New Zealand vs Bangladesh 1st T20I 2023 Highlights

Watch the highlights of New Zealand vs Bangladesh 1st T20I 2023 - Bangladesh tour of New Zealand 3-match Twenty20 international series of the 1st T20I match played between Bangladesh and New Zealand at McLean Park, Napier in 27th December 2023.

The Bangladesh players celebrate after dealing New Zealand some big blows early on © Getty Images

Shoriful Islam and Mahedi Hasan's combined 5-wickets before A superb unbeaten 42 by opener Litton Das steers to Bangladesh famous five-wicket victory over New Zealand and registered their historic first T20I win in New Zealand and take a 1-0 lead in a low-scoring game of the first T20I.

Match Stats :

Bangladesh chased 135 was their highest successful run-chase against New Zealand in T20Is, previous highest chase was 94 at Mirpur in 2021. This is the Bangladesh's first T20I win in New Zealand soil in the 12th T20I meeting between these sides. New Zealand's 134 was their fourth lowest score in a completed innings against Bangladesh in T20 international and It is their worst-total at McLean Park, Napier in T20Is, previous lowest was 143 against also the Bangladesh in 2017. 41 : James Neesham and Mitchell Santner set up the fifth highest sixth-wicket partnership for New Zealand against Bangladesh in T20Is.

New Zealand scored 134-9 in 20 overs with top scorer by James Neesham hammered a 48 off 29-balls - who fell two-run short of his half-century - including 4-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 165.51.

Mitchell Santner scored 23 off 22-balls including 2-fours, Mark Chapman hit a run-a-ball 19-runs included 2-fours & a six and Adam Milne blasted a unbeaten 16 off 12-balls with 2-sixes with strike rate of 133.33.

Bangladesh best bowler by Shoriful Islam picked up 3-wickets for 26-runs in 4-overs, Mahedi Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman both captured 2-wickets, Rishad Hossain took one-wicket and Debutant Tanzim Hasan Sakib - who took one-wicket on his debut T20I match.

Bangladesh chased 135-5 in overs with top scorer by Litton Das hit a unbeaten 42 off 36-balls including 2-fours & a six.

Soumya Sarkar cracked a 22 off 15-balls including 2-fours & a six with strike rate of 146.66, Najmul Hossain Shanto hit 19 off 14-balls included 4-fours.

Mahedi Hasan hit a unbeaten 19 off 16-balls and Towhid Hridoy scored 19 off 18-balls with a six.

New Zealand best bowler by James Neesham, Tim Southee, Mitchell Santner, Ben Bears and Adam Milne each took one-wickets.

Mahedi Hasan named Player of the match for his match-winning all-round performance to scored a unbeaten 19 off 16-balls including one-six & a four after taking two early wickets for 14-runs in 4-overs with economy rate of 3.50.

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