Published on: Nov 4, 2021 2:44 pm IST|Updated on: Nov 4, 2021 3:04 pm IST
AUS vs BAN Dream11 AFTER TOSS: The 34TH match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 is scheduled to be played between Australia and Bangladesh at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on 4 November (Thursday). While talking about the standings of these two teams so far in the ongoing edition of the tournament, Australia are placed at the third spot while Bangladesh are languishing at the bottom of the points table in Group 1.
Both these teams are coming into this match after having suffered disappointing losses in their previous outings. Australian team suffered a comprehensive 8-wicket loss at the hands of England in their last match. Australia have two wins from three matches in the ongoing edition of the tournament. On the other hand, things have not worked out in the ideal manner for Bangladesh in the Super 12 stage as they have lost all of their last four matches.
Australia are placed at the 7th spot in the ICC T20I Rankings with 240 rating and 7923 points. On the other hand, Bangladesh occupies the sixth spot with a total of 6259 points. In the 9 T20I matches played between these two teams so far, Australia have managed to stay ahead in this head-to-head rivalry with 5 wins while Bangladesh have emerged victorious on 4 occasions.
Fixture Name: Match 34, Australia vs Bangladesh
Competition: ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021
Date: 4 November
Time: 3:30 PM IST
Ground: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Pitch Report: The surface and the conditions at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium are once again expected to be dry and slow. The spinners have extracted great amount of turn from this track and it will behave similarly in this match as well. There will be some amount of dew in the second innings since it is an afternoon game. However, bowling first will be a safe option after winning the toss. The par score will once again remain around the 150-160 mark.
Toss Update: Australia won the toss and opted to bowl first.
It will be a great move to pick a mixed combination of Australia and Bangladesh players in your respective dream fantasy cricket teams. Since it is the middle stage of the tournament, it will be a good decision to include more of batters to increase the chances of winning big contests. The likes of Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Steve Smith and Mushfiqur Rahim remain the must pick players.
WICKET-KEEPERS: Liton Das BATTERS: Steve Smith, David Warner, Aaron Finch, Mushfiqur Rahim ALL-ROUNDERS: Glenn Maxwell, Mahedi Hasan BOWLERS: Adam Zampa, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Pat Cummins
Australia will definitely start as the favourites to win this match against Bangladesh. Australia have a mixture of really experienced and young players to do well in this ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. On the other hand, Bangladesh also have the potential to surprise any kind of opposition especially in the T20I format of the game. Incidentally, Bangladesh defeated Australia in the recent home T20I series.
Australia will be hoping to gain some important confidence both with the bat and ball from their last win against South Africa. The likes of Aaron Finch, David Warner, Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh will have to take the responsibility in the batting department and they will be looking to be amongst the runs on consistent basis. On the other hand, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa and Josh Hazlewood will form part of the bowling attack.
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For the Australian team, swashbuckling batter Glenn Maxwell will be a key player to watch out for in this ICC T20 World Cup due to his spectacular performance in the IPL 2021 season. Maxwell smacked more than 500 runs in a single IPL season at an excellent average of 42.75. He also has a brilliant record in the T20I format having scored 1809 runs from 75 matches at a phenomenal strike-rate of 156.49.
Australia’s left-arm speedster Mitchell Starc is quite an experienced campaigner in the limited-overs format. He has picked up a total of 55 wickets having represented Australia in 44 T20I matches. Mitchell Starc has a fine average of 21.82 and a brilliant economy of 7.33 in the shortest format of the game. He will be a crucial wicket-taking bowler for Australia in this T20 World Cup due to his raw pace in these UAE conditions.
AUS Playing 11 (Confirmed) David Warner Aaron Finch Mitchell Marsh Steve Smith Glenn Maxwell Matthew Wade Marcus Stoinis Mitchell Starc Pat Cummins Adam Zampa Josh Hazlewood
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The Bangladesh team will be hoping to play the same form of cricket both with the bat and ball as they did in the qualifying stage. The likes of Liton Das, Naim Sheikh, Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah will have to play a significant role in the batting department. On the other hand, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Mahedi Hasan and Shoriful Islam will have to play an important role with the ball.
For Bangladesh, experienced batter Mushfiqur Rahim has contributed with some crucial knocks in the ongoing tournament. He smashed a vital half-century against Sri Lanka on a difficult track. Mushfiqur Rahim has scored more than 1400 runs while having played a total of 98 T20I matches. He has notched up as many as 6 half-centuries in T20I cricket.
Bangladesh’s left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman has been a regular wicket-taker in the shortest format of the game. He was also in an impressive form with the ball for the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League Phase 2. Mustafizur has taken a total of 84 wickets at an average of 20.06. He has an excellent economy rate of 7.49. He finished with two vital scalps in the opening encounter against Scotland.
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BAN Playing 11 (Confirmed) Soumya Sarkar Naim Sheikh Liton Das Mushfiqur Rahim Mahmudullah Afif Hossain Shamim Hossain Mahedi Hasan Shoriful Islam Taskin Ahmed Mustafizur Rahman
Watch the Australia vs Bangladesh ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 match Live score and streaming on the Star Sports Network and HotStar app. All the players stats and match scores along with exciting live ball-to-ball commentary will be available on the Hotstar app. A big panel of experienced commentators will be providing their expert comments during this entertaining AUS vs BAN encounter from 3:30 PM IST in Dubai. The crowds will be allowed throughout this T20 World Cup in the UAE.
India & rest of the Indian sub-continent (including Sri Lanka): Star Sports Australia: Fox Sports, Channel 9 United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland: Sky Sports South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa: SuperSport United Arab Emirates: Etisalat Criclife USA & Canada: Willow TV New Zealand: SKY Sport Pakistan: Ten Sports, PTV Sports Caribbean: ESPN Bangladesh: Gazi TV Afghanistan: Radio Television Afghanistan South East Asia: Fox Networks Group Pacific Islands: Digicel MENA, Continental Europe and Central Asia: Yupp TV Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong: Star Cricket
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