The much-awaited limited-overs series between Bangladesh and New Zealand 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 players have a chance to reach personal milestones while taking part in the series.
In this edition, we mentioned a few expected milestones both Bangladesh and New Zealand players can achieve during the series.
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
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.
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.
