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Dhaka, Oct 29 : Hello and welcome to the first ODI between Bangladesh and New Zealand. The last time these two teams played a bilateral series in Bangladesh, the hosts won 4-0 with one match being washed out. The Kiwis, would like to forget that and start the series well. This will be an opportunity for the youngsters to stand up and make themselves count. For Bangladesh, Mortaza is making a comeback after a while and will lead their pace attack. The batting looks strong with Mominul, Tamim and Shakib all in good form from the Tests.

New Zealand have won the toss and have opted to field

Shakib is not playing today as he is unwell.

Teams:

Bangladesh (Playing XI): Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim(w/c), Mahmudullah, Nasir Hossain, Naeem Islam, Sohag Gazi, Mashrafe Mortaza, Abdur Razzak, Rubel Hossain

New Zealand (Playing XI): Anton Devcich, Hamish Rutherford, Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Grant Elliott, Brendon McCullum(w/c), Corey Anderson, Jimmy Neesham, Nathan McCullum, Tim Southee, Mitchell McClenaghan

Match Preview :

New Zealand will be seeking to avenge a humiliating loss to Bangladesh three years ago when the one-day international series against the hosts starts in Dhaka on Tuesday.

New Zealand were stunned in 2010 when they went down 4-0 to a young Bangladeshi side, a drubbing that sparked repercussions back home with several team officials forced to quit.

New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum insisted on Monday that the current side has learnt the lessons from that defeat.

'We certainly haven't forgotten it, 4-0 was a very one-sided contest which Bangladesh thoroughly deserved to win,' McCullum said ahead of the first ODI.

'We played some bad shots, we weren't prepared for the series and we have tried to plan against that by having guys prepare a lot better.

'From our point of view we want to carve out our own performances, and it would be great for us to turn the tables from what happened the last time,' he said.

New Zealand were frustrated in the just finished Test series, with both matches against the hosts in Chittagong and Dhaka ending in a draw.

But McCullum said he was more confident of his side's chances in the one-dayers, pointing to the experience and success of the players in the shorter game.

'We have got more experience in the one-day side,' he told a press conference in Dhaka.
'I think, now the Test team we are developing as a Test team we are nowhere near the finished product. I think the one-day team is pretty set in how we play.'

'We have had more success in the one-day game of late, we probably feel a lot more confident in the one-day format at this point of time.'

Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim was drawing inspiration from the Test series, which they dominated in phases, while also remembering their stunning success three years ago.

'If you see the overall results, we have earned a lot of positive things in terms of individual performances and the team as well,' Mushfiqur said.