New Zealand’s Henry Nicholls celebrates his fifty. | Photo Credit: AP

Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s highlights of the first ODI between Bangladesh and New Zealand, being held at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on April 17.

PLAYING XI

Bangladesh: Saif Hassan, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Litton Das (wk), Towhid Hridoy, Mehidy Hasan Miraz (c), Rishad Hossain, Afif Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Nahid Rana, Shoriful Islam.

New Zealand: Will Young, Tom Latham (wk) (c), Henry Nicholls, Nick Kelly, Muhammad Abbas, Dean Foxcroft, Josh Clarkson, Nathan Smith, Blair Tickner, Jayden Lennox, William O’Rourke.

TOSS

New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

PREVIEW

Bangladesh and New Zealand will face off in a three-match One-Day International series, starting at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Friday.

The Tigers have been a dominant force in 50-over cricket at home, having beaten West Indies and Pakistan in their last series in the format, and will pose a tough challenge to the Kiwis, who are without their first-choice players owing to the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the Pakistan Super League (PSL).

WHEN AND WHERE TO WATCH

The first ODI between Bangladesh and New Zealand will be live streamed on the FanCode app and website in India from 10:30 AM IST. However, there will be no live telecast of the match in India.

THE SQUADS

Bangladesh: Soumya Sarkar, Litton Das (wk), Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz (c), Saif Hassan, Taskin Ahmed, Tanvir Islam, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Mahidul Islam Ankon, Rishad Hossain, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Nahid Rana.

New Zealand: Will Young, Tom Latham (wk) (c), Henry Nicholls, Dane Cleaver, Josh Clarkson, Nathan Smith, Ben Sears, Adithya Ashok, Blair Tickner, Ben Lister, William O’Rourke, Muhammad Abbas, Jayden Lennox, Dean Foxcroft, Nick Kelly.

Published on Apr 17, 2026