Australia tour of Bangladesh: Inexperienced Australian side take on injury-ravaged Bangladesh in T20I series – After facing an embarrassing defeat against World Champion West Indies, Alex Carey lead Australian side will take on Mohammad Mahmudullah Riyad’s Bangladesh team in the five-match T20I series starting from July 3 at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka. Mahmudullah lead Bangladesh won the series against Zimbabwe. Australia will be without the service of Aaron Finch while Tamim Iqbal Liton Das and Mushfiqur Rahim will not feature for the host.
The series will be used as preparation ahead of the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Cricket Australia was planning for the series to take place following their tour of the West Indies. It will be the first bilateral T20I series between the two teams, and Australia’s first tour of Bangladesh since 2017.
Although initially Australia were scheduled to play three T20I matches, the BCB asked Cricket Australia to play five T20Is instead of three. Both cricket boards agreed to play five T20Is in August. To avoid any sort of security or health risks, Cricket Australia requested three conditions of the BCB.
.@CricketAus Team arrived in Dhaka today (July 29) evening ahead of the 5-match T20I series against Bangladesh starting from August 3.#BANvAUS pic.twitter.com/YSU0wvpegY
— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) July 29, 2021
Cricket Australia’s Demands
- All five matches to be played at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium
- No guests are allowed in the hotel during their stay at the hotel
- Australia will not go to the immigration centre after reaching Bangladesh
The two sides- Bangladesh and Australia have clashed off in a handful of T20I contests before. The two cricket nations have locked horns on four occasions in T20I format and have been entirely dominated by Australians. The Tigers have been unable to win a single contest against the Kangaroos. However, looking at the current form of both the teams it will be a great contest.
Australia Tour of Bangladesh 2021.
Fixture#BANvAUS #RiseOfTheTigers pic.twitter.com/hEU6NSwG69
— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) July 29, 2021
Bangladesh vs Australia: Head to Head
- Total matches: 4
- Australia won: 4
- Bangladesh won: 0
Australia tour of Bangladesh: Current Form
Mahmudullah’s Bangladesh are in coal-hot form after drubbing Zimbabwe in their just-concluded tour. The Tigers not just won but dominated ferociously over Zimbabwe overseas winning the one-off Test, ODI series 3-0, and clinched the T20I series 2-1. However, they will miss the services of their skipper Tamim Iqbal and Liton Das, both of whom have been ruled out due to injuries. The side will receive a further blow after Mushfiqur Rahim is forced T20I series following Cricket Australia’s strict Covid demands.
Alex Carey’s Australia are coming from West Indies after a mixed show of their form. Earlier losing the T20I series 4-1 against the Windies, the Kangaroos bounced back in ODIs which they won 2-1. However, they were seen struggling all throughout the series. Besides, the concerns for their captaincy are also stark as their skipper Aaron Finch is unavailable after an injury.
Australia tour of Bangladesh: Schedule
BAN vs AUS, 1st T20, Mirpur, Tuesday 3rd August
BAN vs AUS, 2nd T20, Mirpur, Wednesday 4th August
BAN vs AUS, 3rd T20, Mirpur, Friday 6th August
BAN vs AUS, 4th T20, Mirpur, Saturday 7th August
BAN vs AUS, 5th T20, Mirpur, Monday 9th August
Bangladesh vs Australia: Squad
Bangladesh
Mahmudullah (c), Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Mahedi Hasan, Nurul Hasan (wk). Shakib Al Hasan, Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Rubel Hossain, Shamim Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Taijul Islam, Mohammad Mithun, Mohammad Naim, Mustafizur Rahman, Mohammad Saifuddin, Soumya Sarkar
Australia
Ashton Agar, Wes Agar, Jason Behrendorff, Alex Carey (wk), Dan Christian, Josh Hazlewood, Moises Henriques, Mitchell Marsh, Riley Meredith, Ben McDermott, Josh Philippe, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye, Matthew Wade (wk), Adam Zampa
