New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum won the toss and chose to bat in the third one-day cricket international against Zimbabwe on Thursday, with his team already holding a winning 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

Fast bowler Michael Bates was named to make his New Zealand debut among three changes to the team which won the second match on Monday by 141 runs.

Bates replaces the injured Tim Southee, while Doug Bracewell comes in for Kyle Mills and Nathan McCullum for Dean Brownlie, who suffered a broken finger in Monday’s match.

Zimbabwe made two changes, recalling opener Tino Mawoyo and fast bowler Brian Vitori in place of brothers Shingirai and Hamilton Masakadza.

The match brings Zimbabwe back to the ground on which it lost the one-off Test against New Zealand by an innings and 301 runs.

“We’d like to think that is all gone now,” captain Brendan Taylor said. “We’ve got a massive job to do today and we’ve just got to keep improving and showcase the cricket we know we can play.”

New Zealand: Brendon McCullum (capt), Martin Guptill, Rob Nicol, Kane Williamson, Tom Latham, Andrew Ellis, Michael Bates, Taran Nethula, Jacob Oram, Nathan McCullum, Doug Bracewell. Kyle Mills, 12th man.

Zimbabwe: Brendan Taylor (capt), Tino Mawoyo, Stuart Matsikenyeri, Tatenda Taibu, Regis Chakabva, Malcolm Waller, Elton Chigumbura, Prosper Utseya, Ray Price, Kyle Jarvis, Brian Vitori. Keegan Meth, 12th man.