The Bangladesh squad is scheduled to get out of isolation this afternoon and will then jump on a plane to Queenstown, where it will meet its spin bowling consulant — Daniel Vettori.
Reports in Bangladesh media last month said the players have been given Covid-19 vaccines before they left Bangladesh.
Once in Queenstown the side will start a five day training camp. It will then head to Dunedin where the opening game of the tour takes place.
The Black Caps and Bangladesh will play the first of three one-day internationals at the University of Otago Oval on March 20. The three one-day internationals will be followed by three T20 matches, the first of which is scheduled for March 27 in Hamilton.
The Bangladesh team has a touring party of 35, which will expand by one with the arrival of Vettori.
Vettori has coached all over the world and worked with many sides. He has been a consultant with Bangladesh since 2019.
There are still tickets left for the match at the University of Otago Oval.
DVML chief executive Terry Davies said he was happy with ticket sales and they had been surprisingly strong.
Davies said the success of the T20 match between Australia and the Black Caps had created some buzz and people wanted to watch quality cricket.
No senior cricket or afternoon secondary school cricket will be played in Dunedin on March 20.
Williamson has a small tear in his left-elbow tendon and had been experiencing irritation in the second half of the summer. He would initially miss the one-day series.
Williamson has been managing his elbow for a while and it now needed targeted intervention.
Timeframes can vary for recovery, but New Zealand Cricket was hopeful that, after an initial rest, he should be able to begin rehabilitation next week.
Black Caps coach Gary Stead said it was a blow to lose his captain for the three-game ODI series against Bangladesh, but knew it was the right call.
"A batsman’s front elbow is crucial to his game and with the injury not improving it was clear something needed to be done," Stead said.
"We’ve got a huge year of cricket ahead with an England test tour and ICC World Test Championship final first up in May and June, and we want to make sure we have Kane fit and firing for that."
The Black Caps ODI squad will be released tomorrow morning. Tim Southee is likely to take over as captain of the ODI squad, though Tom Latham is also a candidate.
