Australia were beaten 4-1 by Bangladesh in the first week of August.
New Zealand are expecting slow turning wickets in their T20 series in Bangladesh, similar to those employed by the hosts in their recent victory over Australia, Kiwi fast bowler Hamish Bennett said on Wednesday.
Bangladesh beat the Australians 4-1 in early August when the visiting batsmen struggled on the low, slow pitches.
The Tigers will host the understrength Blackcaps, in another five-match series in early September as part of the team's build-up to the Twenty20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates in October-November.
It was fun games (against the Australians). I assume it will be the same. We are thankful for that Australia series to know how Bangladesh will approach us.
Knowing how they would approach us is one thing, but performing in such situations is quite a different another.
Our game plans will be tested over the next four or five days of training to see if they will work on these sorts of pitches.
Two prior trips to Bangladesh saw New Zealand win just one Twenty20 match as they struggled against the spinners.
A second-string team was selected for the Bangladesh visit, with no members of the Twenty20 World Cup-bound squad.
In the absence of Kane Williamson, Tom Latham captained the team.
A turning pitch to help the home spinners would not surprise Bennett.
"Every time Bangladesh visits New Zealand, we create bouncy and fast-moving ones that they dislike, and every time they visit us, they generate those that turn and are unpleasant for us to handle. Excellent, in my opinion "he explained.
In the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on September 1, 3, 5, 8 and 10, New Zealand and Bangladesh will face off in a closed-door match.
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