Sports Reporter :
New Zealand Cricket team arrived at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city’s Kurmitola on Tuesday to play five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches against Bangladesh Cricket team. After reaching the Airport, members of New Zealand Cricket team directly went to their Team Hotel InterContinental Dhaka.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh Cricket team also went to the InterContinental Dhaka. Members of both teams will take a three-day quarantine there. After ending their quarantine, players of both teams will take part in their respective practice sessions.
All the five T20I matches will be held at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city’s Mirpur. All the games will start at 4.00pm
Bangladesh will play against New Zealand in the first T20I on September 1, the Tigers will take on the Kiwis in the second T20I on September 3, the hosts will face the tourists in the third T20I on September 5, the home side will meet the visitors in the fourth T20I on September 8, Bangladesh will take on the Black Caps on September 10.
Bangladesh squad : Mahmudullah Riyad (Captain), Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Soumya Sarkar, Liton Das, Mosaddek Hossain, Afif Hossain, Mohammad Naim, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Shamim Hossain, Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Mohammad Saifuddin, Shoriful Islam, Taijul Islam, Mahedi Hasan, Aminul Islam Biplob and Nasum Ahmed.
New Zealand squad: Tom Latham (Captain), Finn Allen, Hamish Bennett, Tom Blundell (Wicketkeeper), Doug Bracewell, Colin de Grandhomme, Jacob Duffy, Scott Kuggeleijn, Cole McConchie, Henry Nicholls, Ajaz Patel, Rachin Ravindra, Ben Sears, Blair Tickner and Will Young.
