Bangladesh have axed opener Shahriar Nafees to accommodate Junaid Siddiqui in a 15-man one-day squad to tour New Zealand [Images] from next month.

Bangladesh will play three one-day internationals and two Tests during the December-January tour. The Test squad will be announced later, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said on Monday.

Left-hand batsman Siddiqui was named man of the match in a Twenty20 World Cup game against Pakistan in South Africa in September.

Spinner Mahmudullah was replaced by pace bowler Nazmul Hossain, who is making a comeback after a long absence.

Itinerary:
Dec. 26: First ODI (D/N), Eden Park, Auckland
Dec. 28: Second ODI, McLean Park, Napier
Dec. 31: Third ODI, Queenstown Events Centre
Jan. 4-8: First Test, University Oval, Dunedin
Jan. 12-16: Second Test, Basin Reserve, Wellington.

Squad: Mohammad Ashraful [Images] (captain), Mashrafe Mortaza [Images], Javed Omar, Tushar Imran, Abdur Razzak, Saqibul Hasan, Syed Rasel, Aftab Ahmed, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shahadat Hossain, Junaid Siddiqui, Farhad Reza, Mehrab Hossain jnr, Tamim Iqbal, Nazmul Hossain.