When Mushfiqur Rahim struck Cole McConchie over midwicket for a boundary in the 15th over, Bangladesh had registered their first-ever T20I victory over New Zealand at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday, less than a month after clinching their maiden T20I series against Australia at home.

New Zealand were welcomed by Bangladesh with the template that undid the Aussies as a slow and low Mirpur surface played its part behind the hosts registering their maiden T20I win over the Kiwis by seven wickets yesterday.

Bangladesh dominated proceedings in their seven-wicket overwhelming of New Zealand and premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan mentioned that such a performance is ought to boost their confidence ahead of the T20 World Cup later this year.

Following a dominant bowling performance, Bangladesh registered their first-ever T20I victory against New Zealand in the first of the five T20Is at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.

Mustafziur Rahman picked up three wickets as Bangladesh bundled out an inexperienced New Zealand side for their joint-lowest T20I score in the first of their five T20Is at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.

Bangladesh’s batting department will get a big boost as experienced Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das return to add experience to the side for the five-match T20I series against the Kiwis.

Following a historic 4-1 series win at home against Australia last month, a spirited Bangladesh will look to continue their dominance at home against a relatively inexperienced New Zealand side as the first of the five-match T20I series begins today.

Standing on his toes for a second, he slightly leans forward with the ball in hand before running towards the popping crease just like a regular fast bowler.

Bangladesh are all set to take on New Zealand in the first T20I of the five-match series today at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur with expectations high after their recent series wins against Zimbabwe away and Australia at home. The match will get underway at 4:00 PM Bangladesh Time.

Since the upcoming bilateral five-match T20I series against New Zealand is going to be the final international assignment before the ICC World T20I, it has become crucial for Bangladesh think tank to keep an eye on the mega event when it comes to forming the squad in between the series against the Kiwis.

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San Marino, a country with a population of only 34 thousand, Burkina Faso (20.90 million) and Turkmenistan (61.13 million), all three have erased their names from the awkward list of the countries that never won a single Olympic medal. Whereas Bangladesh, a country with 163 million population, are still carrying the tag of the most populous yet unsuccessful nation in the Olympics history, following yet another barren campaign in Tokyo, their tenth overall. 

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