Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto gained the toss and elected to bat as his workforce bids for its first Test cricket sequence victory over New Zealand.

Bangladesh leads the two-match sequence after successful the opener by 150 runs and retained the identical beginning lineup for the second Test.

Offspinner Nayeem Hasan, who damage a finger on Tuesday, was deemed match to play as Bangladesh aimed once more to unsettle New Zealand with a robust spin assault.

New Zealand made one change with left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner changing leg-spinner Ish Sodhi.

Bangladesh: Mahmudul Hasan, Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shahadat Hossain, Mehidy Hasan, Nurul Hasan, Nayeem Hasan, Taijul Islam, Shoriful Islam.

New Zealand: Tom Latham, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee (captain), Ajaz Patel
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