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Bangladesh to bat first after losing toss

New Zealand decided to bowl first after winning the toss against Bangladesh in the tri nation series in Dublin on Wednesday.

New Zealand made one change to the team that beat Ireland in their previous game. Fast bowler Hamish Bennett, who last played an ODI in January 2014, was included for seaming allrounder Scott Kuggeleijn, who took three wickets in their series opener, ESPNcricinfo reported.

In a like-for-like replacement, Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza returned to the XI, after missing their opening game against Ireland due to an over-rate suspension, for Taskin Ahmed.

Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Sabbir Rahman, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Mosaddek Hossain, Mahmudullah, Mehedi Hasan, Rubel Hossain, Mashrafe Mortaza (capt), Mustafizur Rahman

New Zealand: Luke Ronchi (wk), Tom Latham (capt), George Worker, Ross Taylor, Neil Broom, James Neesham, Colin Munro, Hamish Bennett, Mitchell Santner, Seth Rance, Ish Sodhi