The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

The visiting Bangladesh national cricket team faces Northern Knights today in the first warm-up match at Seddon Park in New Zealand.

The match will start at 12:00pm (7:00am Bangladesh Standard Time) and each team will be allowed to field 12 players. Opening batsman Javed Omar, Mehrab Hossain (Jr) and pace bowler Nazmul Hossain have been left out of the Bangladesh 12.

James Marshall will lead the Northern Knights in absence of regular skipper Daniel Vettori who is in Australia leading the Black Caps in the Chappell-Hadlee series.

All the batsmen of the Tigers Saturday had extended nets. Besides, the bowlers bowled for a lengthy spell to get into the groove of match conditions.

The Tigers will play the Knights again Tuesday (Dec 18) in the 2nd warm-up match and then travel to Auckland on December 21 to play the Auckland Aces in their 3rd and last warm-up.

SQUADS

Bangladesh: Mohammad Ashraful (Captain), Zunaed Siddique, Tamim Iqbal, Aftab Ahmed, Tushar Imran, Shakib Al Hasan, Farhad Reza, Mushfiqur Rahim (Wicketkeeper), Mashrafe Bin Mortaza (Vice captain), Abdur Razzak, Syed Rasel, Shahadat Hossain Rajib.

Northern Knights

Team for Sunday:

James Marshall (Captain), Brent Arnel, Graeme Aldridge, S Andrews, Daniel Flynn, Nick Horsley, Peter McGlashan, Bruce Martin, Mark Orchard, G Robinson, Tim Southee, Bradley J Watling.

Team for Tuesday:

James Marshall (Captain), Graeme Aldridge, Ian Butler, Daniel Flynn, Nick Horsley, Peter McGlashan, Bruce Martin, Mark Orchard, Tim Southee, Bradley J Watling, K WilliamsonK Williamson, Joseph Yovich.