Bangladesh Cricket Team Creates History By Winning Their First Ever T20I Win in New Zealand
Bangladesh cricket team has created history by winning their first-ever T20I game against New Zealand in New Zealand. While chasing a stiff target of 135, Bangladesh won the game by 5 wickets. In the last 24 months, the Bangladesh cricket team has registered their first-ever wins against New Zealand in New Zealand across formats. They even won their first-ever test win against New Zealand in Bangladesh in this period. Today, we will talk about the first-ever T20I win and some other records as well. So don’t go anywhere.
Bangladesh Cricket Team’s First-Ever T20I Win in New Zealand
After winning the toss, Bangladesh decided to put New Zealand (NZ) to bat first. The pitch was conducive for the fast bowlers. And Bangladeshi pacers have exploited the conditions very well. Mahedi Hasan draws the first blood in the very first over of the match. He took the wicket of Tim Seifert on the 4th ball of the match.
Shoriful Islam joined the party and got two back-to-back wickets in the next over. Bangladeshi captain Najmul Hossain Shanto changed the end of Mahedi Hasan. And he got another wicket in Daryll Mitchell. Suddenly, New Zealand were 20 for 4 inside the first powerplay.
Shanto brought a leggie into the attack in the 10th over. He suddenly made an impact and got the wicket of Mark Chapman. NZ’s half-a-side was gone for just 50 runs inside the 10 overs.
Neesham And Santner Tried To Steady The Ship
James Neesham and Mitchell Santner spend some time at the crease. The pair put on a 41-run stand for the 6th wicket. But that wasn’t enough to get New Zealand to a defendable total.
Shoriful Islam came back into the attack and broke the partnership. Mustafizur Rahman came back into the attack in the 17th over. He got a big wicket from a set batter James Neesham. That wicket made a huge difference as Neesham was looking good at the crease. He scored 48 runs off just 29 balls.
Adam Milne’s last ball six helps NZ to go past 130. They finished with a score of 134 for 9.
Bangladesh Cricket Team Gets Over The Line And Registers Their First-Ever T20I Win
Bangladesh cricket team also lost a few wickets at regular intervals. But the target wasn’t enough to restrict Bangladesh from registering their first-ever T20I win in New Zealand. Litton Das’ unbeaten 42 runs off 36 balls and a few cameos from the other batters help the Bangladesh cricket team to get over the line. Mahedi Hasan also remains not out on 19 runs off 16 balls in the end.
It is their first-ever T20I win against New Zealand in New Zealand. Overall, both the teams have faced each other in 18 T20Is. Bangladesh has managed to win 4 T20Is (including this one). On the other hand, New Zealand has won 14 games against the Bangladesh cricket team in T20Is.
Bangladesh Also Registered Their First-Ever ODI Win in New Zealand A Few Days Ago
Before this T20I, the Bangladesh cricket team also won their first-ever ODI against NZ in NZ. It was also at the same venue(Napier) at which they won their first T20I. After opting to bowl first in the 3rd ODI, they bundled out New Zealand to just 98 runs.
The Pacers again used the conditions on the offer to a good effect. Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, and Soumya Sarkar picked up 3 wickets each. Mustafizur Rahman also managed to pick one wicket. Will Young was the highest run scorer for NZ in the first inning with 26 runs.
Bangladesh Chased Down The Target Easily
Bangladesh cricket team created history and chased down a target with 9 wickets and 34.5 overs left. After Soumya Sarkar retired hurt early in the inning, Anamul Haque and captain Najmul Hossain Shanto did the formalities. The former scored 37 runs off 33 balls with 7 fours and the latter remains not out on 51 off 42 balls with 8 fours.
This win was their first-ever ODI win against New Zealand in New Zealand. Although Bangladesh cricket team lost the 3-match ODI series by 2-1. But this win gave them confidence and then they went on to win the first T20I.
First-Ever Test Wins Also Came In The Last 24 Months
Before the white ball first wins, Bangladesh won their first-ever tests against New Zealand both home and away in the last 2 years. At the start of 2022, the Bangladesh cricket team went on a NZ tour for a 2-match test series. They won the first test by 8 wickets at Mount Maunganui with some brilliant team efforts. It was their first-ever test win against New Zealand.
Before this ongoing white ball series, NZ went to Bangladesh for a 2-match test series. Bangladesh also registered their first-ever test win against New Zealand in Bangladesh. So Bangladesh cricket team’s first-ever wins came in the last 24 months.
Now, they have a very good chance of winning their first-ever T20I series win in New Zealand. Let’s see if they can achieve this or not.
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FAQs:-
1. What is the head-to-head of Bangladesh vs New Zealand in ODIs?
The two teams have played 45 ODIs against each other. New Zealand has the upper hand as they won 33 games out of those 45. Bangladesh only managed to win 11 games while one game ended with no result.
2. How many test matches Bangladesh and New Zealand have played against each other?
Bangladesh and New Zealand have played 19 tests against each other till now. Out of those 19, NZ has won 14 tests while Bangladesh has won only 2. Three games ended in a draw.
