New Zealand cricket team in Bangladesh in 2021–22

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

New Zealand cricket team in Bangladesh in 2021–22
  Flag of Bangladesh.svg Flag of New Zealand.svg
  Bangladesh New Zealand
Dates 1 – 10 September 2021
Captains Mahmudullah Tom Latham
Twenty20 International series

The New Zealand cricket team are touring Bangladesh in September 2021 to play five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1][2] The matches will be used as preparation ahead of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[3][4] Initially, New Zealand were scheduled to play three T20I matches, but in May 2021, two more matches were added to the schedule.[5] The schedule for the tour was confirmed in August 2021.[6][7]

Tom Latham was named as New Zealand's captain, with Kane Williamson being unavailable due to him playing in the rescheduled phase of the 2021 Indian Premier League.[8] A warm-up match for the New Zealand team at the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan in Savar was scheduled to take place, but was later cancelled.[9] The New Zealand team arrived in Bangladesh on 24 August 2021.[10]

Squads[]

T20Is
 Bangladesh[11]  New Zealand[12]

Upon the team's arrival in Bangladesh, New Zealand's Finn Allen tested positive for COVID-19.[13] No immediate decission with reagrds to if Allen needed to be replaced in the squad was made.[14]

T20I series[]

1st T20I[]

2nd T20I[]

3rd T20I[]

4th T20I[]

5th T20I[]

References[]

  1. ^ "BCB confirms Bangladesh will also host England and New Zealand in 2021". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Biosecurity measures for New Zealand series to largely mirror those used for Australia - BCB CEO". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Australia, New Zealand set to tour Bangladesh for T20Is". CricBuzz. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Bangladesh to kickstart T20 WC preparations with Australia series". CricBuzz. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Australia to play five T20Is on their tour of Bangladesh". CricBuzz. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  6. ^ "New Zealand to tour Bangladesh for five T20Is in September". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  7. ^ "BCB announces five-match T20I series with New Zealand". BD Crictime. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Tom Latham to lead New Zealand in Bangladesh and Pakistan with IPL-bound players unavailable". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Kiwis to skip practice match in Bangladesh". BD Crictime. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  10. ^ "New Zealand arrive in Dhaka for five T20Is". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Media Release: New Zealand's Tour of Bangladesh 2021: Bangladesh squad announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Black Caps announce Twenty20 World Cup squad, two debutants for leadup tours with stars absent". Stuff. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Allen tests positive for COVID-19". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  14. ^ "NZ batsman Finn Allen tests positive for COVID-19 on arrival in B'desh". ANI News. Retrieved 24 August 2021.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""