DHAKA: New Zealand won toss and decided to bat first against Bangladesh in first test match at Jahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong Wednesday.

Though the previous records of test matches between the two teams speak in favour of black caps, but tigers inspired themselves from their 4-0 win against Kiwis in an ODI series three years ago.

One out of the nine Test matches between these teams has been a draw. New Zealand has won the other eight.

New Zealand is ranked just above Zimbabwe and Bangladesh in eighth place, having suffered 10 defeats in their last 16 Tests.

This will be New Zealand`s first Test series in Bangladesh since 2008, when they won 1-0 following a hard-fought three-wicket victory in Chittagong after being set a fourth-innings target of 317.

Teams:

Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Mohammad Mahmudullah, Anamul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (c&wk), Abdur Razzak, Mominul Haque, Nasir Hossain, Marshall Ayub, Sohag Gazi, Robiul Islam.

New Zealand: Peter Fulton, Hamish Rutherford, Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Dean Brownlie, Brendon McCullum (c), BJ Watling (wk), Corey Anderson, Doug Bracewell, Neil Wagner, Trent Boult.

BDST: 0933 HRS, OCT 09, 2013
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