Bangladesh Win First Ever T20I Versus New Zealand
Bangladesh has created history by beating New Zealand for the first ever time in a T20. New Zealand had won in 10 previous meetings between the sides. The win came in the wake of a 5-match series that Bangladesh won by an incredible 4-1 margin over an Australia side without its marquee players.
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The Previous Nine Meetings
The teams clashed for the first time at Hamilton in February 2010, a match that the Kiwis won by 10 wickets after dismissing Bangladesh for 78. Their next meeting came in the 2012 T20 world cup hosted by Sri Lanka. That was followed by a one-off game in Dhaka in 2013, followed in turn by another world cup meeting in 2016. New Zealand hosted Bangladesh to a 3-match series in 2017, with another similar series earlier in 2021.
BBangladesh’s Incredible Home Record Since September 2019
he match on 1 September was Bangladesh’s 13th T20I match at home in the last 24 months. The hosts have won 11 of those matches, with the two losses coming against Afghanistan on 15 September 2019, and against Australia on 7 August 2021. Incidentally, the loss to Australia happened during Bangladesh’s rout of a second-string Australian side in a five-match series last month.
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