DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — New Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl in the third and final Twenty20 cricket match against Bangladesh on Saturday.
Bangladesh leads the series 1-0 after winning the first match by six wickets. The second match was rained out.
In a change for Bangladesh, Mohammad Saifuddin came in for Tanzim Hasan, who will miss the match because of a back injury.
Bangladesh won the earlier one-day international series 2-1 over New Zealand. It marked Bangladesh’s third straight ODI series win following victories against the West Indies and Pakistan.
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Lineups:
New Zealand: Katene Clarke, Tim Robinson, Dane Cleaver, Nick Kelly (captain), Bevon Jacobs, Dean Foxcroft, Josh Clarkson, Nathan Smith, Ish Sodhi, Jayden Lennox, Ben Sears.
Bangladesh: Tanzid Hasan, Saif Hassan, Litton Das (captain), Towhid Hridoy, Parvez Hossain, Shamim Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Ripon Mondol, Shoriful Islam.
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