Cricket-Bangladesh win toss, opt to field in 2nd N.Zealand test

DHAKA, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Bangladesh won the toss and decided to field in the second and final test against New Zealand at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Tuesday.

The first three days' play have been washed out from incessant rain and the toss was delayed for an hour to 0330 GMT due to a soggy outfield. However, conditions are sunny and forecasts are for the weather to improve further after midday.

The remaining two days of the test will have 30-minute extensions to the opening session to make up some of the time lost to the weather.

New Zealand have made one change from the squad that beat Bangladesh by three wickets in Chittagong, with Grant Elliot replacing all-rounder injured Jacob Oram.

Bangladesh have one change from the first test squad with a new cap, pace bowler Mahbubul Alam, replacing all-rounder Naeem Islam.

Teams:

Bangladesh - Mohammad Ashraful (capt), Mashrafe Mortaza, Tamim Iqbal, Shakib Al Hasan, Zunaed Siddique, Rajin Saleh, Mehrab Hossain, Mahbubul Alam, Mushfiqur Rahim, Abdur Razzak, Shahadat Hossain.

New Zealand- Daniel Vettori (capt), Daniel Flynn, Jamie How, Brendon McCullum, Kyle Mills, Iain O'Brien, Grant Elliot, Jeetan Patel, Aaron Redmond, Jesse Ryder, Ross Taylor. (Reporting by Azad Majumder; Writing by Nizam Ahmed; Editing by Peter Rutherford)