Australia tour of Bangladesh: Liton Das to miss T20I series against Australia due to personal reasons – Bangladesh opening batsman Liton Das is all set to miss T20I series against Australia due to personal reasons, confirmed Bangladesh Cricket Board. The opening game of the five-match T20I series will be played on August 3 at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. (BAN vs AUS)
According to Cricbuzz, Bangladesh Cricket Board operations chairman Akram Khan confirmed the development on Monday (July 26). Das will be flying back home soon to be with his family. Das missed the last two games of the T20I series against Zimbabwe due to a thigh injury.
Australia tour of Bangladesh: “Liton is expected to return home soon as he wants to be there for the family member who is sick. He was not available for the opening two T20s and we cannot say anything if someone says that he wants to be with his ailing family members,” Akram told Cricbuzz.
Australia tour of Bangladesh: Das is the 2nd player to opt-out as Mushfiqur Rahim will also miss the upcoming T20I series at home against Australia. As per a report, Rahim failed to start a 10-day mandatory quarantine before joining the bio-secure bubble. The development was confirmed by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). Veteran Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal will also miss the series due to his knee injury. He will be out of the team for at least two months. Soumya Sarkar and Shakib Al Hasan are said to be nursing their respective groin niggles.(BAN vs AUS)
Australia tour of Bangladesh: The five-match T20I series will kick start on August 3 at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. Both the teams are expected to arrive in Dhaka on July 29. Both teams will have to go through a three-day room quarantine period at the hotel.
Bangladesh v Australia 2021 T20I Series Schedule
ITINERARY – Australia in Bangladesh 2021 :
| DATE | MATCH | VENUE | STARTS |
| Tue, 03 August 2021 | 1st T20 (D/N) | SBNCS | To be confirmed |
| Wed, 04 August 2021 | 2nd T20 (D/N) | SBNCS | To be confirmed |
| Fri, 06 August 2021 | 3rd T20 (D/N) | SBNCS | To be confirmed |
| Sat, 07 August 2021 | 4th T20 (D/N) | SBNCS | To be confirmed |
| Mon, 09 August 2021 | 5th T20 (D/N) | SBNCS | To be confirmed |
Australia vs Bangladesh Head to Head in T20I Cricket
- Matches – 4
- Australia wins – 4
- Bangladesh Wins – 0
Australia v Bangladesh Live Streaming & TV Channels broadcasters
TV Channels |
| India | FanCode |
| Bangladesh | Ban Tech, Rabbitholebd Sports |
| USA | Willow TV |
| Sri Lanka | Channel Eye, Dialog TV, Peo TV |
| UK | Sky Sports Cricket |
| Canada | Willow TV |
| Australia | Fox Sports |
| Pakistan | Ten Sports, PTV Sports |
| South Africa | SuperSport |
| Rest of World | Rabbitholebd Sports (YouTube Channel) |
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