Bangladesh win toss, opt to bowl against NZ

Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and opted to field first against host New Zealand in their second T20 match at Mount Maunganui on Friday.

Earlier, Bangladesh created history on December 27, 2023 when they secured their first ever T20I win in New Zealand.

Playing XIs

Bangladesh: Soumya Sarkar, Liton Das, Najmul Shanto, Rony Talukdar, Towhid Hridoy, Afif Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Tanzim Sakib, Shoriful Islam, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman.

New Zealand: Tim Seifert, Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Philips, James Neesham, Mark Chapman/Ish Sodhi, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Ben Sears.

SR