Bangladesh Opt to Bowl Against Kiwis

Dhaka: Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and sent New Zealand in to bat in the third match of a five-game limited-overs series on Monday at Sher-e-Bangla National stadium.

Bangladesh rested regular skipper Mashrafe Mortaza after he injured his ankle during the first match on Oct. 5, which the home side.

Bangladesh won the first match and the second was abandoned due to rain.

Teams

Bangladesh Imrul Kayes, Shahriar Nafees, Zunaid Siddique, Roqibul Hassan, Shakib Al Hasan (capt), Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mohammad Mahmudullah, Abdur Razzak, Rubel Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Suhrawadi Shuvo.

New Zealand Daniel Vettori (capt), Grant Elliott, Brendon McCullum (wk), Nathan McCullum, Andy McKay, Kyle Mills, Jesse Ryder, Tim Southee, Shanan Stewart, Ross Taylor, B.J. Watling.

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