New Zealand vs Bangladesh 1st T20I: Live Cricket Score & Updates

New Zealand vs Bangladesh 1st T20I, Live Cricket Score:With their confidence oozing after winning the first-ever white-ball game against New Zealand a few days ago, Bangladesh are raring to go in the T20I series. The first match, taking place at McLean Park in Napier, offers different challenges as the Bangla Tigers look to continue the momentum. The Kiwis will be eager to hit top gear in the T20I assignment against an unpredictable Bangladesh side, especially as only 6 months remain for the T20 World Cup 2024 to begin. (LIVE Scorecard)

No run.

Hits the deck hard and bowls it over middle, Daryl Mitchell hops and tucks it with soft hands in the vacant mid-wicket region to pick up a single.

Drop and run!

Hits the length on the stumps and Daryl Mitchell heaves the ball on the leg side, taking it to deep square leg for a single on the bounce.

Wide! Wayward outside the leg stump from a shorter length. Wide ball.

Pitched up to Daryl Mitchell and he shows his intent straight away, comes up, and lofts the ball high up in the sky straight over the bowler's head. The mid off fielder runs back and stops the ball before going to the boundary. The batters pick up a couple.

Good cricket all around. A good length ball outside the off stump line. Mark Chapman plays a well-timed push to the right of Mahedi Hasan at mid off who runs to his side and dives to keep the stroke to a single.

Pitched up outside the off stump line, from over the wicket. Mark Chapman comes in front and taps the ball back to the bowler.

Tanzim Hasan Sakib comes into the attack on his T20I debut.

Gets this one to angle it away from the right-hander, on a good length, outside off, Daryl Mitchell is happy to leave the ball alone. End of a brilliant over from Shoriful