Last Updated on April 11, 2026 by Khabr Bite
Bangladesh is all set for the home series against New Zealand. Bangladesh’s new selection panel, which is led by Habibul Bashar, has announced an unchanged 15-man squad that won the series against Pakistan 2-1. The series includes three ODIs and three T20 Internationals.
The One-Day Internationals are scheduled on April 17 and 20 in Dhaka. Lastly, the third ODI will be played in Chattogram. According to ESPN, Mehidy Hasan Miraz will lead the side as announced earlier. The team is coming off a series win. Also, there are various questions on players such as Saif Hassan and Afif Hossain, who average 17.33 and 19,00 respectively in three innings in Pakistan.
They have also retained the same pace bowlers. The list includes Nahid Rana, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, and Shoriful Islam.
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Schedule of New Zealand Tour of Bangladesh 2026
The tour features 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is. Here is the complete ODI series Schedule:
- 1st ODI: April 17, 2026: Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka
- 2nd ODI: April 20, 2026: Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka
- 3rd ODI: April 23, 2026: Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium, Chattogram
Note: All ODI matches start at 14:00 local/08:00 GMT.
Here is the complete T20I Schedule:
- 1st T20I: April 27, 2026 at Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium, Chattogram
- 2nd T20I: April 29, 2026 at Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium, Chattogram
- 3rd T20I: May 02, 2026 at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka
Note: All T20I matches start at 18:00 local/12:00 GMT.
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Bangladesh squad for the 1st and 2nd ODI against New Zealand
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (capt), Soumya Sarkar, Saif Hassan, Tanzid Hassan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Litton Das (wk), Afif Hossain, Mahidul Islam, Rishad Hossain, Tanvir Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Nahid Rana.
New Zealand squad for ODI series against Bangladesh
As per Cricbuzz, the New Zealand Squad includes Tom Latham (Capt/WK), Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Muhammad Abbas, Josh Clarkson, Nick Kelly, Dean Foxcroft, Nathan Smith, Dane Cleaver, Adithya Ashok, Jayden Lennox, William O’Rourke, Ben Sears, Blair Tickner, and Ben Lister.
New Zealand squad for T20 series against Bangladesh
Tom Latham (Capt/WK), Katene Clarke, Bevon Jacobs, Tim Robinson, Josh Clarkson, Nick Kelly, Dean Foxcroft, Nathan Smith, Dane Cleaver, Matthew Fisher, Jayden Lennox, Ben Sears, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner and Ben Lister.
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Ben Sears ruled out of the ODI series against Bangladesh, Ben Lister comes as a replacement
As per the IansLive, New Zealand Cricket, in a statement, confirmed, “Lister, who is also part of New Zealand A one-day squad in Sri Lanka, will link up with the BLACKCAPS in Bangladesh on Sunday ahead of the ODI series which gets underway in Mirpur on Friday.”
The statement also added, “Sears won’t be replaced in the BlackCaps ODI squad for Bangladesh and will instead join up for the T20 series, which gets underway in Chattogram on Thursday, April 30.”
Ben Lister is a 30-year-old seamer and has four wickets from three ODI and seven 11 wickets in 12 T20Is.
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Will 5 Bangladesh Players Join the ODI Squad Amid PSL 2026 Commitments?
As per ESPNcricinfo, five members of the Bangladesh ODI squad in the series against New Zealand are currently playing the Pakistan Super League 2026. The names include Nahid, Mustafizur, Shoriful, Tanzid Hasan, and Rishad Hossain. According to the sources, all the players are expected to join the rest of the squad members on April 12 and only Mushtafizur is expected to return to the PSL 2026 after the ODI series ends on April 23.
However, no player of New Zealand squad is currently in the PSL or the IPL. So, all players are available from the squad.
