Dhaka: Bangladesh limited-overs captain Mashrafe Mortaza on Friday said his team was banking on their recent fine performances at home to come good during their upcoming series against New Zealand.

In their first overseas bilateral series in more than two years, Bangladesh will play three one-day internationals, as many Twenty20 internationals and two Tests from December 26 to January 24.  

Ahead of the tour, Bangladesh will hold a two-week conditioning camp in Sydney with some of the players of the 22-member squad having already left for Australia.

"Two years ago we had targeted to win 80 per cent of our matches at home and by the grace of God we have managed to achieve that target," Mortaza told reporters in Dhaka at a press conference. 

"But it's a different challenge to play outside home. Even established teams find it difficult to win away from home and from that aspect, it's a bigger challenge for us.

"New Zealand conditions are different... so it's going to be difficult.

"If we can take the good home memories there and show the kind of confidence that got us wins at home I think we will get a good result," he said.

Bangladesh have not played in a bilateral away series since their tour of West Indies in August-September in 2014 when they lost all their matches.

Since then they have transformed themselves into a successful unit, winning 18 of their last 23 one-day internationals at home in addition to the recent Test series victory against formidable England.

Their successful home run also included bilateral ODI series wins over Pakistan, India and South Africa and a runners-up trophy in Asia Cup Twenty20 tournament.

They also reached the World Cup quarter-final in Australia and New Zealand at the expense of England in 2015.

Bangladesh had held a similar conditioning camp in Australia before the World Cup and Mortaza hoped it would bring some positive results during the New Zealand series as well.

"The 15-day camp we had in Australia before the World Cup in 2015 helped us a lot," he said.

"It would have been better if we had the camp in New Zealand. But as far as I am concerned that could not be arranged. But this is still a good initiative.

"We are at least going to a place which is close to New Zealand," he said.

In ODIs, Bangladesh are ranked seventh to New Zealand's fourth. In Tests, Bangladesh languish at the ninth rank behind the Kiwis on sixth.