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Bangladesh choose to bat first against New Zealand in 3rd ODI

Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bat first against New Zealand in the third and final ODI match at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Tuesday.

Batter Najmul Hossain Shanto will lead the Bangladesh side in the match.

The New Zealand team are 1-0 up in the series after their 86-run win in the second ODI. The first match was washed out due to heavy rain.

Bangladesh XI: 1 Najmul Hossain Shanto (capt), 2 Tanzid Hasan, 3 Towhid Hridoy, 4 Mahmudullah, 5 Mushfiqur Rahim, 6 Zakir Hasan, 7 Mahedi Hasan, 8 Nasum Ahmed, 9 Hasan Mahmud, 10 Khaled Ahmed, 11 Shoriful Islam

New Zealand XI: 1 Finn Allen, 2 Will Young, 3 Dean Foxcroft, 4 Henry Nicholls, 5 Tom Blundell, 6 Rachin Ravindra, 7 Cole McConchie, 8 Adam Milne, 9 Ish Sodhi, 10 Lockie Ferguson, 11 Trent Boult