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Bangladesh to field first in first NZ T20I

Staff Correspondent
01 Sep 2021 15:51:01 | Update: 01 Sep 2021 18:35:12
Bangladesh to field first in first NZ T20I
Mahmudullah Riyad and Tom Latham. — Collected Photo

Bangladesh will field first in their first twenty20 international against New Zealand after Blackcaps skipper Tom Latham won the toss and elected to bat first.

Both Liton Das and Mushfiqur Rahim returned to the XI with Soumya Sarkar and Mosaddek Hossain being dropped.

New Zealand handed T20I debuts to Rachin Ravindra and Cole McConchie.

Bangladesh are eyeing their first-ever T20I win over New Zealand as they have lost all ten previous encounters.

Lineups

Bangladesh XI: Liton Das, Naim Sheikh, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain, Mahmudullah Riyad (C), Nurul Hasan Sohan (WK), Shak Mahedi Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Nasum Ahmed & Mustafizur Rahman

New Zealand XI: Tom Blundell, Rachin Ravindra, Will Young, Colin de Grandhomme, Tom Latham (C & WK), Henry Nicholls, Cole McConchie, Doug Bracewell, Ajaz Patel, Blair Tickner & Jacob Duffy

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