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New Zealand win toss, bat first v Bangladesh

Tue Oct 14, 2008 8:37am IST
 
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CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (Reuters) - New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat in the third and final one-day international against Bangladesh on Tuesday.

New Zealand retained the side that beat Bangladesh by 75 runs in the second match on Saturday to level the three-game series at 1-1.

The hosts made one change with batsman Imrul Kayes winning his first cap in place of Mahmud Ullah.

Bangladesh won the opening match by seven wickets in Dhaka.

Teams

New Zealand: Daniel Vettori (captain), Jeetan Patel, Jamie How, Daniel Flynn, Brendon McCullum, Kyle Mills, Jacob Oram, Jesse Ryder, Tim Southee, Scott Styris, Ross Taylor.

Bangladesh: Mohammad Ashraful (captain), Mashrafe Mortaza, Tamim Iqbal, Shakib Al Hasan, Zunaed Siddique, Naeem Islam, Mushfiqur Rahim, Imrul Kayes, Abdur Razzak, Syed Rasel, Shahadat Hossain.