to spare.[16] New Zealand won the third T20I by 65 runs, to also win the series 3–0.[17]
Squads
Ross Taylor was ruled out of the first ODI and was replaced by Mark Chapman in New Zealand's squad.[22] Bangladesh's Tamim Iqbal opted out of the T20I matches for personal reasons.[23] Hasan Mahmud suffered an injury during the first ODI and was ruled out of Bangladesh's T20I squad.[24]
ODI series
1st ODI
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell, Will Young (NZ) and Mahedi Hasan (Ban) all made their ODI debuts.
- Henry Nicholls (NZ) played in his 50th ODI.[25]
- Tom Latham (NZ) played in his 100th ODI.[26]
- World Cup Super League points: New Zealand 10, Bangladesh 0.
2nd ODI
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- World Cup Super League points: New Zealand 10, Bangladesh 0.
3rd ODI
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell (NZ) both scored their first centuries in ODIs.[27][28]
- World Cup Super League points: New Zealand 10, Bangladesh 0.
T20I series
1st T20I
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- Finn Allen, Will Young (NZ), Nasum Ahmed and Shoriful Islam (Ban) all made their T20I debuts.
- Martin Guptill (NZ) played in his 100th T20I.[29]
2nd T20I
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Bangladesh were set a revised target of 170 runs from 16 overs due to rain.
3rd T20I
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 10 overs per side due to rain.
Notes
- Litton Das captained Bangladesh for the third T20I.
References
External links
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