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After winning the toss at Shere Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday, New Zealand put themselves to bat on a tough surface in Dhaka and equalled their record of lowest total in T20Is. On the other hand, despite the initial setback (7/2) in reply, Bangladesh managed to chase down the small target of 61 runs convincingly with 5 overs to spare. Shakib Al Hasan was star of the match. The all-rounder bowled an economic spell and picked up 2 wickets with the ball before scoring the important 25 runs with the bat.
Numbers and Stats from Ban vs NZ 1st T20I match:
60 - New Zealand recorded their joint-lowest total in T20Is on Wednesday.
New Zealand's lowest T20I total:
60 vs Sri Lanka, 2014
60 vs Bangladesh, 2021
80 vs Pakistan, 2010
Lowest T20I total vs Bangladesh:
60 by New Zealand in 2021
62 by Australia in 2021
72 by Afghanistan in 2014
1 - Bangladesh have defeated New Zealand for the 1st time in T20I history
7 - Bangladesh have won 7 T20I matches in the year 2021 so far.
Most T20I wins for Ban in a calendar year :
7 wins in 2016
7 wins in 2021
5 wins in 2018
30 - Bangladesh have won this T20I macth with 30 balls balls to spare
Largest margin of victory for Bangladesh in T20Is (By balls left):
48 balls vs Afghanistan, 2014
30 balls vs New Zealand, 2021
27 balls vs Nepal, 2014
11 - Mahmudullah has won most T20I matches (11) as Bangladesh captain now
Most T20I matches won by a Bangladesh captain:
Mahmudullah -11
Mashrafe Mortaza - 10
Mushfiqur Rahim - 8