New Zealand XI v Bangladeshis
Wisden's review of the first tour match, New Zealand XI v Bangladeshis
15-Apr-2017
At Whangarei, December 22, 2016. New Zealand XI won by three wickets. ‡Bangladeshis 245-8 (43 overs); New Zealand XI 247-7 (41.4 overs) (B. S. Smith 50, B. J. Horne 60*; Shakib Al Hasan 3-41). The Bangladeshis chose from 13, the New Zealand XI from 12. After five months out with shoulder trouble, left-armer Mustafizur Rahman picked up 2-39, but couldn't stop Ben Horne shepherding the chase.