Bangladesh choose to bat first against New Zealand

Bangladesh skipper Mahmudullah (L) throws the coin during toss as New Zealand skipper Tom Latham watches
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Bangladesh opted to bat first against New Zealand in the second Twenty20 International match in Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur on Friday.

Tigers have not made any change in their winning squad while Kiwis brought in Ben Sears in place of Jacob Duffy and Hamish Bennett in place of Blair Tickner.

Bangladesh beat the visitors by 7 wickets in the first match of the five match series.

Team

New Zealand: Rachin Ravindra, Tom Blundell, Will Young, Colin de Grandhomme, Tom Latham (capt&wk), Henry Nicholls, Cole McConchie, Doug Bracewell, Ajaz Patel, Hamish Bennett and Ben Sears

Bangladesh: Nasim Sheikh, Liton Das, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain, Mahmudullah (capt), Nurul Hasan (wk), Mohammad Saifuddin, Nasum Ahmed, Mahedi Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman