New Zealand Vs Bangladesh Cricket Scorecard & H2H, 2nd ODI – 2026

Result
2nd ODI - Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur
NZ
NEW ZEALAND198
BAN
BANGLADESH199/4
Bangladesh won by 6 wickets (CRR: 5.61)
Player of the Match
Nahid Rana
Batting: Bangladesh Inning
BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Saif Hassanb Nathan Smith8620133.33
Tanzid Hasanc Henry Nicholls b Jayden Lennox7658104131.03
Soumya Sarkarc Dean Foxcroft b Will O'Rourke8110172.73
Nazmul Hossain ShantoRetired Hurt50715270.42
Liton Das (wk)c Dean Foxcroft b Jayden Lennox7111063.64
Md Towhid Hridoynot out30315096.77
Mehedi Hasan (c)not out8251032.00
Extras: 12 (w 8) | Total: 199/4 (35.3 ov)
Bowling: New Zealand
BowlerOMRWECON
Nathan Smith7.004616.6
Will O'Rourke7.004115.9
Blair Tickner5.003507.0
Dean Foxcroft5.302604.7
Jayden Lennox9.023624.0
Josh Clarkson2.001105.5
Batting: New Zealand Inning
BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Henry Nichollslbw b Nahid Rana13262050.00
Nick Kellyc Tawhid Hridoy b Shoriful Islam8310214081.37
Will Youngc Najmul Hossain Shanto b Nahid Rana270028.57
Tom Latham (c)(wk)c Litton Das b Soumya Sarkar14351040.00
Muhammad Abbasc Litton Das b Nahid Rana19341055.88
Dean Foxcroftc Tawhid Hridoy b Nahid Rana15350042.86
Josh Clarksonc Mehidy Hasan b Rishad Hossain6510120.00
Nathan Smithnot out18231078.26
Blair Ticknerc (Sub) b Shoriful Islam121120109.09
Jayden Lennoxb Nahid Rana04000.00
Will O'Rourkec Tawhid Hridoy b Taskin Ahmed6110054.55
Extras: 10 (lb 2, w 7, nb 1) | Total: 198 (48.4 ov)
Bowling: Bangladesh
BowlerOMRWECON
Taskin Ahmed9.414614.8
Shoriful Islam10.013223.2
Nahid Rana10.013253.2
Soumya Sarkar4.002716.8
Mehedi Hasan10.003803.8
Rishad Hossain5.002114.2
Match Information & Lineups
SeriesNew Zealand in Bangladesh 2026
DateApr 20 2026, Mon - 10:30 AM
TossNZ won & elected to bat
VenueSBNCS, Mirpur
CityMirpur, Bangladesh
StatusCompleted
Bangladesh Playing XI
Saif Hassan, Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Litton Das (wk), Tawhid Hridoy, Soumya Sarkar, Mehidy Hasan (c), Rishad Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Nahid Rana
New Zealand Playing XI
Henry Nicholls, Nick Kelly, Will Young, Tom Latham (c) (wk), Muhammad Abbas, Dean Foxcroft, Josh Clarkson, Nathan Smith, Blair Tickner, Jayden Lennox, Will O'Rourke
Head to Head Records
11
BANGLADESH
VS
34
NEW ZEALAND
Total Matches: 46 | Tied: 0 | No Result: 1

New Zealand Vs Bangladesh – 2nd ODI Highlight – 20 Apr, 2026

Some matches just don’t go the way you hope… and yeah, this one had that feeling for Bangladesh national cricket team fans. Playing against New Zealand national cricket team at their home is never easy, and it kinda showed throughout the game.

New Zealand batted first and looked… comfortable. Not explosive, not reckless — just in control. Their top order built things nicely, rotating strike, picking gaps, and then the middle overs really hurt Bangladesh. A couple of big partnerships, some clean hitting towards the end, and suddenly the total looked a bit too much.

Bangladesh’s chase started with hope. A few good shots early, timing looked decent. But then came that familiar collapse phase… one wicket, then another, and things just slipped. You could almost feel the pressure through the screen.

There were small fights in between, a couple of batters tried to hold things together, but the required rate kept climbing. In the end, New Zealand’s bowlers stayed disciplined and didn’t let the game drift.

Not a total blowout, but yeah… New Zealand were just better on the day.