Shamim in for injured Litton as Bangladesh bowl chasing historic collection win

Toss Bangladesh choose to bowl vs New Zealand

New Zealand went in with the identical XI with 4 right-hand batters up prime, adopted by a trio of left-hand batters from Nos. 5 to 7. Their bowling assault has three pacers, two spinners, and numerous spin-and-pace part-timers to enrich the assault. There was no place for Rachin Ravindra.

The climate in Mount Maunganui has been erratic all day. There have been spells of rain within the morning and the afternoon, however the clouds cleared up earlier than warm-up time. However, there may very well be additional interruptions within the night. The pitch has been described as a “balanced” floor providing sufficient for each batters and bowlers to maintain them .

The second T20I right now and the third T20I on the morning of December 31 are New Zealand and Bangladesh’s final two video games of the calendar 12 months. They will each be performed in Mt Maunganui with the hosts aiming to launch a come-from-behind collection win after going 1-0 down in Napier.

New Zealand XI: Tim Seifert (wk), Finn Allen, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner (capt), Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Ben Sears.

Bangladesh XI: Rony Talukdar (wk), Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto (capt), Shamim Hossain, Towhid Hridoy, Afif Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman.