Bangladesh lost the 3-match T20I series against New Zealand 3-0 after they went down by 27 runs in the third match at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui today.

It is a dead rubber in the context of the T20I series but for Bangladesh the third game at the Bay Oval against New Zealand today is one last opportunity for them to come out of that defeatist cycle going into a more demanding assignment -- the two-Test series.

Bangladesh Cricket Board announced the 15-man squad for the first Test against New Zealand at Wellington on January 12, 2017 today.

Bangladesh lost the 3-match T20I series against New Zealand when they went down by 47 runs in the second game at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui today.

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza won the toss and decided to bowl in their second T20 international at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui today.

Ross Taylor completed rehabilitation from eye surgery to be named Thursday in the New Zealand squad for the two-Test series against Bangladesh starting next week.

Pace bowler Taskin Ahmed is all set to make his Test debut after he was drafted in the Bangladesh squad for the two-match series against New Zealand.

In-form batsman Neil Broom was Thursday forced out of the remaining two Twenty20 matches against Bangladesh with a broken finger and replaced by George Worker, New Zealand Cricket said.

New Zealand have kept an unchanged group together for the opening Test against Bangladesh starting in Wellington next Thursday.

This Willamson guy is only Kane Williamson, captain of the New Zealand cricket team. He joins the list of famous players who have had their names misspelled on their own jerseys.

New Zealand beat Bangladesh by six wickets thanks to an unbeaten 73 from skipper Kane Williamson in the first T20I of the series at Napier today.

Mahmudullah struck a fluent 52 as Bangladesh recovered from a shaky start to post a fighting 140-8 in their opening T20 game against New Zealand at the Maclean Park today.

After being dropped in the last two ODIs in Nelson, left-handed batsman Soumya Sarkar is likely to return in the first T20I against New Zealand at Mclean Park in Napier tomorrow.

Bangladesh's premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan did not speak to the press since his arrival in New Zealand. His bat also did not talk

After being dropped in the last two one-day internationals at Nelson, left-handed batsman Soumya Sarkar is likely to return in the first T20I against New Zealand at Mclean Park in Napier tomorrow.

Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman has attained career-best rankings after creditable performances in a three-match One-Day International series which New Zealand won 3-0 at home.

Black Caps skipper Kane Williamson has many New Zealand batting records in his sights but most scores in the nineties would have to be one of the most unique.

Tanbir Haydar is the only player from the ODI squad who has not found a place in the Bangladesh team for the first T20I against New Zealand, set to take place in Napier on January 3.

Off-spinner Jeetan Patel has been selected in New Zealand's squad for the third One-Day International against Bangladesh, scheduled to be played in Nelson on Saturday.

Bangladesh's leg-spinner Tanbir Hayder has received an official reprimand for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the second ODI against New Zealand on Thursday.