Bangladesh women's cricket team in New Zealand in 2022–23

The Bangladesh women's cricket team toured New Zealand in December 2022 to play three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1][2] The ODI matches formed part of the 2022–2025 ICC Women's Championship.[3][4]

Bangladesh women's cricket team in New Zealand in 2022–23
 
  New Zealand Bangladesh
Dates 2 December 2022 – 17 December 2022
Captains Sophie Devine Nigar Sultana
One Day International series
Results New Zealand won the 3-match series 1–0
Most runs Suzie Bates (153) Nigar Sultana (92)
Most wickets Jess Kerr (5) Jahanara Alam (2)
Player of the series Suzie Bates (NZ)
Twenty20 International series
Results New Zealand won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs Amelia Kerr (121) Nigar Sultana (35)
Most wickets Lea Tahuhu (8) Marufa Akter (3)
Player of the series Lea Tahuhu (NZ)

New Zealand bowled Bangladesh out for 32 runs in the first T20I and won the match by 132 runs – their biggest win in the format.[5] New Zealand also won the second T20I, thanks to a record 77-run partnership between Amelia Kerr and Maddy Green.[6] Amelia Kerr starred once again in the third T20I to help New Zealand complete a 3–0 sweep of Bangladesh.[7]

Bangladesh lost the opening ODI after getting bowled out for 180, despite a career-best innings of 73 runs by Nigar Sultana.[8] Jess Kerr's four-wicket haul led New Zealand to an eight-wicket victory in the match.[9] The second ODI was washed out after multiple rain breaks before and during the match.[10] New Zealand won the ODI series 1–0 after the third ODI was also washed out, this time after only 26.5 overs of play.[11] The final ODI was the seventh international cricket fixture hosted in New Zealand to get washed out in 2022 – a record number for New Zealand in a calendar year.[12]

Squads

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  New Zealand   Bangladesh
ODIs[13] T20Is[14] ODIs and T20Is[15]

Brooke Halliday was ruled out of New Zealand's squad for the entire series due to a hand injury; Rebecca Burns was named as a replacement in the T20I squad, while Georgia Plimmer was added to the ODI squad.[16]

Warm-up matches

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Before the start of the series, Bangladesh faced a New Zealand XI in a 50-over and a 20-over warm-up match.[17]

28 November 2022
11:00
Scorecard
Bangladesh  
203 (50 overs)
v
  New Zealand XI
228/5 (50 overs)
Ritu Moni 46 (80)
Molly Penfold 5/36 (10 overs)
Kate Ebrahim 72* (109)
Ritu Moni 2/26 (6 overs)
New Zealand XI won by 7 wickets
Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln
Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and Tina Semmens (NZ)
  • Toss uncontested.
  • New Zealand XI batted the allocated 50 overs for practice despite reaching the target of 204 runs in 46.2 overs with 3 wickets lost.

30 November 2022
11:00
Scorecard
New Zealand XI  
124/5 (20 overs)
v
  Bangladesh
125/3 (18 overs)
Saachi Shahri 34* (34)
Sanjida Akter Meghla 2/15 (3 overs)
Murshida Khatun 38 (42)
Molly Penfold 1/13 (4 overs)
Bangladesh won by 7 wickets
Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln
Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and Tina Semmens (NZ)
  • New Zealand XI won the toss and elected to bat.

T20I series

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1st T20I

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2 December 2022
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
New Zealand  
164/3 (20 overs)
v
  Bangladesh
32 (14.5 overs)
Sophie Devine 45 (34)
Nahida Akter 1/25 (3 overs)
Ritu Moni 6 (17)
Lea Tahuhu 4/6 (4 overs)
New Zealand won by 132 runs
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Umpires: Cory Black (NZ) and John Dempsey (NZ)
Player of the match: Lea Tahuhu (NZ)

2nd T20I

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4 December 2022
14:00
Scorecard
New Zealand  
148/4 (20 overs)
v
  Bangladesh
111/8 (20 overs)
Amelia Kerr 46* (30)
Marufa Akter 2/22 (4 overs)
Nigar Sultana 31 (33)
Hayley Jensen 2/12 (3 overs)
New Zealand won by 37 runs
University Oval, Dunedin
Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and John Dempsey (NZ)
Player of the match: Amelia Kerr (NZ)

3rd T20I

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7 December 2022
14:00
Scorecard
New Zealand  
152/7 (20 overs)
v
  Bangladesh
89/7 (20 overs)
Amelia Kerr 48* (31)
Fariha Trisna 1/19 (4 overs)
Rumana Ahmed 25 (24)
Lea Tahuhu 3/13 (4 overs)
New Zealand won by 63 runs
John Davies Oval, Queenstown
Umpires: Cory Black (NZ) and Kim Cotton (NZ)
Player of the match: Amelia Kerr (NZ)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

ODI series

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1st ODI

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11 December 2022
11:00
Scorecard
Bangladesh  
180/8 (50 overs)
v
  New Zealand
181/2 (31 overs)
Nigar Sultana 73 (133)
Jess Kerr 4/23 (10 overs)
Suzie Bates 93* (91)
Jahanara Alam 2/32 (8 overs)
New Zealand won by 8 wickets
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: Cory Black (NZ) and John Dempsey (NZ)
Player of the match: Jess Kerr (NZ)
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Jess McFadyen (NZ), Marufa Akter and Rabeya Khan (Ban) all made their ODI debuts.
  • Women's Championship points: New Zealand 2, Bangladesh 0.

2nd ODI

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14 December 2022
14:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Bangladesh  
157/7 (44 overs)
v
  New Zealand
14/1 (4.4 overs)
Ritu Moni 32 (58)
Fran Jonas 2/30 (9 overs)
Suzie Bates 9* (22)
No result
McLean Park, Napier
Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and John Dempsey (NZ)
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
  • No further play was possible due to rain.
  • Dilara Akter (Ban) made her ODI debut.
  • Women's Championship points: New Zealand 1, Bangladesh 1.

3rd ODI

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17 December 2022
14:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
New Zealand  
123/2 (26.5 overs)
v
Suzie Bates 51 (80)
Ritu Moni 1/21 (5 overs)
No result
Seddon Park, Hamilton
Umpires: Cory Black (NZ) and Kim Cotton (NZ)
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
  • No further play was possible due to rain.
  • Women's Championship points: New Zealand 1, Bangladesh 1.

References

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  1. ^ "Jess McFadyen named in White Ferns squad to face Bangladesh in T20Is and ODIs". Stuff. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Women's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Women name four uncapped players for New Zealand tour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  4. ^ "নিউজিল্যান্ড সফরে বাংলাদেশ নারী দলে 'দুই' নতুন মুখ" ['Two' new faces in Bangladesh women's team for New Zealand tour]. BDCricTime (in Bengali). Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Lea Tahuhu, Hayley Jensen wreak havoc as Bangladesh are routed for 32". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Kerr and Green lead New Zealand to series victory against Bangladesh". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Amelia Kerr, Lea Tahuhu shine again as New Zealand blank Bangladesh 3-0". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Suzie Bates leads the way as White Ferns chase down 181 to beat Bangladesh in first ODI". Stuff. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Jess Kerr, Suzie Bates and Maddy Green sparkle as New Zealand go 1-0 up". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Persistent rain forces Napier ODI to end in no-result". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  11. ^ "New Zealand take ODI series 1-0 after yet another washout". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  12. ^ "White Ferns win ODI series against Bangladesh as rain washes out more international cricket". Stuff. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  13. ^ "McFadyen set for WHITE FERNS debut". New Zealand Cricket. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  14. ^ "Jess McFadyen set to debut in white-ball series against Bangladesh". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  15. ^ "Bangladesh Women's Team announced for Tour of New Zealand 2022". Bangladesh Cricket Board. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  16. ^ "Hand injury forces Brooke Halliday out of remainder of Bangladesh series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  17. ^ "Strong New Zealand XI squad named to face Bangladesh women". New Zealand Cricket. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
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