New Zealand won the toss and asked Bangladesh to bat first in the third game of the ongoing tri-nation series at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Sunday.

New Zealand have made one change to the side beaten by six wickets on Saturday, replacing Blair Tickner with another pace bowler, Adam Milne.

Captain Kane Williamson, who chose to bat first against Pakistan, said he'd reversed his decision on Sunday after seeing the negative impact of late evening dew on his bowling attack.

"We learned a little bit last night in terms of playing at this time of the year and certainly there was a lot of dew," Williamson said.

"So we want to make some small improvements, absolutely."

Regular captain Shakib Al Hasan returns in one of three changes to the side beaten by 21 runs on Friday.

Shakib, who missed the match after arriving late in Christchurch, joins opener Najmul Hossain Shanto and seamer Shoriful Islam as the new faces.

Making way are opener Sabbir Rahman and bowlers Nasum Ahmed and Mustafizur Rahman.

Accomplished allrounder Shakib said his team weren't far off registering a win against Pakistan.

"I thought we played really good cricket for 30 overs," he said.

"We bowled and fielded really well. In the last 10 overs, with our batting, that's one area we could improve."

Bangladesh lost the opening game to Pakistan by 21 runs on Friday and a similar result against the hosts will push them into a tricky situation as far as their dream of playing in the final is concerned.

New Zealand also lost their opening game of the tri-series to Pakistan by six wickets on Saturday and the wounded hosts will try to make sure they get back into the business through their game against the Tigers.

The Tigers will be bolstered with the presence of Shakib after he was rested in the opening game against Pakistan due to his jet lag following his arrival on October 6.

However, New Zealand are clear favourites if statistics are taken into consideration as the Tigers won just three matches from 15 T20Is while they also lost all the seven games played in New Zealand.

New Zealand: Devon Conway, Finn Allenl, Kane Williamson, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi

Bangladesh: Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Litton Das, Shakib al Hasan (C), Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Yasir Ali, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam