Bangladesh vs New Zealand, 1st ODI, New Zealand tour of Bangladesh, 2026 - Player HighlightsBAN vs NZ, 1st ODI, New Zealand tour of Bangladesh, 2026 - Player Highlights

Nathan Smith to Towhid Hridoy, out Caught by Nicholls!! In the airrrr and that's a great catch to seal the win for NZ. Short of a length delivery on the stumps, Towhid looks to slog, mistimes. Deep mid-wicket runs in and dives full length to take it an inch from the ground. The third ump checks if it's a fair catch and it sure is. He is in control of the ball when he releases it says the third ump as he sees Nicholls throw the ball high to celebrate the catch and the win. Towhid Hridoy c Nicholls b Nathan Smith 55(60) [4s-2 6s-2]

Nathan Smith to Towhid Hridoy, no run, moves across a long way to smash but mistimes towards cover

Nathan Smith to Towhid Hridoy, SIX, that is crunched over mid-off and that's the 12th ODI fifty for Towhid Hridoy. Full and right in the slot, Towhid gets under it and belts it hard over the infield and gets the much needed maximum

Nathan Smith to Towhid Hridoy, 2 runs, short of length delivery, Towhid pulls to deep square leg. Great diving effort at the fence to save two runs

Nathan Smith to Rishad Hossain, 1 run, full delivery, Rishad pushes it to mid-off

Nathan Smith to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run, oh under edge to point. They sneak a quick single. The fielder at backward point dives and underarms at the striker's end but misses. Rishad Hossain would have been a goner

Nathan Smith to Rishad Hossain, 1 run, manages to steer it to third man

Nathan Smith to Rishad Hossain, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Rishad under edges to the off-side

Nathan Smith to Rishad Hossain, no run, short of length delivery, Rishad manages to push it to the off-side

Nathan Smith to Towhid Hridoy, no run, full and outside off stump, driven nicely and cut off so well with a dive at short cover

Nathan Smith to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Mehidy dabs to third man

Nathan Smith to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run, short delivery on the off stump, Towhid rocks back and pulls through backward square leg

Nathan Smith to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 1 run, tucked to square leg, bit of yes-no for the second run but they settle for one

Nathan Smith to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run, short of length delivery, Towhid taps it to deep backward point

Nathan Smith to Towhid Hridoy, wide, now a pacy bumper, Towhid looks to pull and misses. The ump calls wide but the bowler asks if the batter moved inside the line. May well have been a wide for height

Nathan Smith to Towhid Hridoy, no run, short of length delivery, Towhid advances and gets hit on the pad. Soft check for LBW but the batter was down the pitch so the ump wasn't convinced. Replay suggests it didn't bounce much so Towhid might have got away with it. UtlraEdge confirms an inside edge

Nathan Smith to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run, full delivery on the off stump, Towhid advances and flicks to mid-on

Nathan Smith to Towhid Hridoy, no run, full delivery outside off stump, Towhid mistimes the drive back to the bowler

Nathan Smith to Afif Hossain, 1 run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Afif pulls to mid-on

Nathan Smith to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run, good length delivery on the stumps, Towhid flicks to square leg

Nathan Smith to Towhid Hridoy, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Towhid defends

Nathan Smith to Afif Hossain, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Afif dabs to third man

Nathan Smith to Afif Hossain, no run, a back foot block to make in a maiden over

Nathan Smith to Afif Hossain, no run, lets this short of length delivery come and dabs to point, they erase the thought of a quick single immediately

Nathan Smith to Afif Hossain, no run, blocked off the back foot again

Nathan Smith to Afif Hossain, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Afif defends off the back foot

Nathan Smith to Afif Hossain, no run, oh inside edge onto pad and rolls past the stumps as Afif looks to defend

Nathan Smith to Afif Hossain, no run, good length delivery angling in from round the wicket, Afif defends off the back foot

Nathan Smith to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run, angling in from over the wicket, Towhid flicks it to the on-side

Nathan Smith to Litton Das, 1 run, oh inside edge escapes past the stumps and rolls to fine leg. Litton was kind of late to bring the bat down in time

Nathan Smith to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run, full and outside off stump, drilled down the ground but mid-off makes a great diving save to the right to deny the boundary. He is quick to release the ball at the stumps as well, Towhid had to rush home

Nathan Smith to Litton Das, 1 run, full and on the stumps, Litton flicks to the on-side

Nathan Smith to Litton Das, no run, good length delivery on the off stump for you miss I hit, Litton offers the full face of the bat to defend

Nathan Smith to Litton Das, 2 runs, nicely clipped away through mid-wicket, got it wide of mid-on and found the gap for two

Nathan Smith to Saif Hassan, no run, that was risky! On a good length outside off, Saif Hassan hangs his bat out and is lucky not to nick it behind

Nathan Smith to Saif Hassan, no run, on a length attacking the stumps, fended into the leg-side

Nathan Smith to Saif Hassan, no run, full length delivery outside off, Saif Hassan leans ahead a touch and taps it towards cover-point

Nathan Smith to Litton Das, 1 run, almost chopped on! Back of a length well outside off, keeps low, Litton Das pushes at it and gets an inside edge that bounces and flies over the leg-stump

Nathan Smith to Litton Das, wide, a bouncer angling in on leg-stump, Litton Das thinks about a pull but it's too high and he lets it go. Wided for height

Nathan Smith to Litton Das, 2 runs, back of a length delivery angling down leg, Litton Das works it through backward square leg and comes back for the second run

Nathan Smith to Litton Das, 1 run, fullish delivery swinging in on off, Litton Das pushes at it and gets it off the inner half through backward square leg

Nathan Smith to Saif Hassan, 1 run, good length outside off, Saif Hassan guides it to third man

Nathan Smith to Saif Hassan, no run, variable bounce on show! On a length in the channel, pitches and takes off extravagantly, Saif Hassan has to sway away and drops his wrists to evade it. He has a puzzled look on his face. Where did that come from? In the first innings, the pitch mostly played low and slow. But, it is playing more tricks now with some keeping low and the odd one taking off

Nathan Smith to Saif Hassan, SIX, Saif Hassan takes toll off the Free Hit! First maximum of the match! Shortish delivery around off, sits up nicely for Saif Hassan. He clears his front leg and smacks it over long-on for a 85m maximum. Got hold of that one nicely

Nathan Smith to Litton Das, no ball, 1 run, short of length on off, seams away a touch, Litton Das glides it to third man. Nathan Smith has overstepped so a Free Hit is coming up...

Nathan Smith to Litton Das, no run, back of a length in the channel, Litton Das hangs back and blocks it towards covers

Nathan Smith to Litton Das, 2 runs, length delivery seaming towards middle and leg, Litton Das tucks it through mid-wicket and comes back for the second run

Nathan Smith to Litton Das, 2 runs, fuller in length outside off, Litton Das leans ahead a touch and push-drives it through covers. Gets off the mark with a couple. Brilliant over from Nathan Smith, two wickets and only two runs off it

Nathan Smith to Litton Das, no run, 135.3kph short of length delivery in the channel, Litton Das opens his bat-face and guides it to backward point

Nathan Smith to Litton Das, no run, on a length and angling in on off, Litton Das is hurried a bit but manages to keep it out

Nathan Smith to Litton Das, no run, a peach but Nathan Smith doesn't get the hat-trick! In the corridor of uncertainty, pitches and straightens to open Litton Das up in his stance. Litton Das plays for the original line but gets beaten all ends up

Nathan Smith to Najmul Hossain Shanto, out Bowled!! Two in two for Smith! Bangladesh are in some early trouble. On a length on middle and off, shapes in a touch. Najmul perhaps should have committed himself on the front foot but is caught waiting on the crease slightly. Doesn't move his feet much as he tries to flick it across but gets beaten on the inside edge. The ball crashes into the stumps once again. Najmul Hossain Shanto b Nathan Smith 0(1)

Nathan Smith to Tanzid Hasan Tamim, out Bowled!! Knocked him over! That was a poor shot from Tanzid and he has paid the price for it! He steps down the track premeditatively and Nathan Smith keeps it simple. He bowls it on a length and attacks the stumps. Gets some inward movement as well on it too. Tanzid tries to slog it across but misses it completely and the stumps behind are shattered. Not a good ploy to play against on a slow and low surface like this. New Zealand have struck early. Tanzid Hasan Tamim b Nathan Smith 2(6)

Nathan Smith to Saif Hassan, 1 run, pitched up ball swinging in on off, a tentative push from Saif Hassan and he gets an inside edge through backward square leg

Nathan Smith to Saif Hassan, no run, back of a length in the channel, kept out from the crease

Nathan Smith to Saif Hassan, no run, pitched up outside off, driven on the up to covers

Nathan Smith to Saif Hassan, no run, dropped! Nicholls has put down a straightforward chance! On a back of a length in the channel, seaming away a touch, Saif Hassan is rooted to the crease as he pokes at it and gets a thick outside edge. Nicholls at first slip goes at it with both hands at a comfortable waist height but it pops out. That should have been taken

Nathan Smith to Tanzid Hasan Tamim, leg byes, a chirpy appeal for lbw turned down! Fullish and around leg-stump, Tanzid tries to flick it across but misses and is struck on the pads. It probably pitched outside leg

Nathan Smith to Tanzid Hasan Tamim, no run, pitched up on off, some nibble in the air, Tanzid covers the line and eases it to mid-on