Litton marks 100th ODI as New Zealand bat first again in Mirpur

New Zealand captain Tom Latham won the toss for the second time in a row and chose to bat first against Bangladesh in the second ODI of the three-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.

Bangladesh made one change from the first match, bringing in Soumya Sarkar for Afif Hossain. New Zealand kept the same playing XI after their 26-run win in the opening game.

The spotlight is on wicketkeeper Litton Das, who is set to play his 100th ODI, becoming only the 14th Bangladeshi cricketer to reach the milestone.

After six months, Soumya is set to play for Bangladesh again. He last played an ODI against the West Indies in October, and after that, when Bangladesh played against Pakistan, Soumya did not get a chance to feature. 

Bangladesh XI: Saif Hassan, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Litton Das (wk), Towhid Hridoy, Soumya Sarkar, Mehidy Hasan Miraz (c), Rishad Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Nahid Rana, Taskin Ahmed.

New Zealand XI: Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Nick Kelly, Dean Foxcroft, Tom Latham (c & wk), Muhammad Abbas, Josh Clarkson, Nathan Smith, Blair Tickner, Will O’Rourke, Jayden Lennox.