Australia’s tour of Bangladesh will begin with the first of the five T20Is on Tuesday, August 3 at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka.
Bangladesh will be high on confidence after beating Zimbabwe 2-1 in the recent away T20I series. They will be without the services of Mushfiqur Rahim, Tamim Iqbal, and Liton Das. In their absence, the Bangladeshis will bank on in-form batsman Soumya Sarkar. Sarkar was the highest run-getter for his side in the T20I series against Zimbabwe. Along with him, the veteran Shakib Al Hasan will also be key to Bangladesh’s success in the series.
Bangladesh Team completed their first practice session at SBNCS following the 3-day quarantine. #BANvAUS pic.twitter.com/X41XvW9AB0
— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) August 1, 2021
Coming to the Australia team, they will be disappointed with their performance against West Indies, after losing the T20I series 4-1. The lone star for them was all-rounder Mitchell Marsh, who scored 219 runs in five matches at an average of 43.80 and bagged 8 wickets. Australia’s regular skipper Aaron Finch is unavailable due to a knee injury. Matthew Wade will lead the squad in the series.
Matthew Wade will move to the middle order, keep wicket and captain Australia in the #BANvAUS series | @LouisDBCameron https://t.co/6RUBxC2OYo
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) August 2, 2021
Head-to-Head the Australian’s have a spectacular 4-0 record in T20Is against Bangladesh. But the Aussies should not take them lightly as they are capable of punching above their weight. All-in-all, we are in for a cracking first match at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka.
Bangladesh vs Australia: First T20I– Match Details
Match: Bangladesh vs Australia, First T20I
Date and Time: 3 August 2021, 5:30 pm IST
Venue: Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka
Pitch Report
The pitch at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka generally suits the spinners. Teams winning the toss will opt to bowl first. The average first innings score at the ground is 152.
Predicted Playing XI
Bangladesh: Mahmudullah (C), Mohammad Naim, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan, Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan (WK), Shamim Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Mohammad Saifuddin, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam
Australia: Matthew Wade (C), Ben McDermott, Josh Philippe, Mitchell Marsh, Moises Henriques, Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye, Jason Behrendoff, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazelwood, Mitchell Starc
Bangladesh vs Australia 2021: First T20I – Dream11 Suggestions
Fantasy suggestion 1: Matthew Wade, Mahmudullah, Ashton Turner, Josh Philippe, Mohammad Naim, Shakib Al Hasan, Adam Zampa, Soumya Sarkar, Josh Hazelwood, Mitchell Starc, Mohammad Saifuddin
Captain: Shakib Al Hasan | Vice-captain: Adam Zampa
Fantasy suggestion 2: Matthew Wade, Mahmudullah, Moises Henriques, Josh Philippe, Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Naim, Shakib Al Hasan, Mitchell Marsh, Josh Hazelwood, Adam Zampa, Mohammad Saifuddin
Captain: Josh Hazelwood | Vice-captain: Shakib Al Hasan
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