Nelson (New Zealand) (AFP) – Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat first against New Zealand in the third and final one-day international at Saxton Oval in Nelson on Saturday.
New Zealand have already wrapped up the series having won the first two matches, and Bangladesh are keen to avoid a whitewash.
The match is on the same wicket where New Zealand won the second ODI on Thursday and Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza said the strip had flattened since then which influenced his decision to bat.
“It should be nice to bat one. In the morning the ball should be coming nicely on to the bat,” he said.
Bangladesh have made one change, with 21-year-old pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman returning to the side to replace Subashish Roy.
New Zealand, suspecting the wearing wicket will take spin, have replaced quick Lockie Ferguson with spinner Jeetan Patel while strike bowler Trent Boult is being rested and Matt Henry is added to the line up.
New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Tom Latham, Kane Williamson (capt), Neil Broom, Jimmy Neesham, Colin Munro, Luke Ronchi, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Jeetan Patel.
Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Mahmudullah, Shakib Al Hasan, Nural Hasan, Sabbir Rahman, Mosaddek Hossain, Mashrafe Mortaza (capt), Taskin Ahmed, Tanveer Haider, Mustafizur Rahman.
Umpires: Chris Brown (NZL), Chettithody Shamshuddin (IND)
Third umpire: Paul Reiffel (AUS)
Match referee: Chris Broad (ENG)
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