Toss New Zealand chose to bowl v Bangladesh
Brendon McCullum, the New Zealand captain, won the toss and opted to field in the first ODI in Mirpur, on a batsman-friendly pitch, with dew expected to play a major role in the second half of the match.
Shakib Al Hasan, the Man of the Series from the last time the two sides met in 2010, was ruled out due to fever. Naeem Islam replaced Shakib, while Anamul Haque was picked to open the batting with Tamim Iqbal. Rubel Hossain was also selected after missing out on the ODI series against Zimbabwe last May due to chicken pox. Mashrafe Mortaza made his comeback into the team, having last played an ODI against West Indies last year.
New Zealand left out Kyle Mills and picked allrounder James Neesham, while Anton Devcich made his ODI debut. Tom Latham, Colin Munro and Adam Milne were left out of the playing XI.
New Zealand: 1 Hamish Rutherford, 2 Anton Devcich, 3 Kane Williamson, 4 Ross Taylor, 5 Grant Elliott, 6 Brendon McCullum (capt & wk), 7 Corey Anderson, 8 James Neesham 9. Nathan McCullum, 10 Tim Southee, 11 Mitchell McClenaghan
Bangladesh: 1 Tamim Iqbal, 2 Anamul Haque, 3 Mominul Haque, 4 Mushfiqur Rahim (capt & wk), 5 Naeem Islam, 6 Nasir Hossain, 7 Mahmudullah, 8 Sohag Gazi, 9 Abdur Razzak, 10 Mashrafe Mortaza, 11 Rubel Hossain.