The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has released the itinerary for New Zealand’s first tour of the country in 10 years. As part of the tour, the two teams will face off in three ODIs and two Test matches, which will be contested in the split model. The ODI series for both sides will begin on September 21 to prepare for the ODI World Cup to be held in India in October-November.
After facing England away from home in August-September, the tour will prove to be very helpful for New Zealand to adjust to the conditions in the subcontinent. All three ODIs will be played at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur after New Zealand arrives in the country on 17 September.
The BCB (The Bangladesh Cricket Board) released a statement on its website regarding the announcement of the tour schedule, which read:
“The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced the itinerary for New Zealand’s tour which includes three ODIs and two Tests and will be played on either side of the ICC Cricket World Cup India 2023. This will be New Zealand’s first ODI and Test series in Bangladesh after 2013. The Tests are a part of the 2023-25 ICC World Test Championship and the first WTC series for Bangladesh in the new cycle.”
The two-match Test series between the two teams will begin on 28 November. The venues for the Test matches have not been announced yet. Before the series, the New Zealand team will land in Dhaka on November 21 and will play a two-day practice match from November 23. The team from the subcontinent drew the two-match Test series 0–0, the last time New Zealand toured in 2013.
The hosts then made a historic 3-0 whitewash in the ODI series, while the Blackcaps snatched something away by winning the only T20 match. from tour.
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Full Schedule For New Zealand’s Tour Of Bangladesh 2023
Both teams are also set to face each other in the league stage of the 2023 ODI World Cup. Their match has been scheduled for October 13 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The competition was initially scheduled to be held during the day but was changed to day-night following a recent change in the tournament’s schedule.
1st ODI: 21 September, Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur
2nd ODI: 23 September, Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur
3rd ODI: 26 September, Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur
1st Test: 28 November to 2 December, TBC
2nd Test: 6 to 10 December, TBC
