The Bangladesh cricket team toured New Zealand in January 2022 to play two

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matches. The Test series formed part of the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship. In September 2021, the tour dates were moved back slightly due to

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quarantine requirements for travelling to New Zealand. Initially the tour was also scheduled to include three

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matches. However, these were dropped from the itinerary when the dates were confirmed by

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in November 2021. Bangladesh won the first Test by eight wickets. It was Bangladesh's first win in Test cricket against New Zealand, and their first win in international cricket against New Zealand in New Zealand. However, New Zealand went on to win the second Test inside three days, beating Bangladesh by an innings and 117 runs, to draw the series 1–1. It was also

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's final Test match, after he had announced his retirement from international cricket in December 2021.

Squads

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was originally named in Bangladesh's squad, but was granted approval by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to miss the tour.

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was named as Shakib Al Hasan's replacement.

Tour match

Ahead of the Test series, two tour matches were scheduled to be played. However, the first match was cancelled due to an increase in quarantine requirements for the Bangladesh team in New Zealand.

Test series

1st Test

2nd Test

Notes

References

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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