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The New Zealand men’s cricket team is going to visit Bangladesh for the first time in ten years. They will play a series of cricket matches, including One Day Internationals (ODIs) and Test matches. This tour is really important because it comes right before the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in 2023, and both teams want to get ready for it.
The schedule for the tour has been announced by the Bangladesh Cricket Board. The first part of the tour includes three ODIs. These matches will take place at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, near Dhaka. After that, there will be a break, and then the Test matches will happen in November and December.
This is a significant tour for New Zealand and Bangladesh. The Test matches are part of the ICC World Test Championship, which is a big competition for cricket teams. For Bangladesh, this is their first series in this championship.
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New Zealand will arrive in Bangladesh on September 14, and the first ODI will be on September 21. They will play two more ODIs on September 23 and 26. The Test matches will take place from November 26 to December 2, and then from December 6 to 10.
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New Zealand is also a strong team in the cricket world. They were finalists in the 2019 World Cup. In the upcoming Cricket World Cup 2023, they will start their journey on October 5 against the current champions, England.
Bangladesh will start their World Cup journey on October 7 against Afghanistan. Before this tour, New Zealand is playing a T20I series against the United Arab Emirates in Dubai.
Overall, this tour is a big deal for both teams as they prepare for the Cricket World Cup and aim to perform well in these matches.
-IANS
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