Latest News About Bangladesh Squad For New Zealand Series

Here’s the latest summary on Bangladesh’s squad for the New Zealand series, based on recent reporting.

• Bangladesh have named an unchanged 15-player squad for the opening ODIs against New Zealand, continuing with the same group that played Pakistan earlier in the year. Mehidy Hasan Miraz is the captain for the ODI series, with Najmul Hossain Shanto as his deputy in some reports. The first two ODIs were scheduled for Dhaka (Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium) on April 17 and 20, with the series concluding in Chattogram on April 23. Several members (Nahid Rana, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam) were also involved in the ongoing PSL or involved in the squad announcement window .

• The series was described as a three-match ODI set, followed by a four-match or three-match T20I sequence in some outlets, depending on the reporting cycle, with NZ naming their own squad selections in parallel but not always aligned in timelines .

• Multiple outlets cited the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s decision to retain the same 15-player squad that impressed in Pakistan, emphasizing continuity and balance in bowling options featuring Nahid Rana, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, and Shoriful Islam .

Key context and corroboration

• The core news across sources on April 10–12, 2026, centered on unchanged selection for the opening ODIs against New Zealand, under the leadership of Mehidy Hasan Miraz. This emphasis on squad stability was a common thread across outlets in Dhaka and regional sports desks .

If you’d like, I can pull one or two primary sources and summarize exact squad lists, match dates, and venues in a compact table. I can also set up a quick comparison of Bangladesh’s squad announcements across different outlets to highlight any minor variances.