New Zealand A cricket team in Bangladesh in 2025

New Zealand A cricket team in Bangladesh in 2025
 
  Bangladesh A New Zealand A
Dates 5 – 24 May 2025
Captains Nurul Hasan Joe Carter
(First-class)
Nick Kelly
(List A)
FC series
Result New Zealand A won the 2-match series 1–0
Most runs Nurul Hasan (182) Nick Kelly (245)
Most wickets Khaled Ahmed (10) Jayden Lennox (7)
LA series
Result Bangladesh A won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs Mahidul Islam Ankon (147) Dale Phillips (113)
Most wickets Tanvir Islam (5)
Mosaddek Hossain (5)
Adithya Ashok (4)
Kris Clarke (4)

The New Zealand A cricket team toured Bangladesh in May 2025 to play against the Bangladesh A cricket team.[1][2] The tour consisted of two first-class matches and three List A cricket matches.[3]

Bangladesh won the List A series 2–1. New Zealand won the first-class series 1–0, with one match drawn.[4]

Squads

Bangladesh Bangladesh A New Zealand New Zealand A
First-class List A[5] First-class[6] List A[7]

List A series

1st Unofficial ODI

5 May 2025
09:30
Scorecard
New Zealand A
147 (34.3 overs)
v
Bangladesh A
149/3 (27.2 overs)
Dean Foxcroft 72 (64)
Khaled Ahmed 3/27 (7 overs)
Mahidul Islam Ankon 42* (61)
Kris Clarke 2/30 (5 overs)
Bangladesh A won by 7 wickets
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) and Gazi Sohel (Ban)
Player of the match: Khaled Ahmed (Bangladesh A)
  • New Zealand A won the toss and elected to bat.

2nd Unofficial ODI

7 May 2025
09:30
Scorecard
Bangladesh A
344/5 (50 overs)
v
New Zealand A
257 (43.1 overs)
Nurul Hasan 112 (101)
Kris Clarke 2/70 (10 overs)
Dale Phillips 79 (54)
Mosaddek Hossain 3/50 (10 overs)
Bangladesh A won by 87 runs
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) and Morshed Ali Khan (Ban)
Player of the match: Nurul Hasan (Bangladesh A)
  • New Zealand A won the toss and elected to field.

3rd Unofficial ODI

10 May 2025
09:30
Scorecard
Bangladesh A
226 (47.4 overs)
v
New Zealand A
231/6 (48.2 overs)
Nasum Ahmed 67 (97)
Adithya Ashok 3/44 (10 overs)
Dean Foxcroft 36* (43)
Nayeem Hasan 2/30 (10 overs)
New Zealand A won by 4 wickets
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) and Gazi Sohel (Ban)
Player of the match: Dean Foxcroft (New Zealand A)
  • New Zealand A won the toss and elected to field.

First-class series

1st Unofficial Test

14–17 May 2025
Scorecard
v
256 (75.2 overs)
Mitchell Hay 81 (134)
Khaled Ahmed 6/59 (21.2 overs)
268 (69.3 overs)
Nurul Hasan 107 (88)
Josh Clarkson 4/44 (15 overs)
257 (80.1 overs)
Nick Kelly 122 (207)
Hasan Murad 5/61 (24.1 overs)
175 (65.2 overs)
Mahidul Islam Ankon 57* (167)
Adithya Ashok 5/54 (17 overs)
New Zealand A won by 70 runs
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) and Masudur Rahman (Ban)
Player of the match: Adithya Ashok (New Zealand A)
  • Bangladesh A won the toss and elected to field.

2nd Unofficial Test

21–24 May 2025
Scorecard
v
357 (89.5 overs)
Mohammad Naim 82 (94)
Ben Lister 3/43 (13 overs)
379 (125.2 overs)
Nick Kelly 103 (167)
Nayeem Hasan 4/102 (44.2 overs)
87/2 (24 overs)
Anamul Haque 24 (23)
Ben Lister 1/17 (4 overs)
Match drawn
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur
Umpires: Masudur Rahman (Ban) and Gazi Sohel (Ban)
Player of the match: Nick Kelly (New Zealand A)
  • Bangladesh A won the toss and elected to bat.

References

  1. ^ "New Zealand A team to visit Bangladesh in May". The Business Standard. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  2. ^ "New Zealand A Team set to tour Bangladesh in May 2025". Daily observer. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Rookie Black Caps Rhys Mariu, Mitch Hay get chance to push for test debut in NZ A squad". Stuff. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  4. ^ "New Zealand A tour of Bangladesh 2025". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Bangladesh A Team for 1st & 2nd One Day Matches Against New Zealand A Announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Kelly and Carter to lead New Zealand A in Bangladesh". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  7. ^ "BLACKCAPS headline New Zealand A squad for Bangladesh". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 28 April 2025.