Bangladesh's last Test victory came in July of this year against Zimbabwe. They were defeated 2-0 at home by Pakistan, and their recent Test records have been disappointing, with only two victories in the past fourteen matches. On the other hand, New Zealand have been in excellent form in the longer-version format, winning eight of their past twelve matches, including the 2021 World Test Championship final. In this context, the forthcoming series will be a big test for a youthful Bangladesh team. Let's have a look at the New Zealand vs Bangladesh head-to-head statistics and records. 

New Zealand vs Bangladesh: Head-to-head Test Record

The opening match of the NZ vs BAN 1st Test 2022 will be played at the Bay Oval in Tauranga. The game will begin at 4 a.m. (Bangladesh Standard Time). A full-strength New Zealand team will play in the series, while the BCB selectors have added some new names to the Bangladesh roster.

The ninth bilateral Test series (BAN vs NZ): 

The upcoming bilateral contest between Bangladesh and New Zealand will be the ninth Test series between the two nations. Both teams previously played eight bilateral series, with Pakistan hosting five and Bangladesh hosting three. Seven of these series have been won by New Zealand, with one series ending in a draw.

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Notable Test records between Bangladesh and New Zealand

The following are some of Bangladesh and New Zealand's most noteworthy Test records.

Noteworthy Test Records: BAN vs NZ

	Bangladesh	New Zealand
Matches Played (15)	0	12
Most Runs	Tamim Iqbal (908 runs in 20 innings)	Kane Williamson (683 runs in 8 innings)
Highest Score	Shakib Al Hasan (217)	Stephen Fleming (202)
Most hundred	Mahmudullah, Mominul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan (2)	Kane Williamson (3)
Most Wickets	Shakib Al Hasan (26)	Daniel Vettori (51)
Best Bowling Figures (Match)	Shakib Al Hasan (9/115)	Daniel Vettori (12/170)
Most Matches	Tamim Iqbal (11)	Brendon McCullum, Ross Taylor (9)
Highest Partnership	Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim (359)	Martin Guptill and Brendon McCullum (339)
Most Catches	Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Rajin Saleh (4)	Ross Taylor (15)
Most Dismissals	Mushfiqur Rahim (14)	Bredon McCullum (28)

 Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/

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NZ vs BAN 1st Test 2022: First Match Venue Stats 

The first Test will be contested at the Bay Oval in Tauranga from January 1 to 5.

1st Test Venue: Bay Oval, Tauranga    

Test Matches Played: 2 | Highest Individual Innings: 205 (BJ Watling) | Best Bowling Figure (Match): 8/134 (Neil Wagner) | Highest Team Innings: 615/9d | Lowest Team Innings: 197

New Zealand’s Test record (Bay Oval): Win: 2 | Lost: 0 | Draw: 0 

Bangladesh’s Test record (Bay Oval): N/A

Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/

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NZ vs BAN 2nd Test 2022: Second Match Venue Stats 

The Hagley Oval in Christchurch will host the second Test from January 9 to 13.

1st Test Venue: Hagley Oval, Christchurch

Test Matches Played: 8 | Highest Individual Innings: 238 (Kane Williamson) | Best Bowling Figure (Match): 11/117 (Kyle Jamieson) | Highest Team Innings: 659/6d | Lowest Team Innings: 104    

New Zealand’s Test record (Oval): Win: 6 | Lost: 1 | Draw: 1

Bangladesh’s Test record (Oval): Win: 0 | Lost: 1 | Draw: 0

 Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/

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2022 NZ vs BAN Test Series: Players to watch

Bangladesh

The New Zealand series, which is part of the ICC Test Champions, will be without a significant number of senior players. The series will feature just experienced batter, Mushfiqur Rahim. The Test statistics of three Bangladeshi players who would be expected to shoulder most of the responsibilities in the series are given below.

Mominul Haque: M: 47 | Runs: 3,363 | HS: 181 | Ave: 41.01

Mushfiqur Rahim: M: 77 | Runs: 4,856 | HS: 219* | Ave: 37.06

Taskin Ahmed: M: 8 | Wkts: 20 | BBM: 5/128 | Ave: 53.75  

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New Zealand  

The New Zealand Test team for the Bangladesh series is still being finalized. The Kiwi selectors are expected to choose a full-strength squad for the Bangladesh series. Here are the Test statistics for three New Zealand players that might have an impact in the contest.   

Kane Williamson: M: 86 | Runs: 7,272 | HS: 251 | Ave: 53.47

Ross Taylor: M: 110 | Runs: 7,584 | HS: 290 | Ave: 44.87

Trent Boult: M: 73 | Wkts: 292 | BBM: 10/80 | Ave: 27.67     

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Bottom Line

New Zealand certainly have the upper hand in the head-to-head Test stats against Bangladesh. Team tigers have never beaten the Blackcaps in the Test format. In reality, they have only drawn three matches against New Zealand in 15 games and have lost 12 of them. Therefore, it would be unrealistic to expect Bangladesh to win or even draw a match in this away series. Bangladesh's best success would be to play every match for all five days. Because putting up a strong performance against a full-strength Kiwi team in the New Zealand vs Bangladesh Test series will be tough for the team tigers. 

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