New Zealand opts to bowl first vs Bangladesh in series-deciding T20

MOUNT MAUNGANUI, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand has won the toss and chosen to bowl against Bangladesh in the third Twenty20 at Bay Oval on Sunday.

Bangladesh leads the three-match series 1-0 after winning the first match by five wickets. The second match at Bay Oval was rained out after only 11 overs.

If Bangladesh wins on Sunday or if the match again is rained out, Bangladesh will win a series in New Zealand for the first time.

The forecast is for thunderstorms and heavy rain later in the day, though conditions were fine and warm when the toss was made and won by New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner.

New Zealand named an unchanged lineup while Bangladesh made one change, naming Tanvir Islam in place of Tanzim Hasan Sakib.

Lineups:

New Zealand: Tim Seifert, Finn Allen, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner (captain), Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Ben Sears.

Bangladesh: Soumya Sarkar, Shamim Hossain, Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Rony Talukdar, Towhid Hridoy, Afif Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Islam, Mustafizur Rahman.

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