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BCB, CA confirm Australian men's T20I tour of BangladeshThe Cricket Australia board has today confirmed the Australian men’s team will play a five-match T20 International series in Bangladesh next month.

All matches will be played at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka from August 3 to August 9.

Nick Hockley, Cricket Australia’s CEO, said:

“We would like to thank our friends at the Bangladesh Cricket Board for developing a detailed bio-security plan to keep players, staff and match officials safe.

“Both boards have worked extremely hard to do all we can to ensure the safety and wellbeing of everyone involved in the tour.

“We are looking forward to a competitive and entertaining series in Dhaka as both teams continue their preparations for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup later this year.”
 
Mushfiqur Rahim's participation in the five-match T20I series at home against Australia is still under a cloud of doubt as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) hold talks with Cricket Australia (CA) over the matter.

CA and BCB had both agreed to a 10-day quarantine in bio-secure bubble ahead of the series. On July 14th, Mushfiqur Rahim had to leave the team's bio-bubble in Harare and return to Bangladesh due to personal reasons and he was unable to meet the quarantine requirements. The series is set to go on from August 3 till August 9.

"According to the conditions put forward by CA regarding the quarantine period, Mushfiqur does not qualify since he had to leave the bubble," BCB CEO Nizamuddin told The Daily Star today.

Despite media reports that Mushfiqur will not be playing the T20 series at home, Nizamuddin informed that talks are still ongoing.

"We are still holding talks on whether Mushfiqur can play the series. There are some grey areas," he informed.

Leg-spinner Aminul Islam Biplob's participation for the series is unlikely as he was slated to return to the country from Harare upon news of his father passing away.

"The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is deeply saddened at the passing away of Abdul Kuddus, father of National Cricketer Aminul Islam Biplob.

Abdul Kuddus breathed his last in Dhaka today. He was 62 at the time of his passing. The BCB extends heartfelt condolences and sympathies to Aminul Islam Biplob and his family.

Biplob, a member of the Bangladesh Twenty20 side currently in Zimbabwe, will leave the squad and return home to be with his family at this hour of grief," a BCB media release informed last night.

https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/cricket/news/mushfiqur-unlikely-australia-t20-series-2135301
 
Good opportunity for Bangladesh to get their first T20 victory against Australia.

Some of the key Aussie players are probably not coming.
 
Australia’s first tour of Bangladesh since 2017 is expected to hinge on the outcome of COVID-19 tests carried out after the second one-day international against the West Indies in Barbados was postponed, due to a positive result for one of the home side’s support staff.

Should those tests result in any member of the fully-vaccinated Australian touring party also returning a positive, there is the strong likelihood that the team will remain together in Barbados for the mandatory 14-day quarantine period before flying home, effectively cancelling the Bangladesh series in the process.

However a clean slate in terms of negative test results would not only mean the Bangladesh tour goes ahead but also the likely completion of the last two games of the West Indies ODI series in the remaining days left on tour.

In a sequence of events that caused understandable anxiety among the touring team, the ODI was called off only minutes before the first ball was due to be bowled, after the coin had been tossed and Riley Meredith handed a 50-over debut for Australia.

oth teams, their support staff and match officials immediately made their way back to dressing rooms and were taken by bus back to their hotel, where they have been placed in isolation.

“This decision was taken after the toss at Kensington Oval once the result was known and confirmed by (Barbados) Ministry of Health officials,” Cricket West Indies chief executive Johnny Grave said.

“Everyone will be re-tested later today. In the meantime everyone will remain in isolation in their rooms until those PCR test results are confirmed.

“We’ll make a further decision on when the match can be replayed at a later date once all the test results are back in by hopefully tomorrow (Friday) morning.”

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricke...o-positive-covid-19-case-20210723-p58c7o.html
 
Australian captain Aaron Finch ruled out of the remainder of the Qantas Tour of the West Indies and Bangladesh

Australian captain Aaron Finch has been ruled out of the remainder of the Qantas Tour of the West Indies and Bangladesh due to a knee injury.

Finch will return to Australia from the West Indies to complete 14 days quarantine and is then likely to undergo surgery.

Selectors and the Cricket Australia medical team are optimistic Finch will recover in time for the ICC T20 World Cup in the UAE and Oman, which commences in mid-October.

“I’m extremely disappointed to be heading home,” Finch said. “This was considered the best course of action rather than travelling to Bangladesh, not being able to play and losing that recovery time. I will have the surgery if required and start the recovery process ahead of the World Cup.”

Finch suffered the injury during practice leading into the T20 Series against the West Indies in St Lucia, which he further aggravated in the final game of that Series.

Alex Carey will continue to captain Australia for the final CG Insurance match in Barbados. Selectors will decide on a T20 captain ahead of the five-game Series against Bangladesh in Dhaka. Matthew Wade was vice-captain in the West Indies' T20 matches.
 
Matthew Wade will captain Australia for five T20s in Bangladesh with Aaron Finch injured

New Australia T20 captain Matthew Wade says the series against Bangladesh looms as a final “audition” for World Cup spots as time runs out to prepare for the October tournament.

Wade takes the captaincy reins from Alex Carey, who had replaced injured skipper Aaron Finch during the 2-1 one-day series victory over the Windies.

Finch has flown back to Australia with a knee injury which could require surgery leaving Wade, who was the vice-captain of the T20 side, to take over, as he did late last year for an ODI against India.

It’s a timely elevation for the 33-year-old who was among a number of incumbent Test players who didn’t receive a Cricket Australia contract and has found his way back to national duties in both limited overs teams.

Wade confirmed he would bat in the middle order and take the wicketkeeping gloves for the series, with one eye on playing a similar role during the World Cup which will be staged in the United Arab Emirates in October and November.

“I think I’ll go more middle order looking towards the World Cup and get a few more games into me there,” Wade said on Monday from Dhaka.

“And then if I have to go up the top towards the World Cup, then I can do that, but it’s just more getting me back through the middle order and feeling a little more comfortable there.”

Playing that role means Australia will present an inexperienced opening duo, with Mitch Marsh to reprise the role at number three which worked so well in the West Indies.

Marsh was the leading run-scorer in the five-game series, which Australia lost 4-1, scoring 219 runs including three half-centuries as he all but guaranteed a spot in the World Cup squad.

With a raft of first-choice players not in Bangladesh, Wade said the players on tour had one more, and possibly one final opportunity to press their own World Cup claims with only 15 players set to be in the squad.

The series is Australia’s last scheduled match preparation for the T20 World Cup.

Josh Philippe only scored 13 runs in three T20 innings in the West Indies opening the batting, Ben McDermott just nine runs in two games before hurting his ankle. He’s been passed fit to return and needs to make the most of his chances in Dhaka.

“Absolutely. All fringe players every time they get an opportunity to play is an audition, and sometimes walking out you know you only have a couple of changes to nail your spot down,” Wade said.

“I am speaking from experience. It’s an opportunity for every player, but more so for the guys trying to find their way in to that 15-man squad for the World Cup.

“It’s more of an audition than for previous tours.”

Wade said he would focus his leadership on helping those younger, inexperienced batters through the series.

“We’ve got good leaders in the group and experienced bowlers as well so probably where my leadership will come in a bit more is with our batting group,” he said.

“We’ve got a younger batting group than we’ve ever had on these tours, there’s not a lot of international experience among our batters.

“The bowling takes care of itself with guys like (Adam) Zampa and (Mitch) Starc and (Josh) Hazlewood. They’ve all played a lot of cricket together. The bowling takes care of itself”

Wade was buoyed by the elevation of fellow Tasmanian, and former Hobart Hurricanes teammate George Bailey, to the role of national selection chairman.

“We play a bit of golf together so I can get in his ear as much as I can,” he said.

“It’s nice to have a guy at the top of selection, he was playing 18 months ago, he understands the game, especially T20 cricket.

“It’s get to have George in that role.”

The Aussies will be without fast bowler Riley Meredith, who has suffered a side strain. Young Tasmanian quick Nathan Ellis has been brought into the squad as a replacement and could make his international T20 debut.

Australia v Bangladesh T20s

(all matches at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka)

First T20: August 3, 10pm AEST

Second T20: August 4, 10pm AEST

Third T20: August 6, 10pm AEST

Fourth T20: August 7, 10pm AEST

Fifth T20: August 9, 10pm AEST

https://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/matthew-wade-will-captain-australia-for-five-t20s-in-bangladesh-with-aaron-finch-injured/news-story/d10c3802a598cde8bf7f6a15f767ecf4
 
Bangladesh coach Russell Domingo disappointed with Australia’s 'stringent' COVID-19 rules

Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das have already been ruled out of the series as a consequence of COVID-19 protocol breach.

Bangladesh coach Russell Domingo said Sunday he "couldn't understand" Australia's strict Covid-19 protocols that forced wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim to miss out on its upcoming T20I series in Dhaka.

In a virtual press conference ahead of the first of five T20I matches in Dhaka on Tuesday, Domingo questioned why players had to be in a bio-secure zone at least 10 days before the series.

READ | Bangladesh's Mushfiqur to miss Australia T20 series

"I can't understand the stringent rules Australia placed. (It's) very disappointing the way they went about it," the South African said.

"But look, we want to play against the best team in the world and it's an opportunity for other one or two younger players or fringe players to come and play and I am sure they are capable.

"No Mushfiqur is surely a loss for us but we have got a big squad and some quality players to replace him."

Mushfiqur returned from Bangladesh's tour of Zimbabwe on July 14 but was then in contact with his parents, who tested positive for the virus, officials said.

Their positive results meant he could not meet the bio-bubble eligibility cut-off date of July 20, they added.

Officials said last week they tried to reduce the period to eight days for Mushfiqur, but the Australian medical team did not agree.

Opening batsman-wicketkeeper Liton Das is also sitting out the series as he did not meet the protocol, officials added.

Both teams and match officials are staying in the same hotel, which was sealed off to the general public from July 20.

The games will be held at the Sher-e-Bangla national stadium on August 3, 4, 6, 7 and 9.

Opening batsman Tamim Iqbal will miss the series due to an injury.

But Domingo said he was confident that those in Bangladesh's squad would perform well against the world's fifth-ranked T20 international team.

ALSO READ | Liton Das ruled out of Bangladesh-Australia T20Is for COVID-19 protocol breach

"There is no major injury concern. Soumya Sarkar is recovering from a mild strain that he is carrying from Zimbabwe but I am pretty confident that he will be fit," he said.

"Mitchell Starc and (Josh) Hazlewood are quality bowlers and we have looked at some of their footage. But at the end of the day you will play the ball not the man."

He added that Bangladesh needs to put away any "bad balls" from the Australian star bowlers.

Bangladesh has never won a T20 match against Australia.

https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/bangladesh-vs-australia-t20i-series-bangladesh-coach-russell-domingo-australia-covid-19-rules/article35665330.ece
 
In the middle of a distant Dhaka Stadium after training, Mitchell Starc was able to watch his brother Brandon’s tilt at Olympic gold in Tokyo via the wonders of live streaming.

But Brandon may find it tougher to return the favour to Mitchell from hotel quarantine when he gets home from Japan, as the T20I series in Bangladesh slips dangerously close to taking place without an Australian broadcast deal.

In what has become a pattern for lower profile Australian tours overseas, Foxtel and the home board will only reach a rights agreement at the latest possible moment if they do at all, with the series due to start at 10pm AEST on Tuesday night.

Sources with knowledge of negotiations told The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald that no deal had been signed as of Monday afternoon, although talks were continuing.

Foxtel’s television guide currently shows the Fox Cricket channel to be broadcasting matches from The Hundred short-form competition, with the first Test of the series between England and india following later in the week.

It is not yet clear how the series, which serves as Australia’s last scheduled match preparation for the T20 World Cup in the UAE later this year, might be streamed by the BCB in the event that a deal is not reached with Foxtel.

The recent tour of the Caribbean also ran close to the wire in terms of a broadcast deal between Foxtel and Cricket West Indies, with terms only being reached on July 8, two days before the first of five T20I matches in a series the hosts won 4-1.

For that series, CWI had a backup plan to stream the matches on its YouTube channel, an option resorted to by numerous boards in the absence of ongoing deals with Foxtel in Australia.

Since Foxtel agreed to pay the majority share of a six-year $1.18 billion rights deal alongside Seven West Media to broadcast cricket in Australia in 2018, the network has continued to air overseas series played by the national team.

However it has been clear that the premium paid for the rights to cricket played at the height of the Australian season has been weighed up against the need to cut costs due to the impact of COVID-19, and the prices being asked by overseas boards for bilateral series.

Every international tour by the Australian team has been broadcast live on either free-to-air or pay TV networks for the past 27 years. The last matches not to be seen on Australian screens were during the 1994 Test series in Pakistan.

Australia will be led by the stand-in T20I captain Matthew Wade, who in the absence of the injured Aaron Finch will bat in the middle order - the role he is set to be cast in during the World Cup.

The national team’s decision-makers appear locked into a longstanding policy of using specialist top order players in the middle overs, an approach long since abandoned by most international and domestic T20 sides.

Mitchell Marsh, an effective power option in the middle order for the Perth Scorchers, has been promoted to No.3 for the national team, while his offsider in the west, Josh Inglis, is yet to be selected for Australia.

Having enjoyed great success at the top of the order in the Big Bash League, Wade’s record when batting between No.4 and No.7 is underwhelming - averaging 18.09 and striking at 111.97 runs per 100 balls in 61 T20 matches.

When playing for Australia his record dips still further, to an average of just 13.14 and a strike rate of 98.92 in the middle order.

“I’ve been up the top for three years and feel like any time called upon I can do a good job up there, so to go back into the middle order is a challenge I’m excited to do,” Wade said.

“It doesn’t faze me too much, whatever needs to be done. Then once the World Cup comes around, whether that means I go back up the top or stay in the middle order we aren’t 100 per cent sure.

“The way Mitch has come out and played at No.3, that’s certainly another option for us at the top. He could open as well if we needed him to. So we are probably rolling through a few different scenarios of where guys can fit in the best team come the World Cup.”

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/bangladesh-t20is-may-not-be-broadcast-20210723-p58cds.html
 
1st T20I.

Australia have won the toss and decided to bowl first.

Bangladesh - 9/0 after 2 overs.

Slow start.
 
Bangladesh (Playing XI): Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Naim, Shakib Al Hasan, Nurul Hasan(w), Mahmudullah(c), Afif Hossain, Shamim Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Nasum Ahmed

Australia (Playing XI): Josh Philippe, Alex Carey, Mitchell Marsh, Moises Henriques, Ashton Turner, Matthew Wade(w/c), Ashton Agar, Mitchell Starc, Andrew Tye, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood

Australia have won the toss and have opted to field

==

BAN 41/2 (8) CRR: 5.12
 
Can Bangladesh cross 120? LOL.

This is quite slow batting.

BD - 61/2 after 11 overs.
 
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Is the pitch very difficult to bat on ? The Bangaldeshi Batsman are playing it as an Odi.
 
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Poor boring Bangladeshi batting induces vomiting �� of Tye
 
Lol when will Bangaldesh develop some big hitters ? All these Afifs and Hossains are carbon copies of Tamim Iqbal.
 
sweep_shot said:
More like Aussies self-destructing.

This is an inexperienced Aussie batting lineup. No Maxwell, Warner, Finch, and Smith.
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True,

But Bangaldesh can only play against what is in front of them. Aussies should have played their strong batting lineup and not take this series so easy.
 
Rafa said:
True,

But Bangaldesh can only play against what is in front of them. Aussies should have played their strong batting lineup and not take this series so easy.
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Aussies fielded their first string bowling attack but batting seems really inexperienced here.
 
Australia - 26/3 after 5 overs.

Marsh seems more comfortable with spin. All those IPL experiences are showing.
 
Bangladesh need to keep it tight and avoid the boundaries.
 
Maybe Mahamdullah will be given the ball as a spinner here.
 
Shouldn't bring pace bowlers here . Aussies would like pace on the ball.
 
enjoying this match. Close game and looks like will go to the wire
 
Aussies need a solid partnership here , if they bat out full 20 overs , they have good chance here
 
It is a shame both sides are playing with depleted sides.

Bangladesh are missing Tamim, Mushfiq, and Liton.

Aussies are missing Warner, Smith, Maxwell, and Finch.
 
Aussies need to cut loose after 15 overs.

Required run rate now is 8.40. Sluggish pitch.
 
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