Bangladeshi cricket team in New Zealand in 2016–17

International cricket tour

The Bangladeshi cricket team toured New Zealand from December 2016 to January 2017 to play two Test matches, three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 International (T20Is).^[1][2][3][4] New Zealand won both the ODI and T20I series 3–0^[5][6] and won the Test series 2–0.^[7]

Squads

Mushfiqur Rahim suffered a hamstring injury in the first ODI and as a result, he was ruled out of the remaining ODI and T20I matches. He was replaced by Nurul Hasan.^[14] Jeetan Patel was added to New Zealand's squad for the third ODI.^[15] Martin Guptill suffered a hamstring injury during the third ODI match and was ruled out of the T20I series. He was replaced by Neil Broom.^[16] Broom was later ruled out because of a fractured finger which he sustained during the first T20I and was replaced by George Worker.^[17] Luke Ronchi suffered an injury in the second T20I and was replaced by Tom Blundell.^[18] Mushfiqur Rahim, Imrul Kayes and Mominul Haque were all ruled out of the second Test due to injury. Tamim Iqbal was selected as captain in place of Mushfiqur with Nurul Hasan and Najmul Hossain Shanto also added to the squad.^[19]

Tour match

50 over match: New Zealand XI v Bangladeshis

• Bangladeshis won the toss and elected to bat.
• Rain reduced the match to 43 overs per side.

ODI series

1st ODI

• New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
• Wayne Knights (NZ) stood in his first ODI as an umpire.
• Kane Williamson became the fastest player for New Zealand to score 4,000 runs in ODIs.^[20]

2nd ODI

• Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
• Chris Brown (NZ) stood in his first ODI as an umpire.
• Nurul Hasan, Subashis Roy and Tanbir Hayder (Ban) all made their ODI debuts.
• Neil Broom (NZ) scored his first century in ODIs.^[21]

3rd ODI

• Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
• Neil Broom and Kane Williamson's 179-run partnership is New Zealand's highest ever second-wicket partnership in ODIs.^[22]

T20I series

1st T20I

• Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
• Shaun Haig and Wayne Knights (NZ) both stood in their first T20I as umpires.
• Tom Bruce, Lockie Ferguson and Ben Wheeler (NZ) all made their T20I debuts.
• Mashrafe Mortaza (Ban) played his 50th T20I.^[23]
• McLean Park became the sixth venue in New Zealand to host a T20I.^[23]
• Kane Williamson became the fourth New Zealand player to reach 1,000 runs in T20Is.^[23]
• Lockie Ferguson (NZ) took a wicket with his first delivery, and became the second bowler to take two wickets with his first two T20I deliveries.^[24]

2nd T20I

• Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
• Chris Brown (NZ) stood in his first T20I as an umpire.
• Colin Munro (NZ) became the third player for New Zealand to score a century in a T20I.^[25]

3rd T20I

• Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
• Tom Blundell (NZ) made his T20I debut.
• Corey Anderson broke the record for the most sixes hit by a New Zealander in a T20I (10).^[26]
• Anderson's score of 94 was the highest individual score at batting at number 5 in T20Is.^[26]
• Anderson and Kane Williamson's 124-run partnership was New Zealand's highest ever fourth-wicket partnership in T20Is.^[26]

Test series

1st Test

• New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
• Only 40.2 overs were possible on day 1 due to rain and bad light.
• Rain on day 3 brought play to an end with two overs left.
• Subashis Roy and Taskin Ahmed (Ban) both made their Test debuts.
• Shakib Al Hasan's scored his 3,000 runs in Tests.^[27]
• Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib Al Hasan's 359-run partnership was Bangladesh's highest ever in Tests.^[27]
• Tom Latham (NZ) scored his 2,000th run in Tests.^[28]
• Imrul Kayes (Ban) took the most catches by a substitute wicket-keeper in an innings of a Test (5).^[29]
• Bangladesh's first-innings score was the largest total that resulted in a loss in a Test.^[30]

2nd Test

• New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
• 19 overs on day 2 were lost due to rain and no play was possible on day 3 due to rain.
• Najmul Hossain Shanto and Nurul Hasan (Ban) both made their Test debuts.
• Tamim Iqbal (Ban) played his first Test match as captain.^[19]
• Ross Taylor became the third New Zealand player to reach 6,000 runs in Tests.^[31]
• Tim Southee (NZ) took his 200th Test wicket.^[32]

References

1. "Cricket Schedule 2016: Fixtures and dates of all major series and matches of the New Year". International Business Times. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
2. "Cricket: Please save us from groundhog day". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
3. "Eden Park set to host day-night cricket test against England in 2018". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
4. "NZ target day-night Test v England at Eden Park in 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
5. "Broom, Williamson star in New Zealand's eight-wicket win". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
6. "Anderson's unbeaten 41-ball 94 gives New Zealand 3–0 sweep". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
7. "New Zealand wrap up 2–0 after Bangladesh implosion". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
8. "Broom, Ronchi recalled for Bangladesh ODIs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
9. "Mustafizur returns to Bangladesh ODI squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
10. "New Zealand pick Tom Bruce and Ben Wheeler for Bangladesh T20s". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
11. "Shuvagata, Taijul return to squad for first T20". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
12. "Taylor, Boult picked for home Tests against Bangladesh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
13. "Bangladesh rest Mustafizur for first Test; Mushfiqur fit". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
14. "Mushfiqur ruled out with hamstring injury". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
15. "Jeetan Patel added to New Zealand squad for third ODI". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
16. "Guptill ruled out of T20 series against Bangladesh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
17. "Bangladesh look to equalise in familiar conditions". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
18. "Uncapped Blundell replaces injured Ronchi". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
19. "Mushfiqur, Kayes and Mominul ruled out of crunch Test". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
20. "Kane Williamson: fastest to 4000 for New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
21. "Bangladesh slide dramatically to 0–2 loss after Broom ton". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
22. "Neil Broom sticks it to Bangladesh as Black Caps sweep ODI series". Stuff. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
23. "New year, new format offers hope for Bangladesh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
24. "Williamson, Ferguson thump Bangladesh". ESPNcricinfo. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
25. "Munro's 52-ball hundred razes Bangladesh". ESPN Cricinfo. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
26. "Anderson's six-laden 94* wipes out Bangladesh". ESPNcricinfo. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
27. "Rewriting Bangladesh records: Shakib the individual and Shakib the partner". ESPNcricinfo. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
28. "Tom Latham joins elite company with big century to eclipse previous best on memorable day for Black Caps". Stuff. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
29. "Late strikes dent Bangladesh's standing". ESPNcricinfo. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
30. "Bangladesh's 595: the highest total in a losing cause". ESPNcricinfo. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
31. "Test in balance after Shakib's triple-strike". ESPNcricinfo. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
32. "Black Caps end Bangladesh's torment with ruthless victory in second test". Stuff. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.

External links

• Series home at ESPN Cricinfo