New Zealand won their last ODI series in Bangladesh 2-1 in 2023, their first series win in the country since 2013, underscoring their ability to challenge the hosts even in familiar conditions.
Overall, the two teams have faced each other 46 times in ODIs, with New Zealand winning 34 matches and Bangladesh winning 11, while one match ended in a no-result.
Squad:
Bangladesh: Mehdi Hasan Miraj (captain), Soumya Sarkar, Saif Hasan, Tanjeed Hasan Tamim, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Tauheed Hridoy, Liton Kumer Das, Afif Hossain, Mahidul Islam Bhuiyan, Rishad Hossain, Tanvir Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Nahid Rana.
New Zealand: Tom Latham (captain), Muhammad Abbas, Adi Ashok, Christian Clarke, Josh Clarkson, Dane Cleaver, Dean Foxcroft, Nick Kelly, Jaden Lennox, Henry Nicholls, Will O’Rourke, Ben Sears, Nathan Smith, Blair Tickner, Will Young.