Great fightback from the Kiwi pair of Dane Cleaver-Katene Clarke who have upped the run-rate. After losing Tim Robinson early, New Zealand have gone after the BAN bowlers and put the bad balls away.
NZ: 49/1 (5 Overs)
New Zealand have lost the wicket of Tim Robinson via run-out as Bangladesh struck first in the powerplay. Towhid Hridoy with a direct-hit and Robinson has to walk back to the pavilion.
NZ: 12/1 (2 Overs)
Katene Clarke and Tim Robinson open the innings for the Kiwis. The visitors will eye a fast start in the PP with the hosts looking to snap up wickets.
Bangladesh XI: 1 Tanzid Hasan, 2 Saif Hassan, 3 Litton Das (capt & wk), 4 Parvez Hossain, 5 Tawhid Hridoy, 6 Shamim Hossain, 7 Mahedi Hasan, 8 Rishad Hossain, 9 Tanzim Hasan Sakib, 10 Shoriful Islam, 11 Ripon Mondol
New Zealand XI: 1 Tim Robinson, 2 Katene Clarke, 3 Dane Cleaver (wk), 4 Nick Kelly (capt), 5 Bevon Jacobs, 6 Dean Foxcroft, 7 Josh Clarkson, 8 Nathan Smith, 9 Ish Sodhi, 10 Matthew Fisher, 11 Ben Lister
Bangladesh captain Litton Das has won the toss and elected to bowl first.
BIG news coming in - NZ captain Tom Latham won't play the 1st T20I after injuring his toe in training. Nick Kelly to lead side in his absence.
Fans in India can watch the live streaming of the Bangladesh vs New Zealand T20I series on the FanCode app and website.
New Zealand: Tom Latham(w/c), Katene Clarke, Dane Cleaver, Nick Kelly, Bevon Jacobs, Dean Foxcroft, Josh Clarkson, Nathan Smith, Blair Tickner, Ish Sodhi, Ben Sears, Jayden Lennox, Tim Robinson, Ben Lister, Matthew Fisher
Bangladesh: Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Saif Hassan, Litton Das(w/c), Parvez Hossain Emon, Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Shoriful Islam, Nurul Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Ripon Mondol, Abdul Gaffar Saqlain
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