Kane Williamson has lead from the front here

New Zealand's captain Kane Williamson is a Man of the Match: "It was a sweet win. We lost wickets early but Grandhomme supported me well. Credit to the bowling attack.
Bangladesh came really hard with the bat. We got the momentum back and the partnership was fantastic towards the end. Great to see the debutants do well for us. Our slower bowlers did a good job too. Looking forward to the next game."

What an emphatic show from the Kiwis aginst Bangladesh

T20 Captain Mortaza says: "I think we were 15-20 runs short. We didn't bat well. Mahmudullah played a really good knock.
The target was decent but Williamson took the game away from us along with Grandhomme. We fought really well and need to improve our bowling in the next game."

Fantastic performance from the Kiwi bowlers

Bangladesh tour of New Zealand 2016-17

1st T20I: New Zealand vs Bangladesh at Napier, Jan 3, 2017

Umpires - SB Haig and WR Knights

TV umpire - CM Brown

Match referee - BC Broad (England)

Reserve umpire - AL Gillies

T20I debuts - TC Bruce, LH Ferguson and BM Wheeler (New Zealand)

Toss - Bangladesh

Scorecard:

Bangladesh innings: 141/8 for just 20 overs

Bangladesh did really well to reach to a decent total

Bangladesh tour of New Zealand 2016-17

1st T20I: New Zealand vs Bangladesh at Napier, Jan 3, 2017

Umpires - SB Haig and WR Knights

TV umpire - CM Brown

Match referee - BC Broad (England)

Reserve umpire - AL Gillies

T20I debuts - TC Bruce, LH Ferguson and BM Wheeler (New Zealand)

Toss - Bangladesh

Scorecard:

Bangladesh innings on Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 34 runs, 4 wickets)

McLean Park, Napier Pitch Report

'The covers have been on, there was plenty of rain over the past 36 hours, but the conditions are good right now. The pitch looks a belter, the ball should come on to the batsmen,
there are plenty of runs on offer, ansolutely no cracks. Should be a bat-first wicket, but the team that loses the toss shouldn't be too worried, the wicket will stay the same during the entire length of the match,' reckons Scott Styris, in his pitch report.

Bangladesh endured a contrasting 2016 in T20Is

"I don’t think we are morally down. The team still is very freshened and cheered up. But it’s true that we had a huge opportunity in that series. It is negative in a sense
but at the same time it can be taken as a positive aspect and we should believe that we have the capabilities to make anything possible." - Shakib al Hasan

Tom Latham delivers Boxing Day knockout

137 The highest score for Tom Latham in ODIs, beating his previous best of 110 against Zimbabwe in Harare.
He scored his runs at a strike rate of 113, which is only his second instance of scoring at over a run a ball in an innings of 50 or more balls. Incidentally, Latham's highest Test score is also 137.

Latham and Munro topple Bangladesh

1990 The previous time New Zealand had a partnership of over 150 against Bangladesh in ODI's: Martin Crowe and John Wright had also added 158 for the first wicket in Sharjah, exactly as many
as Tom Latham and Colin Munro added for the fifth wicket today. This is also New Zealand's second-highest partnership for the fifth wicket, next only to the 195 added by Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo in 2011.

Kane Williamson became the joint fourth fastest to 4000 ODI runs

96 Innings taken by Kane Williamson to reach 4000 ODI runs. He is the joint fourth-fastest to reach this mark,
and the quickest for New Zealand. Hashim Amla is the fastest overall (81 innings), while the earlier record for New Zealand was Martin Guptill's 112 innings.

Bangladesh fined for slow over rate against New Zealand in Christchurch

Bangladesh have been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate in the first ODI against New Zealand in Christchurch, which they lost by 77 runs.
Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza was fined 20% of his match fee, while his team was docked 10%, after they were found to be one over short of their target when time allowances were taken into consideration.

New Zealand win by 77 runs against Bangladesh at Christchurch

Bangladesh needed a good start to have a chance but the top-order disappointed and they were soon 81/4. Would have needed something miraculous from there. Didn't happen.
What is worrying is how some of them handled the short ball. Once the Kiwi pacers had a sniff, they kept dishing out more and more and kept banging it in. The visitors need to find a way around it if they hope to stay competitive in the next two games.

The efforts of Shakib and Rahim towards the latter half of the innings

The efforts of Shakib and Rahim towards the latter half of the innings instilled a semblance of a fight in what was primarily a timid performance by Bangladesh. A 77-run loss is quite a comprehensive one. Fair to say that they were never in the chase whatsoever. Rather,
they were shoved out of the picture as soon as the Latham-Munro partnership started taking control in the first innings. The duo started off breezily after joining hands with the hosts at 158/4. From there, Latham started accelerating gradually to compile his 2nd ODI ton while Munro's fire had turned into a conflagration by the time he was done with a 61-ball 87. 155 runs were scored in the final 15 overs to power the hosts to a mammoth 341.

Mustafizur had expensive returns in his comeback but still impressed with his variations

Bangladesh need to chase down 341 to win. That's a massive ask but not impossible in good batting conditions. It seemed like they'd keep New Zealand to a reasonable total when they picked up a few quick wickets to leave them on 158 for 4. But what made the difference was the fact that New Zealand never let the wickets affect their run rate, still going at nearly six an over. All credit for Tom Latham for that.
Good total became massive after the partnership between Latham and Munro. Mustafizur had expensive returns in his comeback but still impressed with his variations. The pace was definitely down compared to where it was during the IPL but he is just returning from surgery. Fielding was a bit of a let-down today for Bangladesh. Now for them to make up for it with the bat. Join us in around half an hour for the chase.

Second ODI century for Latham at Christchurch

New Zealand finish with a huge total on the board and it is a result of their sheer belief that they were not going to get all out. Kept losing wickets but managed to hit their way out of trouble.

Latham held one end tight and from other end came runs at a quick pace. Munro's quickfire knock added fuel to an already rolling vehicle. Bangladesh's bowling, especially pacers, looked inexperienced in these conditions and have paid the price for it.

Christchurch Pitch and conditions

In three completed List A matches this year, the average first-innings score at the Hagley Oval has been 272.
There's virtually no chance of rain, with a high of 20-degree Celsius on match day.

We are looking forward to Boxing Day ODI against Bangladesh

"They have been getting better and better every year, and certainly at home, they are extremely tough to beat. They have turned over most oppositions that have come their way in their own conditions,
and they are getting more and more experienced playing around the world, so it'll be a tough challenge and we will have to be playing our best cricket." New Zealand ODI captain Kane Williamson.

Mustafizur included in Bangladesh squad ODI against New Zealand in Christchurch

When: New Zealand vs Bangladesh, 1st ODI on Monday (December 26) at 11:00 AM Local (03:30 AM IST)

Where: Hagley Oval, Christchurch

What to expect: A maximum of 20 degrees Celsius is anticipated on Monday

New Zealand probable ODI: 1 Martin Guptill, 2 Tom Latham, 3 Kane Williamson (capt), 4 Neil Broom, 5 Colin Munro, 6 Luke Ronchi (wk), 7 Colin de Grandhomme, 8 Mitchell Santner, 9 Tim Southee, 10 Matt Henry/ Lockie Ferguson, 11 Trent Boult.

Bangladesh probable ODI: 1 Tamim Iqbal, 2 Imrul Kayes, 3 Sabbir Rahman, 4 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 5 Shakib Al Hasan, 6 Mahmudullah, 7 Mosaddek Hossain, 8 Tanbir Hayder/Mehedi Hasan, 9 Mashrafe Mortaza (capt), 10 Mustafizur Rahman, 11 Taskin Ahmed.

Bangladeshi fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman quickly making a mark against New Zealand at Christchurch

Mustafizur Rahman's early returns suggest he has been blessed with green tops in the formative stages of his international career, though the left-armer's success has been achieved wholly on turn-friendly surfaces in Dhaka, Chittagong and India.
In nine ODIs - the most pertinent arena given Boxing Day's clash with the Black Caps in Christchurch - Mustafizur has 26 wickets at 12.34, a best of 6-43 [against India in his second game] a strike rate of 17.3 and an RPO of 4.26. He's already taken three five-wicket bags. Mustafizur's T20 figures are also remarkable: 22 scalps in 13 games at 13.95 and an economy rate of 5.98.

West Indian legend Courtney Walsh joined Bangladesh as bowling coach in September 2016

Although he has already on the fast track to sustained success, Mustafizur is also benefiting from the tutelage of legendary West Indian quick Courtney Walsh. The 54-year-old, who claimed 519 wickets in his 132-test career and another 227 in ODIs, joined Bangladesh as bowling coach in September
through to the 2019 World Cup. Hesson thought Walsh would be useful for entire Bangladeshi pace attack given his track record here. "He obviously knows how to bowl in New Zealand," he said, in respect to Walsh's 32 wickets from seven tests between 1987-99.