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New Zealand vs Bangladesh Scorecard, 1st Test, Bangladesh vs New Zealand 2023
Result · Nov 28 2023, Tue - 09:00 AM (IST)
BANGLADESH310, 338
NEW ZEALAND317, 181
Bangladesh won by 150 runs
CRR:2.54
Player Of The Match
Match Info
| Series: | New Zealand in Bangladesh 2023 |
| Date: | Nov 28 2023, Tue - 09:00 AM (IST) |
| Country: | Bangladesh |
| City: | Sylhet |
| Venue: | Sylhet International Cricket Stadium |
| Toss: | Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat. |
| Bangladesh Playing XI: | Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Zakir Hasan, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mehidy Hasan, Nurul Hasan (wk), Taijul Islam, Shoriful Islam, Naeem Hasan, Shahadat Hossain |
| New Zealand Playing XI: | Devon Conway, Tom Latham, Kane Williamson, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wk), Glenn Phillips, Kyle Jamieson, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee (c), Ajaz Patel |
- New Zealand are undefeated in all their nine men’s Test series against Bangladesh (W7 D2); in fact, Bangladesh (W3 D3) is one of two countries where the Black Caps have not lost a match in the format (also Zimbabwe – W8 D3).
- Bangladesh are winless in their last 10 men’s Test series (D1 L9); their last series win in the format was a 2-0 victory against West Indies in December 2018.
- New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka 2-0 in their most recent men’s Test series (March 2023), snapping a six series winless run in the format (D4 L2).
- This will be the second men’s Test at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium; Zimbabwe defeated Bangladesh by 151 runs in the inaugural match in November 2018.
- Bangladesh have a collective batting average of 48.7 in men’s Tests in 2023, the best of any team this year; New Zealand (40.1) are ranked third in this category (Pakistan – 47.1).
- Batters have left 17% of New Zealand’s balls bowled in men’s Tests in 2023, the highest rate of any team this year and seven percentage points more than Bangladesh (10%).
- Mushfiqur Rahim (10) is one away from surpassing Tamim Iqbal (10) for the outright second most hundreds for Bangladesh in men’s Tests; his Test batting average in 2023 (77.3) is the third best of any player (min. 3 innings) for Bangladesh in a calendar year in the history of the format (Mominul Haque – 86.5 in 2023 and 83.4 in 2013 respectively).
- Henry Nicholls (2,948) is 52 away from becoming the 16th player to score 3,000 runs for New Zealand in men’s Tests; he has been dismissed for zero runs in each of his last two Test innings against Bangladesh, after scoring 50+ in five of his six career innings against them in the format prior to that span.
- Ajaz Patel (48) is two away from reaching 50 wickets in Tests for New Zealand; he’s taken 19 wickets across his last four matches in the format.
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Bangladesh) has a bowling economy rate of 2.1 in men’s Tests in 2023, the best of any player this year (min. 20 overs bowled).