Match Highlights BAN vs NZ Score 1st T20I Updates: Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain Star Bangladesh Beat New Zealand by 6 Wickets in Chattogram

BAN vs NZ LIVE Cricket Score 1st T20I Match Updates: Towhid Hridoy holds the key for Bangladesh in 183 chase as the hosts lost a crucial wicket of well-set Parvez Hossain (28 off 14 balls). Ish Sodhi picks up two wickets in his quota of four overs for New Zealand in the first T20I in Chattogram. Check out the live cricket score, BAN vs NZ live score, Bangladesh vs New Zealand live match score, ball-by-ball commentary, BAN vs NZ live score today from the 1st T20I between Bangladesh and New Zealand from the Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium, Chattogram, here on NewsX. INNINGS BREAK: New Zealand managed to post a fighting total of 182 on a good batting surface after being asked to bat first. Katene Clarke and Dane Cleaver scored fifties for the Black Caps, while Rishad Hossain was among the pick of the bowlers for Bangladesh in the first T20I in Chattogram. TOSS Update – Litton Das win the toss as Bangladesh opt to bowl against New Zealand in Chattogram on Monday. Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the 1st T20I match between the Bangladesh national cricket team and the New Zealand national cricket team at Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium, Chattogram on April 27, 2026, Monday. Bangladesh will be playing their first T20I after a gap of nearly five months, 146 days to be precise. On the other hand, New Zealand have fielded an absolutely new-look side for the T20I series, as their main players are busy with their duties in IPL 2026. 

BAN vs NZ Live Score 1st T20I Match Updates 

Bangladesh captain Litton Das won the toss and elected to bowl first against New Zealand in the first T20I of the three-match series in Chattogram on Monday.