2023 NZ vs BAN 1st T20I highlights: Mitchell Starc-led New Zealand is scheduled to play in the 1st T20I match of the Bangladesh tour of New Zealand 2023 against Najmul Hossain Shanto-led Bangladesh.
| Match No | Bangladesh tour of New Zealand 2023, 1st T20I |
| Match | New Zealand vs Bangladesh |
| Date | December 27, 2023 |
| Toss | Bangladesh won the toss and opt to bowl |
| Venue | McLean Park, Napier |
| Result | Bangladesh won by 5 wickets |
New Zealand vs Bangladesh playing 11
New Zealand
Tim Seifert (wk), Finn Allen, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner (c), Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Ben Sears
Bangladesh
Soumya Sarkar, Litton Das (wk), Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Rony Talukdar, Towhid Hridoy, Afif Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Shoriful Islam, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman
New Zealand vs Bangladesh scoreboard
| Team | Scoreboard |
| New Zealand | 137/9 (20 ov) |
| Bangladesh | 137/5 (18.4 ov) |
2023 NZ vs BAN 1st T20I highlights
New Zealand innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Finn Allen | c Soumya Sarkar b Shoriful Islam | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Tim Seifert † | b Mahedi Hasan | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Mitchell | b Mahedi Hasan | 14 | 15 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 93.33 |
| Glenn Phillips | lbw b Shoriful Islam | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Chapman | c Tanzim Hasan Sakib b Rishad Hossain | 19 | 19 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 100 |
| James Neesham | c Afif Hossain b Mustafizur Rahman | 48 | 29 | 55 | 4 | 3 | 165.51 |
| Mitchell Santner (c) | c Soumya Sarkar b Shoriful Islam | 23 | 22 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 104.54 |
| Adam Milne | not out | 16 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 133.33 |
| Tim Southee | c Afif Hossain b Mustafizur Rahman | 8 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 80 |
| Ish Sodhi | c †Litton Das b Tanzim Hasan Sakib | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Ben Sears | not out | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Mahedi Hasan | 4 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 3.5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shoriful Islam | 4 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 6.5 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanzim Hasan Sakib | 4 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 11.25 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Mustafizur Rahman | 4 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3.75 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rishad Hossain | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Afif Hossain | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bangladesh innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Litton Das † | not out | 42 | 36 | 87 | 2 | 1 | 116.66 |
| Rony Talukdar | c Southee b Milne | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 142.85 |
| Najmul Hossain Shanto (c) | c Santner b Neesham | 19 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 135.71 |
| Soumya Sarkar | b Sears | 22 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 146.66 |
| Towhid Hridoy | c Southee b Santner | 19 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 105.55 |
| Afif Hossain | c Neesham b Southee | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 |
| Mahedi Hasan | not out | 19 | 16 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 118.75 |
Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Tim Southee | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Milne | 3.4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 10.63 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| James Neesham | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Sears | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ish Sodhi | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mitchell Santner | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Player of the Match
Mahedi Hasan | Bangladesh
Mahedi Hasan was named the Player of the Match for his impressive performance in the first T20I match where he dismissed Seifert and Daryl Mitchell. He bowled four overs and gave 14 runs with an economy of 3.50.
