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Bangladesh chose to bowl v New Zealand
Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim put New Zealand to bat in the first match of Group D in the World Twenty20, and the first in Pallekele. The weather had a lot to do with the decision as the team bowling will firstly get more time with a drier ball and secondly, will know what the target is if the overs are curtailed and Duckworth-Lewis is applied.
Bangladesh went in with their preferred XI since July when they toured Europe, with allrounder Farhad Reza, batsmen Junaid Siddiqui and Jahurul Islam and seamer Abul Hasan missing out. There was some speculation of Hasan getting a look-in but Elias Sunny's form has made sure Bangladesh went in with the tried and tested in their build-up to this tournament.
New Zealand on the other hand have replaced the left-arm spinner Ronnie Hira with the more experienced Nathan McCullum, who could be opening the bowling against Tamim Iqbal. Tim Southee has also recovered from gastro problems and takes the place of rookie fast bowler Adam Milne. Milne and Hira played in the victorious Twenty20 against India in Chennai earlier this month.
Bangladesh: 1 Tamim Iqbal, 2 Mohammad Ashraful, 3 Shakib Al Hasan, 4 Mushfiqur Rahim (capt & wk), 5 Nasir Hossain, 6 Mahmudullah, 7 Ziaur Rahman, 8 Mashrafe Mortaza, 9 Abdur Razzak, 10 Shafiul Islam, 11 Elias Sunny
New Zealand: 1 Rob Nicol, 2 Martin Guptill, 3 Brendan McCullum, 4 Kane Williamson, 5 Ross Taylor (capt), 6 Jacob Oram, 7 James Franklin, 8 Daniel Vettori, 9 Nathan McCullum, 10 Tim Southee, 11 Kyle Mills
Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim put New Zealand to bat in the first match of Group D in the World Twenty20, and the first in Pallekele. The weather had a lot to do with the decision as the team bowling will firstly get more time with a drier ball and secondly, will know what the target is if the overs are curtailed and Duckworth-Lewis is applied.
Bangladesh went in with their preferred XI since July when they toured Europe, with allrounder Farhad Reza, batsmen Junaid Siddiqui and Jahurul Islam and seamer Abul Hasan missing out. There was some speculation of Hasan getting a look-in but Elias Sunny's form has made sure Bangladesh went in with the tried and tested in their build-up to this tournament.
New Zealand on the other hand have replaced the left-arm spinner Ronnie Hira with the more experienced Nathan McCullum, who could be opening the bowling against Tamim Iqbal. Tim Southee has also recovered from gastro problems and takes the place of rookie fast bowler Adam Milne. Milne and Hira played in the victorious Twenty20 against India in Chennai earlier this month.
Bangladesh: 1 Tamim Iqbal, 2 Mohammad Ashraful, 3 Shakib Al Hasan, 4 Mushfiqur Rahim (capt & wk), 5 Nasir Hossain, 6 Mahmudullah, 7 Ziaur Rahman, 8 Mashrafe Mortaza, 9 Abdur Razzak, 10 Shafiul Islam, 11 Elias Sunny
New Zealand: 1 Rob Nicol, 2 Martin Guptill, 3 Brendan McCullum, 4 Kane Williamson, 5 Ross Taylor (capt), 6 Jacob Oram, 7 James Franklin, 8 Daniel Vettori, 9 Nathan McCullum, 10 Tim Southee, 11 Kyle Mills