The much-awaited Bangladesh vs New Zealand limited-overs series will kick off from March 20. The visiting side – Bangladesh will play three ODIs and the same number of T20 matches against the host New Zealand. Team tigers have never won a match against the Blackcaps in New Zealand. Bangladesh lost all 26 matches they played against the Kiwi side in New Zealand. So, Bangladesh team management will be eager to seal a victory in New Zealand especially in the ODI format. On an individual level, some records can be broken during the contest. In this edition, we mentioned a few expected milestones both Bangladesh and New Zealand players can achieve during the series.  

Anticipated Milestones: Bangladesh v New Zealand ODI Series 2021

1000 ODI Runs

Soumya Sarkar needs 265 and Kiwi lower middle-order batsman Mitchell Santner requires 76 more runs to complete 1,000 ODI runs.  

3000 ODI Runs

Tim Latham will complete 3000 ODI runs if he scores at least 304 runs in the series. 

9000 ODI Runs

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Veteran Ross Taylor will become the first New Zealand player to score 9,000 ODI runs if he scores 426 more runs during the 3-match ODI contest. 

50 ODI Wickets

Bangladesh’s Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Taskin Ahmed are in touching distance to scalp 50 wickets in ODI format. Miraz needs 3 wickets, while Taskin is 4 wickets shy to reach the milestone. On the other hand, Kiwi spinner IS Sodhi requires 7 more wickets to complete 50 ODI wickets. 

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200 ODI Wickets

Veteran New Zealand pacer Tim Southee can reach the 200 ODI wickets milestone if he takes 10 wickets during the series.

100 ODI Appearances

Tim Latham is only 1 match shy to complete 100 ODI appearances. 

1000 T20I Runs

Soumya Sarkar needs 115 more runs to complete 1,000 T20I runs.

2000 T20I Runs

Kiwi captain Kane Williamson requires 212 runs and Ross Taylor needs only 91 runs to reach 2,000 runs milestone in the T20I format.

50 T20I Wickets

New Zealand pacer Trent Boult needs 9 wickets, while Bangladesh pacer Al Amin Hossain is 7 wickets away to complete 50 T20I wickets milestone.

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50 Catches in T20I

Veteran Ross Taylor will complete 50 catches in T20I if he takes 4 more catches for the national side.

350 International Appearances

Tamim Iqbal will become the second Bangladeshi player after Mushfiqur Rahim (379) to complete 350 international appearances for the tigers if he plays 4 matches in the series.

300 International Appearances

Kane Williamson needs to play two matches and Tim Southee will have to play three more matches to complete 300 international appearances for the Blackcaps.

150 International Appearances

Mitchell Santner will have to play at least 5 matches during the series to complete his 150 international appearances for New Zealand. 

100 International Catches

Veteran Martin Guptill has to take 9 more catches to reach 100 international catches milestone.

50 International Catches

James Neesham needs 6, while Henry Nicholls and Liton Das require 7 more catches each to complete 50 international catches.

50 International Dismissals

Liton Das only needs 4 dismissals to complete 50 dismissals in the international circuit.

18000 International Runs 

Ross Taylor is only 138 runs shy to complete 18,000 international runs.

14000 International Runs

Tamim Iqbal has to score 431 more runs to become the first Bangladeshi player to reach 14,000 international runs milestone.

7000 International Runs

Tom Latham needs 212 runs to complete his 7,000 international runs.

3000 International Runs

Liton Das will complete his 3,000 international runs for Bangladesh if he scores 190 runs in the series.

1000 International Runs

All-rounder Mosaddek Hossain requires 104 runs to complete 1,000 international runs. 

500 International Wickets

Trent Boult needs 14 more wickets to complete 500 international wickets milestone.

200 International Wickets

Pacer Rubel Hossain will complete his 200 international wickets milestone if he takes 10 wickets in the series.

150 International Wickets

Kiwi spinner IS Sodhi needs 5 more wickets to complete 150 scalps in the international circuit.

100 International Wickets

All-rounder James Neesham requires 7 more wickets to complete his 100 international wickets for the Blackcaps.

50 International Wickets

Bangladesh all-rounder Mohammad Saifuddin needs only 2 more wickets to complete 50 wickets in the international arena.