The New Zealand cricket team, who only selected five members from their World Cup squad for the series at Dhaka's Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, will be led by Lockie Ferguson in place of Kane Williamson.
Bangladesh is eager to receive a much-needed lift ahead of the 50-over World Cup by defeating New Zealand in the three-match ODI series that begins on Thursday after failing to advance to this month's Asia Cup final.
In order to keep them healthy and fresh, Bangladesh rested a number of important players for the Asia Cup, including captain Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Najmul Hossain, and Towhid Hridoy. However, the country has not yet announced its World Cup roster.
Only five World Cup-bound players from New Zealand have travelled to Bangladesh: Will Young, Trent Boult, Rachin Ravindra, Ish Sodhi, and interim captain Lockie Ferguson.
Tamim Iqbal, who resigned as Bangladesh's ODI captain last month, has returned after overcoming a back injury. Mahmudullah, who was fired in March after the England series due to poor play, is also back. There are numerous goals to accomplish from the series, according to Liton Das, who captains the team in Shakib's absence. The first step is to win, which will be a significant accomplishment before the World Cup. We won't perform to highlight particular talent just. If the side loses, a five-wicket haul or a century are meaningless. Ferguson, who hasn't played on Bangladeshi soil, thinks the terrain will be challenging.
Bangladesh is an enormous challenge for us and has very good domestic conditions. "It's crucial for us to concentrate only on tomorrow and make every effort to quickly adjust to the circumstances. We'll need to adjust more quickly because some of us haven't played here. Since 2008, New Zealand hasn't triumphed in an ODI there, and Ferguson stated that Shane Jurgensen, a former bowling coach for Bangladesh, would be a tremendous asset.
We're relying on Jurgensen for advice on how to play the game, how to build our innings with the bat and try to protect them with the ball, or vice versa, and we're relying on the experience of the men who have been here before.
SQUADS
Liton Das (captain), Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah Riyad, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Zakir Hasan, Rishad Hossain, and Khaled Ahmed are the Bangladeshi players.
Lockie Ferguson (captain), Finn Allen, Tom Blundell, Trent Boult, Chad Bowes, Dane Cleaver, Dean Foxcroft, Kyle Jamieson, Cole McConchie, Adam Milne, Henry Nicholls, Rachin Ravindra, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner, and Will Young are the players from New Zealand.
On September 23 and 26, the same venue will host the second and third ODIs.
Before the World Cup begins in India on October 5, this series will be the final one for both sides.
