CHITTAGONG: Bangladesh skipper Mohammad Ashraful won the toss and elected to
bat agiainst New Zealand at the Divisonal Stadium here on Friday.
The home team has included three left-arm spinners, Abdur Razzak, Mehrab Hossain and Shakib Al Hasan in their lineup along with off-spinning all-rounder Naeem Islam as the pitch is likely to take spin. The 21-year-old Islam is making his Test debut.
New Zealand has also handed batsman Jesse Ryder his Test debut and included off-spinner Jeetan Patel to backup skipper and spinner Daniel Vettori. They also have three seamers in Kyle Mills, Jacob Oram and Iain O'Brien.
The visitors won the preceding three-match one-day series 2-1.
Teams:
Bangladesh: Mohammad Ashraful (capt), Mashrafe Mortaza, Tamim Iqbal, Zunaed Siddique, Rajin Saleh, Shakib Al Hasan, Mehrab Hossain, Naeem Islam, Mushfiqur Rahim, Abdur Razzak, Shahadat Hossain.
New Zealand: Daniel Vettori (captain), Jesse Ryder, Ross Taylor, Aaron Redmond, Daniel Flynn, Jamie How, Brendon McCullum, Kyle Mills, Jacob Oram, Jeetan Patel,
Iain O'Brien.
Umpires: Daryl Harper (AUS), Asoka de Silva (SRI)
Tv umpire: Enamul Hoque (BAN)
Match referee: Javagal Srinath (IND)
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