Litton opts to bowl, debutant Ripon handed Bangladesh cap against New Zealand

Bangladesh captain Litton Das won the toss and elected to bowl first against New Zealand in the series opening T20 international in Chattogram on Monday, with pacer Ripon Mondol handed his international debut.

Shoriful Islam will lead the pace attack alongside debutant Ripon, with Tanzim Hasan Sakib also returning to the side after recovering from a back injury.

Spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz and leg-spinner Rishad Hossain form the spin combination for the hosts, who are looking to make the most of familiar conditions in the series opener.

New Zealand, meanwhile, are led by stand-in captain Nick Kelly after regular skipper Tom Latham was ruled out with a toe injury sustained in training.

Bangladesh XI: Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Saif Hassan, Litton Das (wk/capt), Parvez Hossain Emon, Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain Patwary, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Shoriful Islam, Ripon Mondol

New Zealand XI: Tim Robinson, Katene Clarke, Dane Cleaver (wk), Nick Kelly (capt), Bevon Jacobs, Dean Foxcroft, Josh Clarkson, Nathan Smith, Ish Sodhi, Matthew Fisher, Ben Lister