Bangladesh batting coach Jon Lewis is confident that the tourists can put up a fight against New Zealand in their last game of the three-match ODI series if they manage to deal with the new ball without too much damage.

Bangladesh made marked improvement in their batting in the second ODI where they posted 271-6 after making only 131 runs in the series opener but it went in vain due to their shoddy catching and fielding. As a result Bangladesh suffered their 15th successive loss in ODIs against New Zealand in New Zealand.

But Lewis believes that the team can turn it around in the final ODI if they manage to bat with purpose. "I think the big aspect of batting overseas for Bangladeshi batsmen is dealing with a quality seam bowling with the new ball and a little bit more bounce,'' said Lewis.

"If we bat first, we have to be wary of what the new ball might do. They have Trent Boult and if Southee comes into the side, they are quality performers. We have to ensure they don't do us too much damage early on. If we are chasing a high score, we have to take advantage of the Powerplay - take some risks, pla