Bangladesh won the first T20 International against New Zealand by 6 wickets. In the first game, Bangladesh scored 183 runs made by New Zealand in the Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Cricket Stadium in 4 wickets and 18 balls remaining.

While chasing 183 runs, the good start of Bangladesh consisted of Saif Hasan and Tanzid Hasan Tamim, who added up 41 runs in the first wicket. Saif Hasan was dismissed for 17 off 16 balls. However, Tanzid Hasan faced difficulty while scoring runs, as he took 25 balls to make 20 runs. The next batsman in number three was Liton Das, but he also got out for 21 runs off 15 balls.

Tauhid Hridoy and Parvez Hussain then took charge, adding 57 runs for the fourth wicket in just 28 balls. Parvez was dismissed for 28 runs off 14 balls. However, Hridoy found another excellent partner in Shamim Hussain. Shamim played a brilliant innings of 31 runs not out off just 13 balls.

They and Hridoy shared an unbroken partnership of 49 runs off 19 balls. Hridoy batted brilliantly, scoring a powerful 51 runs off 27 balls with the help of 2 fours and 3 sixes, leading the team to victory. For New Zealand, Ish Sodhi took 2 wickets for 40 runs. Meanwhile, Josh Clarkson and Nathan Smith took one wicket each.

Earlier, New Zealand posted 182 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. New Zealand had a poor start, with Tim Robinson being run out without opening his account. However, Keiton Clarke and Dane Cleaver then shared a crucial 88-run partnership for the second wicket. Clarke played a strong innings of 51 runs off 37 balls. Cleaver, meanwhile, scored 51 runs off just 28 balls, including 7 fours and a six.

Nick Kelly, captaining the New Zealand team in Tom Latham's absence, contributed 39 runs off 27 balls, hitting 5 fours and a six. Meanwhile, Josh Clarkson scored an unbeaten 27 runs off just 14 balls, including 2 fours and a six.

For Bangladesh, Rishad Hossain took two wickets for just 32 runs in his four-over spell. Mehidy Hasan, Shoriful Islam, and Tanzim Hasan each took one wicket. With this win, Bangladesh took a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20I series.