Bangladesh Vs New Zealand Highlights, ICC U-19 World Cup 2026: Group B Match Washed Out

Hello Cricket fans! Welcome to the live coverage of the ICC U19 World Cup match between Bangladesh and New Zealand. Stay tuned with us for the live score and play-by-play updates of the match.

Match: Bangladesh vs New Zealand

Venue: Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo

Date: January 20, 2026

Time: 13:00 IST

Live Streaming: Jio Hotstar

Live Telecast: Star Sports

The Indian U19 team is also placed placed in Group B with both these teams. India have already qualified for the Super Six stage after winning their initial two matches against the USA and Bangladesh.

Bangladesh's participation in the upcoming is shrouded in uncertainty as according to reports by ESPN CricInfo, ICC HAS rejected their demands of swapping groups with Ireland and has given them a deadlock to confirm their participation in the World Cup by January 21. Check out the full story here.

We have an update for you, unfortunately, it's not a good one. The toss between Bangladesh U19 and New Zealand U19 has been delayed due to rain. Stay tuned with us for timely further updates.

The rain has subsided but the toss couldn't still take place due to wet ground conditions. The groundsmen are working hard to make the playing arena suitable for play. We'll keep you posted with live updates, just stay tuned with us.

Finally, we have some good news from the ground. The toss has taken place, Bangladesh have won the coin toss and have elected to bowl first.

New Zealand U19: Aryan Mann, Hugo Bogue, Tom Jones(c), Snehith Reddy, Marco Alpe(w), Jacob Cotter, Brandon Matzopoulos, Callum Samson, Flynn Morey, Harry Burns, Mason Clarke

Bangladesh U19: Zawad Abrar, MD Rifat Beg, Md Azizul Hakim Tamim, Kalam Siddiki Aleen, Md Rizan Hossan, Sheikh Paevez Jibon, Md Farid Hasan Faysal(w), Md Samiun Basir Ratul(c), Al Fahad, Iqbal Hossain Emon, Saad Islam Razin

Three overs have been deducted from each innings to make up for the lost time. The match will now be 47 overs per side.

Bangladesh have made good start by exploiting the moisture of the wickets and picked up the wicket of Kiwi opener Hugo Bogue. He was casted by Iqbal Hossain Emon, giving BAN their first breakthough. Skipper Tom Jones is the next batter in for New Zealand.

NZ 19/1 (4)

Skipper Tom Jones (16*) and Aryan Mann (20) have steadied the ship for New Zealand after the fall of an early wicket. They have negated Bangladesh's advantage of bowling first on a wicket which had something for the bowlers. The partnership has become reached the 40-run mark and is still going strong.

NZ 51/1 (10)

Not again! Unfortunately, the cloud gates have opened again and the umpires and players are walking back to the dressing room to take cover. We have another delay at our hands.

Kristian Clarke is rewards for him impressive show against India in the ODIs as he is picked for the first three T20Is of the five-match series against the same opponent. Michael Bracewell is doubtful for the T20I series as he sustained a minor calf-injury during the last ODI against India in Indore.

The news from Bulawayo is not inspiring, as it's still raining there and the entire field is still under cover. However, we still have adequate time left for the match to restart but we have already started losing overs and the match would be a shortened one if it happens.

The rain has still not stopped and with each passing minute, the possibility of a match is reducing sharply. However, we'll still hope that things get better and we get to some cricket but it's all looking very unlikely right now. Stay tuned with us for real-time updates.

Finally, some good news! The rain has stopped and the covers have also been removed. The ground staff are soaking the field and the Bangladesh players are warming off. We may see the play start soon.

The covers are off, and the super Sopper is also doing its work. The umpires will inspect the field once at 2:30 PM local time, and then we may know when the match will finally begin.

Rain has the final say as the ground staff's best efforts to get the game underway go in vain. The downpour was incessant and forced the umpires to call the match off. Bangladesh and New Zealand thus share points in this Group B encounter.