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]
| 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) | ||
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
 Bangladesh |  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
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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
1st Test
28 November – 2 December 2023 Scorecard |
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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.
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