# Bangladeshi cricket team in New Zealand in 2020–21

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. Originally, the tour was scheduled to take place in October 2020, ahead of the then scheduled ICC Men's T20 World Cup. In August 2020, New Zealand Cricket confirmed that the tour was going ahead, and were working with their government to comply with biosecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic. On 29 September 2020, New Zealand Cricket confirmed the schedule against Bangladesh. The ODI matches formed part of the inaugural 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.
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. The T20I matches were played as double-headers alongside the women's fixtures between New Zealand and Australia.
Ahead of the tour, New Zealand's captain Kane Williamson was ruled out of the ODI matches due to an elbow injury, with Tom Latham named as captain in his place. 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. New Zealand won the third and final ODI by 164 runs, to win the series 3–0. New Zealand won the first two T20I matches to win the series with a game to spare. New Zealand won the third T20I by 65 runs, to also win the series 3–0.

## Squads

| ODIs | ODIs | T20Is | T20Is |
| New Zealand | Bangladesh | New Zealand | Bangladesh |
| Tom Latham (c, wk) Trent Boult Mark Chapman Devon Conway Martin Guptill Matt Henry Kyle Jamieson Daryl Mitchell James Neesham Henry Nicholls Mitchell Santner Tim Southee Ross Taylor Will Young | Tamim Iqbal (c) Nasum Ahmed Taskin Ahmed Litton Das Mahedi Hasan Mehidy Hasan Afif Hossain Al-Amin Hossain Mosaddek Hossain Najmul Hossain Shanto Rubel Hossain Shoriful Islam Mahmudullah Mohammad Naim Mushfiqur Rahim (wk) Hasan Mahmud Mohammad Mithun Mustafizur Rahman Mohammad Saifuddin Soumya Sarkar | Tim Southee (c) Finn Allen Todd Astle Hamish Bennett Mark Chapman Devon Conway (wk) Lockie Ferguson Martin Guptill Adam Milne Daryl Mitchell Glenn Phillips Ish Sodhi Will Young | Mahmudullah (c) Nasum Ahmed Taskin Ahmed Litton Das Mahedi Hasan Mehidy Hasan Afif Hossain Al-Amin Hossain Mosaddek Hossain Najmul Hossain Shanto Rubel Hossain Tamim Iqbal Shoriful Islam Mohammad Naim Mushfiqur Rahim (wk) Hasan Mahmud Mohammad Mithun Mustafizur Rahman Mohammad Saifuddin Soumya Sarkar |
Ross Taylor was ruled out of the first ODI and was replaced by Mark Chapman in New Zealand's squad. Bangladesh's Tamim Iqbal opted out of the T20I matches for personal reasons. Hasan Mahmud suffered an injury during the first ODI and was ruled out of Bangladesh's T20I squad.

## ODI series
### 1st ODI

* 20 March 2021 11:00 Scorecard
| Bangladesh 131 (41.5 overs) | v | New Zealand 132/2 (21.2 overs) |
| Mahmudullah 27 (54) Trent Boult 4/27 (8.5 overs) | | Henry Nicholls 49* (53) Taskin Ahmed 1/23 (4 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 8 wickets University of Otago Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Wayne Knights (NZ) Player of the match: Trent Boult (NZ)
* 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.
* Tom Latham (NZ) played in his 100th ODI.
* World Cup Super League points: New Zealand 10, Bangladesh 0.

### 2nd ODI

* 23 March 2021 14:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Bangladesh 271/6 (50 overs) | v | New Zealand 275/5 (48.2 overs) |
| Tamim Iqbal 78 (108) Mitchell Santner 2/51 (10 overs) | | Tom Latham 110* (108) Mahedi Hasan 2/42 (10 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 5 wickets Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Chris Brown (NZ) and Chris Gaffaney (NZ) Player of the match: Tom Latham (NZ)
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
* World Cup Super League points: New Zealand 10, Bangladesh 0.

### 3rd ODI

* 26 March 2021 11:00 Scorecard
| New Zealand 318/6 (50 overs) | v | Bangladesh 154 (42.4 overs) |
| Devon Conway 126 (110) Rubel Hossain 3/70 (10 overs) | | Mahmudullah 76* (73) James Neesham 5/27 (7.4 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 164 runs Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Wayne Knights (NZ) Player of the match: Devon Conway (NZ)
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
* Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell (NZ) both scored their first centuries in ODIs.
* World Cup Super League points: New Zealand 10, Bangladesh 0.

## T20I series
### 1st T20I

* 28 March 2021 14:00 Scorecard
| New Zealand 210/3 (20 overs) | v | Bangladesh 144/8 (20 overs) |
| Devon Conway 92* (52) Nasum Ahmed 2/30 (4 overs) | | Afif Hossain 45 (33) Ish Sodhi 4/28 (4 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 66 runs Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Shaun Haig (NZ) Player of the match: Devon Conway (NZ)
* 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.

### 2nd T20I

* 30 March 2021 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| New Zealand 173/5 (17.5 overs) | v | Bangladesh 142/7 (16 overs) |
| Glenn Phillips 58* (31) Mahedi Hasan 2/45 (4 overs) | | Soumya Sarkar 51 (27) Tim Southee 2/21 (4 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 28 runs (DLS method) McLean Park, Napier Umpires: Chris Brown (NZ) and Wayne Knights (NZ) Player of the match: Glenn Phillips (NZ)
* 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

* 1 April 2021 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| New Zealand 141/4 (10 overs) | v | Bangladesh 76 (9.3 overs) |
| Finn Allen 71 (29) Shoriful Islam 1/21 (2 overs) | | Mohammad Naim 19 (13) Todd Astle 4/13 (2 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 65 runs Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Chris Brown (NZ) and Chris Gaffaney (NZ) Player of the match: Finn Allen (NZ)
* Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was reduced to 10 overs per side due to rain.