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Tom Latham Wins Toss as New Zealand Sends Bangladesh In for Series-Deciding ODI

April 23, 2026 David Thompson Sports
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At a glance
  • New Zealand skipper Tom Latham won the toss and elected to send Bangladesh in to bat in the series-deciding third one-day cricket international on Thursday in Chattogram.
  • The toss decision came with the ODI series level at 1-1 after New Zealand lost the opening match by 26 runs before Bangladesh responded with a six-wicket victory...
  • Bangladesh made two changes to their lineup for the decider, bringing in pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman and left-arm spinner Tanvir Islam to replace Taskin Ahmed and Rishad Hossain.
Original source: washingtonpost.com

New Zealand skipper Tom Latham won the toss and elected to send Bangladesh in to bat in the series-deciding third one-day cricket international on Thursday in Chattogram.

The toss decision came with the ODI series level at 1-1 after New Zealand lost the opening match by 26 runs before Bangladesh responded with a six-wicket victory in the second game, during which fast bowler Nahid Rana claimed a five-wicket haul.

Bangladesh made two changes to their lineup for the decider, bringing in pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman and left-arm spinner Tanvir Islam to replace Taskin Ahmed and Rishad Hossain.

New Zealand, aiming for a second straight series victory in Bangladesh, recalled left-arm paceman Ben Lister into their playing XI, taking the place of Blair Tickner.

The confirmed lineups for the match were as follows:

  • Bangladesh: Saif Hassan, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Liton Das, Mehidy Hasan Miraz (captain), Tanvir Islam, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Nahid Rana.
  • New Zealand: Henry Nicholls, Nick Kelly, Will Young, Tom Latham (captain), Muhammad Abbas, Dean Foxcroft, Josh Clarkson, Nathan Smith, Jayden Lennox, William O’Rourke, Ben Lister.