Cricket: Bangladesh win toss and opt to bat

5.30pm

Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat in the first of two cricket tests against the touring New Zealand side here today.

Teams:-

New Zealand: Stephen Fleming (captain), Mathew Sinclair, Mark Richardson, Scott Styris, Nathan Astle, Jacob Oram, Brendon McCullum, Daniel Vettori, James Franklin, Paul Wiseman, Ian Butler. Hamish Marshall (12th man).

Bangladesh: Khaled Masud (captain), Rajin Saleh, Javed Omar, Hannan Sarker, Alok Kapali, Mohammed Ashraful, Mohammed Rafique, Manjarul Islam, Tapash Baishya, Tareq Aziz, Nafis Iqbal. Mushfiqur Rahman (12th man).

Umpires: Daryl Harper, Mark Benson.

- NZPA