The New Zealand T20I team will play a five-match series against Bangladesh, starting in September 2021. New Zealand last played a bilateral T20I series in Bangladesh in 2013, in which they won 1-0. The outcome of the forthcoming series might have a major impact on the ICC's T20I standings. Bangladesh have a chance to break into the top five ICC-ranked teams in any format for the first time. Bangladesh's best ICC ranking is seventh in one-day internationals. In this article, we discussed how Bangladesh can become the No. 5 T20I Team at the end of the BAN vs. NZ 2021 series.
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Series fixture
The New Zealand Cricket Board wants to play all the five Twenty20 International matches at the same venue due to the coronavirus epidemic. That's why all five matches of the BAN vs. NZ 2021T20I series will be held in Mirpur's Sher-e-Bangla Stadium.
Match |
Venue |
Time (BST) |
1st T20I (1st September) |
SBNCS, Mirpur |
6 PM |
2nd T20I (3rd September) |
SBNCS, Mirpur |
6 PM |
3rd T20I (5th September) |
SBNCS, Mirpur |
6 PM |
4th T20I (8th September) |
SBNCS, Mirpur |
6 PM |
5th T20I (10th September) |
SBNCS, Mirpur |
6 PM |
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BAN vs. NZ 2021: How Bangladesh Can Become No.5 T20I Team
Bangladesh are presently ranked 10th in the ICC Twenty20 International rankings, with 222 points. Bangladesh stand a good chance of climbing to the fifth position in the rankings if they whitewash both Australia and New Zealand in the twenty20 series at home.
New Zealand are now in third place with 263 points but would drop to the fourth position if they lose all of their matches against Bangladesh in the upcoming bilateral series. Take a look at the ICC's T20I rankings scenario for Bangladesh at the end of the BAN vs. NZ 2021 series.
Bangladesh win by 5-0
If Bangladesh whitewash both Australia and New Zealand in their home T20I series, they would move up to fifth place in the ICC T20I standings. Bangladesh will finish fifth with 249 points, one point behind fourth-placed New Zealand.
Bangladesh win by 4-1
Bangladesh will be in sixth place, just behind South Africa, if they whitewash Australia and win the next series 4-1 against New Zealand. Bangladesh will be in seventh place with 240 points if they win both the Australia and New Zealand series by a 4-1 margin.
Bangladesh win by 3-2
Bangladesh will be ranked seventh in the ICC T20I rankings if they clean sweep Australia and win the New Zealand series 3-2. Bangladesh will be in ninth place, just below the Windies, if they win both the Australia and New Zealand series by a 3-2 margin.
New Zealand win by 3-2
Bangladesh would move up to seventh place in the rankings, just ahead of Afghanistan, if they whitewash Australia but lose the T20I series to New Zealand 3-2.
New Zealand win by 4-1
Bangladesh will drop to ninth place should New Zealand win the BAN vs. NZ 2021 series 4-1 even if Bangladesh win the Australia series 5-0.
New Zealand win by 5-0
Bangladesh will be ranked ninth in the ICC Twenty20 International rankings if they whitewash Australia but New Zealand whitewash them again in the upcoming series.
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Verdict
This will be New Zealand's first T20I series in Bangladesh in eight years. Bangladesh have never won a T20 match against New Zealand. Bangladesh have lost all ten Twenty20 International matches between the two sides. However, they have a good possibility of winning a few games in the forthcoming series. Bangladesh can significantly improve its ICC T20I rankings if they win the series against New Zealand.
In addition, the Bangladesh squad will be able to test their Twenty20 skills through this series. New Zealand, on the other hand, will take the Bangladesh T20 series very seriously in an attempt to improve their preparation for the ICC T20 World Cup in October-November. We may anticipate a fascinating contest in the BAN vs. NZ 2021 T20I series.