Bangladesh win toss and bat in first TestCHITTAGONG: Bangladesh skipper Mohammad Ashraful won the toss and elected to bat agiainst New Zealand at the Divisonal Stadium here on Friday.
The home team has included three left-arm spinners, Abdur Razzak, Mehrab Hossain and Shakib Al Hasan in their lineup along with off-spinning all-rounder Naeem Islam as the pitch is likely to take spin.
The 21-year-old Islam is making his Test debut. New Zealand has also handed batsman Jesse Ryder his Test debut and included off-spinner Jeetan Patel to backup skipper and spinner Daniel Vettori. They also have three seamers in Kyle Mills, Jacob Oram and Iain O'Brien.
The visitors won the preceding three-match one-day series 2-1.
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